The BPPA's Press Photographer of the Year 2021 results
We are delighted to announce that the British Press Photographers’ Association ‘Press Photographer of the Year 2021’ is Chris Furlong of Getty Images.
Here is a full list of the winners.
News – Chris Furlong – Getty Images
Arts & Entertainment – Chris Furlong – Getty Images
Portrait – Peter Jordan – The Sun
Royal – Kelvin Bruce
Business – Phil Wilkinson
Sport Action – Molly Darlington – Action Images/Reuters
Sport Away from the Action – Eddie Keogh – The FA
Essay – Adam Gray – SWNS
Covid-19 – Chris Furlong – Getty Images
Young Photographer – Ryan Jenkinson – Story Picture Agency
And entries judged as Highly Commended:
News – Hannah McKay – Reuters
Arts & Entertainment – Samir Hussein
Portrait – Samir Hussein and Peter Flude
Royal – Chris Jackson – Getty Images
Business – Leon Neal – Getty Images
Sport Action – Clodagh Kilcoyne – Reuters
Sport Away from the Action – Marc Aspland – The Times
Essay – Dan Kitwood – Getty Images
Covid-19 – Hannah McKay – Reuters
Young Photographer – Molly Darlington Reuters/Action Images
Press Photographer of the Year 2021 Chris Furlong said: “I’m absolutely delighted. That’s just brilliant! It’s been another tough year and I’m really very happy to pick up three category awards as well as the main prize. “The BPPA has once again showcased press photography in Britain at its best and it’s great to be recognised by my peers, particularly as it’s a member vote. I’d like to thank them all for voting .”
Chris, who is currently on assignment in eastern Europe, put his success down to hard work, putting in the hours and the miles on the road, having the backing of the team at Getty Images and the support of fellow photographers around the country.
Chair of The BPPA Paul Ellis said: “The standard of photography was excellent once again and I’m delighted to see Chris pick up the main award. The most satisfying aspect of the competition this year is to see a variety of well-established and up and coming photographers picking up awards in all categories. Newspaper staffers, agency photographers and freelancers have all done well. I’ve enjoyed looking at the photographs as they’ve come in and I’d recommend spending time viewing all the entries in the galleries to anyone. I’d like to thank everyone who entered, those members who voted, and of course our friends at Canon who have continued to support this competition and the work of The BPPA.”
The winning galleries and all the entries can be viewed at The BPPA competition website: https://thebppa.zenfoliosite.com/home
