12 December 2014

This year the Association merged the Photographer, Assistant and Open Awards into one bigger AOP Photography Awards creating ‘a true celebration of the cream of photography’. 

The winners were:

The Open Award – Moving Image – Paul Rees
 
The Open Award – single image – Matthew Murray

The Assistant Award, sponsored by The British Journal of Photography
·      Single – Josh Redman
·      Series – Emma Townsend

Non-Commissioned Portraits, sponsored by Bikini List
·      Single – Sam Barker
·      Single  - Cristian Barnett 
·      Series – Sam Barker

Non-Commissioned Life
·      Single – Philip Haynes
·      Series – Julia Fullerton-Batten

Non-Commissioned Environment
·      Single – Gary Bryan
·      Series – Philip James

Non-Commissioned Objects
·      Single – Carol Sharp
·      Series – Michael Harvey

Non-Commissioned Fashion & Beauty, sponsored by Image Magazine
·      Single – Bernd Opitz
·      Series – Julia Fullerton-Batten

Project – Noel McLaughlin

Commissioned Editorial
·      Single – Gavin Kingcome
·      Series – Dan Burn-Forti
 
Commissioned Design
·      Single – Richard Wadey James
·      Series – Paul Calver

Commissioned Advertising, sponsored by Direct Photographic
·      Series – George Logan
·      Single – Maak Roberts

Steve Knight, Chair of the AOP made this comment: “This year it has been extremely difficult to pick the best in category because the quality has been so exceptionally high. Our curators have done an amazing job, providing us with some beautiful and striking images, which are displayed in our finalist’s exhibition, free for people to visit at the AOP Photography Awards and Expo at the Business Design Centre, Islington up until 4pm on Saturday 13 December.”
 
A gallery of finalist’s images can be viewed here