Judging the quality

"The success of any serious photographic awards programme is centred on the quality of its judges," comments Charlie Thomas the AOP's 2013 Awards Manager. Charlie has spent several months drawing together the impressive judges' roster for the Photographers and Open Awards which have been formally announced today.

Bailey berates Osborne

Photography icon and ex-AOP member David Bailey, has written to George Osborne about the copyright clause in the Enterprise Regulatory Reform Bill (ERRB).

AOP Awards 2013 Enter NOW!

The AOP Photographers and Open Awards 2013 are now open. Entries can be uploaded as follows:

Photographers Awards
Early bird discount until Friday 12 April, 6pm
Regular entries until Friday 10 May, 6pm.

Open Awards
Early bird discount until Friday 12 April. 6pm
Regular entries until Friday 31 May, 6pm 

Only AOP members can enter the Photographers Awards but anyone is eligible to enter the Open Awards. 

Iconic portraits

As part of the Photography at Quaglino’s series the famous London restaurant is currently exhibiting A Few Portraits, a selection of the many images of iconic individuals taken over a number of years by AOP photographer member Jillian Edelstein. Since 1929, Quaglino’s has played host to royalty, rock stars and high society and Edelstein’s exhibition reflects the calibre of guests it has welcomed through its doors. 

No place like home?

"I have forgotten the language of my fathers and have not yet learned the language of my children."

AOP Awards Launch

The Association of Photographers is excited to announce the launch of this year’s Awards programme. As it’s 30 years since the Photographers Awards first began, the Association has recognised this landmark date by transforming the Awards programme.

Championing Copyright

In this photographer-to-photographer round-up of current copyright concerns AOP Board member Nick Dunmur explains how the Association is acting to support and protect its members' work and businesses. This feature first appeared in Image magazine.

Image issue 422 out now

In this issue gallerist Laura Noble writes on the ins and outs of editioning and AOP members Tessa Traeger and Chris Harrison are our featured photographers for Tessa's Chemistry of Light and Chris's I Belong Jarrow. Nick Dunmur updates members on formal and informal copyright discussions and we look at how some members use their smartphones to take images for business and pleasure. The Digital Plumber revisits storage and backup. More about Image.