The photos of the week collect each of the editor-selected photos of the day into one post for a contest to be decided by our readers. Sponsored by Posterjack, the photographer whose image receives the most votes will be awarded with a voucher code for a 24"x36" poster print of their work.

All the rules and fine-print can be found in the original announcement post on the blogTO Flickr page. One thing to add, however, is that the voting period ends at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, after which the winner will be contacted with the good news.

For those photographers whose images are featured below, please feel free to give us a little information about your shot — i.e. where and when it was taken — in the comments section. Who knows? Maybe your description will sway voters in your favour!

2012 Photo of the Year winners announcement

The following photographers have won our 2012 photo of the year competition:

• First prize — Yedman
• Second prize — Neil Ta
• Third prize — Michael Mitchener

Winners will be contacted with instructions on how to claim their prizes shortly.

Lead photo by Danielle Scott.

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Photo by Loco_Ono

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Photo by Subjective Art

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Photo by DdotG

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Photo by Dan Cronin

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Photo by W..... in the blogTO Flickr pool

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Photo by Martinho