Launch of the Press Photographer of the Year 2023
The British Press Photographers’ Association are delighted to announce the return of the Press Photographer of the Year competition for 2023.
Created by press photographers for press photographers, this unique competition enables images submitted to act as a showcase for the outstanding and unprecedented press images taken for and used by the UK news media.
Our aim is to demonstrate once again that the still image burns the keenest, fastest impression on the public conscience and is the most effective way to show the world as it really is.
Photographs will be showcased on the website with the winners in each category being voted for by your peers in The BPPA. The winners of each category will then go forward for the chance to win The BPPA Press Photographer of the Year 2023.
The category and overall winners will receive a specially commissioned trophy and the winning photographs will be exhibited online.
For existing members of The BPPA the awards will be free to enter. The competition is also be open to non-members for a one-off entry fee of £25 for entry into all categories.
The categories are as follows:
- News Photographer of the Year
- Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year
- Portrait Photographer of the Year
- Royal Photographer of the Year
- Business Photographer of the Year
- Sport Photographer of the Year (action)
- Sport Photographer of the Year (away from the action)
- Essay Photographer of the Year
- Young Photographer of the Year (under 25s either in full time photography employment or students studying photography at a further education institution)
Each entry will consist of a portfolio of up to six images taken between January 1st, 2023 and December 31st, 2023 – with the exception of the essay which will consist of ten images.
It’s a much tighter turnaround this year so get your entires ready!
- Friday 12 Jan – open for entries to all categories
- Friday 19 Jan – entries close at midnight
Shortly after that we will send out details of how to vote and when the results will be announced.
Please read the ‘How to Enter’ section carefully and send your entries in accordingly.
Remember that this competition is run entirely by volunteers giving their time for free. If you don’t edit your files properly and follow the instructions it doubles and trebles our admin time
