DCM readers, as of today, where do you stand in photography world?

Serious Hobbyist held a narrow 45% lead on opening day, but Beginner overtook it on day two and never gave it back. By day 13 the margin had settled near 52%, and from there the poll went quiet — the same gap, plus or minus a point, held for the next 407 days straight.

Underneath that flat line sits a real split: Beginner drew women at roughly double the rate of Serious Hobbyist, 26% of its voters against 13%. Malaysia, the poll's dominant country by a wide margin, leaned Beginner too — reinforcing the same early verdict all the way through to the close.

• Day 2 flip · Beginner passed Serious Hobbyist on day two and led every day after.
• Locked by day 13 · Margin hit 52% early and held nearly flat for 407 more days.
• Gender gap · Beginner drew women at double Serious Hobbyist's rate (26% vs 13%).
• Malaysia's weight · Malaysia cast far more votes than any other country, leaning Beginner.