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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Beauty of Rome

    • July 21, 2016
    • Sky Arts

    The Beauty of Rome: Actress Isabella Rossellini hosts as Sky Arts launches a life-changing competition to find Europe's best photographer.

  • S01E02 Berlin Nightlife

    • July 28, 2016
    • Sky Arts

    The contestants are flown into Berlin, where they are challenged to tell a story with three nighttime photos. Acclaimed photographer Bruce Gilden mentors.

  • S01E03 The Body

    • August 4, 2016
    • Sky Arts

    The contestants arrive in Rome, where they are challenged to take pictures of the human body. Finnish photographer Elina Brotherus mentors.

  • S01E04 Celebrity Portrait

    • August 11, 2016
    • Sky Arts

    The contestants are challenged to capture the portrait of Reservoir Dogs actor Michael Madsen, before meeting with renowned photographer Jason Bell.

  • S01E05 London Backstage

    • August 18, 2016
    • Sky Arts

    The contestants go backstage at a London show to capture its life and soul on camera, before renowned photographer Lois Greenfield analyses their shots.

  • S01E06 Irish Landscape

    • August 25, 2016
    • Sky Arts

    In Ireland, the contestants attempt to capture the beauty of Kerry County's landscape with the help of renowned Italian photographer Franco Fontana.

  • S01E07 Home Sweet Home

    • September 1, 2016
    • Sky Arts

    The photographers return home as they are challenged to capture themselves, their families and their roots. Johnny Briggs assists them back in the studio.

  • S01E08 Places and Faces

    • September 8, 2016
    • Sky Arts

    The photographers travel to four different European capitals to capture the diverse aspects of the continent. David LaChapelle then critiques their work.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Travel

    • May 25, 2017
    • Sky Arts

    The photography competition returns and the contestants are sent to Sicily in a travel-themed challenge. Oliviero Toscani, Caroline Hunter and Darcy Padilla judge.

  • S02E02 Rush Hour

    • June 1, 2017
    • Sky Arts

    The photographers travel to Hamburg, where they rise with the city's commuters to capture, in a single shot, their own interpretation of the rush hour.

  • S02E03 Celebrity Feature

    • June 8, 2017
    • Sky Arts

    At the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, the photographers meet actor Clive Owen and attempt to capture his personality with a single image.

  • S02E04 Erotica

    • June 15, 2017
    • Sky Arts

    This week, the photographers are asked to direct up to 10 performers in order to create three shots that best communicate their idea of eroticism. With Donna Ferrato.

  • S02E05 Paralympians

    • June 22, 2017
    • Sky Arts

    In this challenge, the photographers spend a day with a Paralympic athlete before creating a fitting portrait that represents their strength and spirit.

  • S02E06 Street Fashion

    • June 29, 2017
    • Sky Arts

    The photographers head to London fashion week to capture, in just three shots, the myriad people at the heart of the fashion world.

  • S02E07 Home Sweet Home

    • July 6, 2017
    • Sky Arts

    The contestants return to their respective home towns with the aim of providing a photographic depiction of their roots and their inner selves.

  • S02E08 Human Landscape

    • July 13, 2017
    • Sky Arts

    It's the final and the photographers must take meaningful pictures of European people and their diverse environments. Then, the winner is crowned.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Dancing Naples

    • May 29, 2018
    • Sky Arts

    The competition returns as 10 photographers compete to impress the judges in a series of creative challenges around Europe, starting in Naples.

  • S03E02 Pets and Friends

    • June 5, 2018
    • Sky Arts

    This week the photographers head to Rome where they are challenged to capture the special bond between pets and their owners.

  • S03E03 White Landscape

    • June 12, 2018
    • Sky Arts

    The photographers travel to the spectacular Trentino region of northern Italy, where they must capture the challenging whiteness of the mountains.

  • S03E04 Seven Deadly Sins

    • June 19, 2018
    • Sky Arts

    The seven remaining photographers travel to Munich during carnival season, where they must each capture one of the seven deadly sins.

  • S03E05 Gender Identity

    • June 26, 2018
    • Sky Arts

    The remaining photographers head to Italy where they take a series of pictures representing an individual's gender identity.

  • S03E06 World's Strongest People

    • July 3, 2018
    • Sky Arts

    The contestants are in the UK to photograph the strongest people on Earth, capturing the extraordinary daily lives of these superhuman athletes.

  • S03E07 Home Sweet Home

    • July 10, 2018
    • Sky Arts

    The photographers head home where they must take pictures depicting their life and the places that are familiar to them, as well as a self-portrait.

  • S03E08 Sanctuary

    • July 17, 2018
    • Sky Arts

    It's the final and the three remaining photographers attempt to capture the humanitarian side of the European refugee crisis, before the series winner is chosen.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Archeological Landscape

    • May 28, 2019
    • Sky Arts

    In a single picture, the contestants must capture the spirit and historical significance of one of Italy's most famous sites: Ostia Antica.

  • S04E02 Look-Alikes

    • June 4, 2019
    • Sky Arts

    Important questions around identity are raised as the contestants must produce two portraits of celebrity lookalikes while capturing their true essence.

  • S04E03 Integration

    • June 11, 2019
    • Sky Arts

    Contestants explore the Roman neighbourhood of Torpignattara, as they attempt to capture its diversity and multiculturalism without falling into cliches.

  • S04E04 Working Animals

    • June 18, 2019
    • Sky Arts

    The contestants meet working animals employed for assisted-therapy, as they're tasked with capturing the crucial support they give their owners.

  • S04E05 Home Sweet Home

    • June 25, 2019
    • Sky Arts

    In a deeply personal task, contestants are sent to their homes and loved ones, and asked to produce a set of three photos that showcase who they really are.

  • S04E06 Women In Power

    • July 2, 2019
    • Sky Arts

    For the final challenge, the judges have chosen three powerful women that contestants must visually represent as they battle it out to win the grand prize.