The Competition
The British Press Photographers' Association are delighted to announce the completion of The Press Photographer of the Year competition for 2024.
Created by press photographers for press photographers, this unique competition enables images submitted to act as a showcase for the outstanding and unprecedented press photography taken for and used by the UK media.
Our aim is to demonstrate once again that the still image burns the keenest, fastest impression on the public conscience and is the most effective way to show the world as it really is.
Over 1400 photographs taken throughout the year were entered into ten categories by photographers working in the UK and abroad.
Members of the association were then invited to vote for their favourite entries in each category with members of the board then choosing the overall winning portfolio from the category winners.
Comment from the Chair:
We see the work of British press photographers every day in our newspapers and on news websites and it’s all too easy to take it for granted. Putting this much quality work together from such a wide range of photographers makes it clear that photography is still a premier medium when it comes to communicating what’s happening in the news.
2024 was a stand-out year for sports, we had a general election, civil unrest, extreme weather, a difficult year for the Royal Family and much more. Seeing our photographers respond not only to these big jobs but also finding new and visually compelling ways of approaching typical diary jobs is what sets this year’s winners apart from the crowd. Once again, the Young Photographer category has delivered a very high standard of work and we look forward to watching them as they continue to progress their careers over the next few years.
I’d like to thank everyone for entering, judging and to the team at The BPPA for their hard work running this competition on behalf of press photographers.
Jamie Lorriman, Chair, The BPPA
About the BPPA
Founded in 1984, The British Press Photographers’ Association represents professional photographers concerned with taking, editing and distributing news, feature, sports and other editorial photographs, with their work predominantly for the British news media, and promotes the highest ethical, technical and creative standards.