Welcome to the AOP Photographers Awards 2014
The AOP Photographers Awards is the most prestigious and highly respected competition for professional photographers worldwide.
Being selected for the Book and Exhibition is one of the greatest accolades available to professional photographers and offers major exposure to art buyers and the creative industry as a whole. In addition all selected entrants will have an extensive presence on the Awards website
This year we have changed the structure of the categories to provide a fresh approach to familiar areas, and we have altered the categories slightly to keep pace with changing technology and to show the relevance of great photography in our industry.
General Guidance:
SIZE & FORMAT
Images must be:
- RGB (not in CMYK or Grayscale)
- JPEG format (not TIFF, GIF or Adobe Photoshop PSD)
- No larger than 1920 pixels wide by 1200 pixels high
- Not exceed 3 megabytes
- Read the category descriptions below carefully, to ensure that you are entering your images in the right category.
- Think very carefully about the images you enter in a Series entry. More is not necessarily better, as one weak image can bring down an otherwise very successful entry.
- Ensure you have read and understood the Terms & Conditions of this competition, before completing and paying for your entry.
Single & Series judged separately. Series = between 3-4 images (apart from Project and Moving Image) Project = between 5-8 images
Definitions:
Commissioned: Paid work created as a result of an external brief
Non-Commissioned: Work that is created by the photographer of his or her volition.
Commissioned Categories
(Single & Series judged separately. Series of between 3-4 images. NB. Identification of the commissioner will be required for all successful entries in these categories.)
Advertising Where the objective is to convey a message that sells a product, idea, service or brand, as part of an advertising campaign.
Design Design covers the promotion or illustration of ideas, products, brands, corporations, etc., and imagery as part of an overall piece of design work.
Editorial Reportage, features, current affairs, fashion, product or other imagery that is of an informative nature.
Non-commissioned Categories
(Single & Series judged separately. Series of between 3-4 images, apart from Project and Moving Image.)
Portrait The subject (human or animal) is the primary focus of the image.
Life The interaction between the subject and its environment is the primary focus of the image.
Object Inanimate object(s) or still life. It can be any object in any place, the emphasis being the object rather than its surroundings.
Environment The situation or location, including interior, landscape, architecture etc., where the whole, rather than the individual elements, is the primary focus.
Fashion & Beauty Fashion & Beauty Photographs
Project A series of between 5-8 images that portray a narrative, telling a visual story.
The Assistant Award
Single ONLY Assistant AOP members can apply. There are no categories or themes in the category– its aim is simply to showcase outstanding individual images, whatever the style or subject matter, so the choice of work submitted is entirely up to the entrant.
Series ONLY Assistant AOP members can apply. There are no categories or themes in the category– its aim is simply to showcase outstanding individual images, whatever the style or subject matter, so the choice of work submitted is entirely up to the entrant.
The Open Award
(Anyone may enter. Single Entries Only)
Stills There are no categories or themes in the competition – its aim is simply to showcase outstanding individual images, whatever the style or subject matter, so the choice of work submitted is entirely up to the entrant.
Moving Image A piece of moving imagery of up to 5 minutes in length. All entries in this category must reference whether the work is collaboration with another artist be it a director, editor, colour grader, musician etc. or whether it's the independent work of the photographer.