At the end of every year, we do a “Best of *inset year here*” series, where we count down the top 10 most popular photos in every single category. From Macro to Street; from Portraits to Still Life; from Landscapes to, yes, even the Nude category.

These are some of the community’s favorite posts, raising the bar as they point out the best of the best (or at the least most popular…) images shared on 500px from the past year. But why wait for December to check in with the categories? Let’s see how the community is doing now that we’re a few months into 2016 and really rolling.

From rooftopping to abandoned places — we’ve collected the 20 most popular “Urban Exploration” photos shared on 500px this year so far:

20. Drive Slow Homie by Isaac Garcia

Drive slow homie by Isaac Garcia on 500px.com

19. The Asylum by Francesco

The Asylum by Francesco on 500px.com

18. A Place We Call Ours by BRXSON

A place we call ours. by BRXSON on 500px.com

17. Abandoned Crane by Svetlana Povarova Ree

Abandoned crane. by Svetlana Povarova Ree on 500px.com

16. Home Basics by Wilco Westerduin

Home Basics by Wilco Westerduin on 500px.com

15. Open door by Sus Bogaerts

Open door by Sus Bogaerts on 500px.com

14. Untitled by Sam Sklar

Untitled by Sam Sklar on 500px.com

13. High in the Clear Skies by Natta Summerky

high in the clear skies by Natta Summerky on 500px.com

12. Ninth Avenue by Humza Deas

Ninth Avenue. by Humza Deas on 500px.com

11. Villa 19 by Iris van Wolferen

Villa 19 by Iris van Wolferen on 500px.com

10. Great Pyramid of Giza by Andrej Ciesielski

Great Pyramid of Giza by Andrej Ciesielski on 500px.com

9. 2595 by Michael Salisbury

2595 by Michael Salisbury on 500px.com

8. Maison of the Bride by Iris van Wolferen

Maison of the Bride by Iris van Wolferen on 500px.com

7. Carpe Diem by Carmine Chiriacò

Carpe Diem by Carmine Chiriacò on 500px.com

6. Toronto Underground by BRXSON

Toronto Underground. by BRXSON on 500px.com

5. Alone with the City by Humza Deas

Alone with the city. by Humza Deas on 500px.com

4. There is Always Hope by Abdullah Aydemir

__there is always hope__ by Abdullah Aydemir on 500px.com

3. High up by Jon Trend

High up by Jon Trend on 500px.com

2. Detroit by Tim Gaweco

Detroit by Tim Gaweco on 500px.com

1. Tokyo Sunset by Takashi Yasui

Tokyo sunset curies by Takashi Yasui on 500px.com

Be sure to keep visiting ISO over the next couple of weeks as we continue checking in with some of our favorite categories, sharing the most popular images uploaded so far in 2016.

If you have a favorite Urban Exploration photo uploaded this year that you think deserved a spot in the top 20, drop us a link in the comments! And don’t forget to say hello and let us know what you think of each list as it goes live.