Every month, we ask our talented readers to show us their best work for a chance to get published in the pages of Popular Photography. Last months was one of the biggest submission periods we've ever had and the results were staggering. The official winners will be announced in an upcoming issue of the magazine (subscribe here), but for now, here's a collection of some of our favorite entries. Once you've gone through it and are feeling inspired, head on over to our contest page and enter this month's competition.

By Long Nguyen

This image is taken at lake Abraham in Alberta, Canada. The remote lake becomes really phenomenal with beautiful ice formations in winter. This is one of the most challenging trips I've ever had so far. The weather was very cold at minus 7 F degree and strong wind. I spent three days at the lake and good light only happened about 10 minutes on last day of the.

• CAMERA: Canon 5D Mark II
• FOCAL LENGTH: 23 mm
• SHUTTER SPEED: 1/8
• LENS: 16-35
• ISO: 100
• APERTURE (F-STOP): f/22