Entries Open: Friday 5 January 2018

Entries Close: 12noon Monday 16 April 

Awards Presentation & Party: Wednesday 27 June 2018, at Wex Photo Video, 37-39 Commercial Road London, E1 1LF

Exhibition: June-July at Wex Photo Video, 37-39 Commercial Road London, E1 1LF 

People, Places & Things

General Guidance:

Read the Categories descriptions shown below carefully, to ensure that you are entering your images in the right category.

Ensure you have read and understood the Terms & Conditions of this competition, before completing and paying for your entry.

Categories:

You can submit unlimited entries, across the following three categories, you must however only submit the same image once.

People: covers any form of people-photography from portraiture to street photography , photojournalism and beyond. It is an opportunity to make visual comments about the human race and its ways. In Previous 'Portrait' categories, animal pictures have been featured but the originators of this category feel that entries this year should feature the human race.

Places: Rather than duplicate possible locations such as landscapes and architecture, we offer this category which provides unlimited opportunities. We promise that we will be as flexible as you need us to be.

Things: Covers almost everything else. Think Irving Penn's gutters, Mapplethorpes flowers, Ori Gersht's explosions; cats, dogs, bats and monkeys by Tim Flach, and sublime still-lifes by Richard Maxted then make something unique and sensational of your own. We can't wait to see your work.

N.B. Entry for these 3 categories is open to all students, whether full or part time or studying overseas. AOP Student Members benefit from the discounted entry fee.

Don’t forget if you are an AOP Student Member studying on an AOP Affiliated Course you can also make nominations for AOP Course and Lecturer of the Year!

You can find out if your course is Affiliated by checking our website here.  

Don’t forget if you are an AOP Student Member studying on an AOP Affiliated Course you can also make nominations for AOP Course and Lecturer of the Year!

You can find out if your course is Affiliated by checking our website here.  

Lecturer of the Year Award

To make a nominations simply read the criteria below and FILL IN THIS FORM

• You MUST be an AOP Student member
• Your candidate must be either a full-time or visiting lecturer on an AOP Affiliated course
• You should say how they have helped you develop your professional career 
• The type of support they offered to you and others over the duration of your course
• How they have supported you after you left your course (if applicable) 
• The quality of their teaching, including style and methods 
• Their communications abilities – illustrate these and how they have helped you and others 
• How they have shown their understanding of your needs
• Their understanding of the professional photography industry 
• How they have inspired you

Course of the Year

To make a nominations simply read the criteria below and FILL IN THIS FORM 

• You MUST be an AOP Student Member
• This must be an AOP Affiliated Course 
• You should illustrate how the course has challenged you, your work and your preconceptions 
• The value of the education you have received 
• The values of the teaching team; for example the ethics, the copyright and business practices they teach 
• Facilities available to you and other students 
• Interaction with professional organisations and leading figures in the industry

Judges confirmed this year are photographers: Lulu Ash, Jason Hawkes, and Kelvin Murray, find out more about them below.

Lulu Ash

People

Lulu’s photography is about people, it’s about feelings, connections and stories. She loves working with her subjects to create visual narratives that are emotive and authentic. Lulu’s work has a distinct aesthetic and a dreamlike quality, with a naturalism in her close observations of subjects and environments. Born in 1985, Lulu grew up in South Devon. She studied Fine Art Photography at University College Falmouth, graduating in 2009. Since then she has been living and working in London, producing personal projects and commissioned assignments both at home and abroad.

Lulu’s work has been featured in numerous publications including: Harper’s Bazaar, It's Nice That, Telegraph Magazine,  Dazed, SUITECASE, Featureshoot, ALVAR MAGAZINE, Photoworks, HUCK, The Times, COSMOPOLITAN, Such & Such, THIS IS PAPER,  and The Goodlife Magazine.

Recent clients include: Hermés, BMW, SONY, BT, Converse, M&S, Samsung, Carling, Kleenex, Intel, Westerns Cider, White Stuff, John Lobb and TFL

http://www.luluash.co.uk/

Jason Hawkes

Places

Jason specialises in aerial photography, is based just outside London, and works worldwide. He shoots from single days for architectural visualisation companies to organising multi shoot ads for large ad agencies, annual reports, and even whole image libraries for branding agencies, working all over the world and organising all helicopters, production and permits needed.

His clients include brands such as Apple, Virgin Atlantic, Amazon, Rolex, Microsoft, HP, Citi, Siemens, Red Bull, Nike, Coca Cola, Nokia, BT, Conde Nast, HSBC, NatWest, Ford, American Airlines, Toyota, Smirnoff, Mitsubishi, Samsung, National Geographic, O2 and BP.

He has produced over 50 aerial photographic books for publishers such as the BBC, Random House, Dorling Kindersley and Harper Collins.

https://www.jasonhawkes.com/

Kelvin Murray

Things

Kelvin is an internationally awarded photographer who specialises in capturing everyday moments through his own unique vision. As a top advertising photographer his list of notable clients is impressive and includeds brands such as Sony, National Express, Visa, McDonalds, Nintendo, Weetabix, Captain Morgan and many more.

https://www.kelvinmurray.com/

• One to one portfolio review/ career advice session with your category judge

• One day shadowing experience with fine art photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten

• One day work experience with portrait and fashion photographer Rankin at his studio

• MPrint Starter Portfolio, complete with 20 A3 prints. This prize, with a value of over £300, will give the winner a great headstart in presenting their work to future commissioners and agencies.

All Finalists:

• Work to be exhibited in a 2 month exhibition at Wex Photo Video
• £100 of Wex vouchers up for grabs on the presentation night 27 June 

More fantastic prizes will be announced soon...

We are pleased to announce that FIXATION will be the main AOP Student Awards partner for the second year running

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