Well done to James Burland for not only coordinating the rise and rise of the various Nokia Creative photo awards but also arranging prize sponsorship, starting from this month's Nokia N8 Photo Awards, with a new Nokia N8 for a friend and a large framed print of your winning photo, should you be picked out by James. The N8-shot photos submitted are stunning, really, one is shown below - and that one didn't even win.... Why not get involved?

The runner up photos are all inspiring in their own right. Evidence that you can either be in the right place at the right time, or you can create art out of a seemingly artless scene. These photos prove that you have to be alert to the possibilities. Of course, having a 12MP Nokia/Carl Zeiss powered camera on you at all times helps!

The next awards will take place during the first week of April, so don't forget to keep adding your very best N8 shots to the N8 User Group on Flickr. This now has 749 members and over 5,420 photos. If you are looking for inspiration you’ll find no better place.

Here's one of the shortlisted photos from this month's selection:

See the full photos in their shortlist at James's blog post.