3 December 2014

The AOP would like to thank all those who helped make this year’s event a success including all those who entered, the winners, members, visitors and especially our exhibitors, speakers and sponsors.

Over the three days guests and visitors enjoyed a full programme of events including an exhibition of all the finalist and winning images, a packed winners’ ceremony, the chance to meet and talk to exhibitors about the latest developments in the industry and seminars on all areas of image making.

Our exhibitors and sponsors this year included:

AC Entertainment

Bowens

British Journal of Photography

Cirro Lite

Click Props 

Direct Photographic

Dynamic International

File FX

FujiFilm

Genesis Imaging

Holborn Studios

Image Magazine

International New York Times

LCA–Lights Camera Action

Lee Filters

Leica

Linhof & Studio Ltd

MOT Models

Rotolight

Sunbeam Studios

A big thank you also to our speakers whose fascinating talks included:

Matt Stuart - An Introduction to his Work

Anne Mannion & Gwen Thomas - How easy is it to Infringe Copyright?

Richard Seymour - From Aerial to Automotive

Stuart Waplington, The Print Space - Who Buys Art Prints, and How?

Richard Bradbury - The Alchemy of Photographic Marketing & Shooting the Guinness World Records

Wayne Johns - Bowens International - The art of Capturing Movement

Tim Flach - Who is Upside Down, us or the Bats?

An event of this size cannot happen without the support of so many people and organisations. The AOP would like to thank all our friends in the industry and everyone who has supported this year’s Awards and Expo in such an important and positive way. Without these organisations and individuals we couldn’t continue to celebrate the best in commercial professional photography. Steve Knight, Chair, AOP.