AOP Awards Winners Weekend!

Hugely popular AOP Awards party on Thursday 8th October, saw a well in access of 800 guests at The Old Truman Brewery. A fabulous mix of art buyers, press, agents, photographers, affiliated colleges and businesses serving the photography industry celebrated the staggering work on display.

If you didn't manage to make it to the evening, these are lucky Best In Category Winners:

• Olly Burn, Commissioned Advertising Series

• Simon Stock, Commissioned Advertising Single

• Marcus Peel, Commissioned Design Single

• Tif Hunter, Commissioned Design Series

• James Day, Commissioned Editorial Series

• Alex Telfer, Commissioned Editorial Single

• Nick Meek, Non-Commissioned Environment Series

• Richard Seymour, Non-Commissioned Environment Single

• Sam Robinson, Non-Commissioned Fashion & Beauty Series

• Florian Geiss, Non-Commissioned Fashion & Beauty Single

• Julia Fullerton-Batten, Non-Commissioned Fashion & Beauty Single

• Clare Park, Non-Commissioned Life Series

• Paul O`Connor, Non-Commissioned Life Single

• Marcel Christ, Non-Commissioned Object Series

• Robert Wilson, Non-Commissioned Object Single

• Jon Enoch, Non-Commissioned Portrait Series

• Joseph Ford, Non-Commissioned Portrait Single

• Jake Thomas, Project

• Tristan Fennell, Assistant Award - Series

• Claudia Gannon, Assistant Award - Single

• Jessica Kelly, Open Award - Single

• Harry Borden, Open Award - Series

• Matt Barlow, Open Award - Moving Image 

AOP Awards Free Events

The Awards presentation is followed by the Awards Exhibition from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October which includes a comprehensive programme of events and talks in association with ShootLDN and Photoblock. 

Talks range from; how to make the leap from stills to moving image, an introduction to social media, fine art photography, portfolio reviews, copyright for photographers and starting out as a freelancer. Click here for the latest  programme.  
 

Main sponsors: Direct Photographic, Holborn Studios, Red Cameras, MOT Models
Sponsors: Leica, Fixation, shootLDN, The Print Space 

Changes to AOP Assistant Membership

We have made some important new changes including the new name of AOP Assisting Photographer.

Reduced the cost from £150 to £80 (+VAT).

New insurance offer: Equipment £7,500; Public liability £1,000,000; Employers liability £10,000,000.

Additional 10% off if you work with an AOP Photographer member.

Access to the AOP Mentoring scheme and more.

Click here for full details 

Junior Assistant Membership

The AOP is pleased to introduce its new Junior Assistant membership. This new category will help bridge the gap between finishing college or entering the industry, and getting that first year’s experience needed to become an AOP Assisting Photographer member. Providing an entry-level membership for aspiring photographers, helping you build your experience within the industry, and to make those first steps to eventually becoming an AOP Photographer. 

More details can be found in our join us pages or by clicking here. 

Image Magazine, Issue 4

The latest issue of the AOP magazine Image is now available for download from iTunes Store.

This edition includes articles with: Ben Roberts on his recent series of commissions from in-flight magazines, which he’s finding offer both the budget and the freedom to do what he wants; London based documentary agency, Panos Pictures, who have joined forces with Sony to offer 12 photographers the opportunity to shoot Future of Cities; How a judging commitment in Shanghai gave AOP Board Member David Partner the opportunity to shoot a project on Chinese tourism students; while one of Here Press’ latest publications, 2041, gives an insight into one man’s very personal obsession which has been curator Lewis Chaplin. Both Chaplin and Here Press’ founder Harry Hardie will be on hand to discuss the project in an event celebrating this issue of Image at the Proud Archivist on 09 April.

You can also view this issue as an online PDF here. 

Open membership update

Our newly launched Open Membership is proving a real hit with photographers with new sign-ups each day.

This new membership category is for those looking to participate and compete in the photographic world at a professional level, or those simply interested in professional photography, but who are not ready for a Full Photographer Membership.

The long list of benefits attached to being a Open Member make the annual fee of just £82.50 (plus VAT) a real bargain.

For full information go to www.the-aop.org

Student Awards have now closed

The 2015 AOP Student Awards are now closed for entries.

Details of the winners will be announced in a few weeks time along with information on the finalists' and winners' party hosted by The Print Space in their Hoxton Galler. As well as winning this prestigious award the overall winner will receive:

• One day’s free studio hire, including professional lighting at Holborn Studios
• One year’s free AOP Open Membership

• VIP tickets to the 32nd AOP Awards Ceremony Party in October 2015

• Hire of a Phase One IQ250 Camera system for a 3 day project
• A day shadowing photographer Philip Haynes

• £250 print credit from theprintspace

• One week's online exhibition on the AOP website

• One month of their image being used on the AOP home page

Student Awards now open for business

We’ve opened the doors on our 2015 Student Awards!

This year the we’ve partnered with innovative London prolab and art printer, theprintspace who will be hosting the Awards ceremony and exhibition this summer. 

Our friends from Holborn Studios will provide a day’s free studio hire including a professional lighting set-up for the overall winner. Further prizes will be announced shortly. 

The Awards carry four briefs, each set by a leading professional photographer, they are:

Social media: Animal conservation, set by Tim Flach

Create a cover photograph/background image for the social media platform of an organisation involved in animal conservation or rescue.

Product shots: Sense, set by Richard Maxted

Photograph props (clothes, shoes, books, records, etc.) from a Sense charity store. The aim is to surprise the viewer when they learn that the props came from a charity shop.

Brand Image: Charity, set by George Logan

Create a single image to highlight and promote a cause or charity that is important to the photographer. The image should be suitable for a marketing campaign.

Sunday supplement cover, set by Wendy Carrig

Shoot an eye-catching portrait suitable for the cover of a Sunday newspaper supplement. 

Many photographers put their current success down to winning an AOP Award, both in terms of publicity and recognition amongst their peers. The Student Awards offers an excellent springboard for an aspiring photographer. 

The Awards are open to all students who are studying a course that includes photography as a part (this may not necessarily be a full-time photography course). All images are submitted via the AOP’s website - www.the-aop.org - the Awards close on April 30 2015.

There is an entry fee of £5.00 per image for AOP Student Members, whilst non-members pay £7.50 for each image submitted. Membership is free for those at AOP Affiliated Colleges or £25 for those who are not. For further information on becoming an AOP Student Member please go to http://www.the-aop.org/join-us/student