The Competition.
The competition was judged by our members, 140 of them took part, viewing the 408 entries from 183 photographers - more than 2400 photographs in total.
The photographer with the most votes in each category went through to be voted on by members of The BPPA board to become 'The BPPA Press Photographer of the Year'.
The Winner
We are delighted to announce that The BPPA Press Photographer of the Year 2020 is Adam Gray of SWNS. Adam took first place in two categories, Photo Essay and the Covid-19 Essay. The board members who voted thought his Covid-19 folio in particular stood out and that he deserved the top award in this, our first, Press Photographer of the Year competition.
Category Winners
News Photographer of the Year - Dylan Martinez - Reuters
Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year - Neil Hall - EPA
Portrait Photographer of the Year - Christopher Furlong - Getty Images
Royal Photographer of the Year - Samir Hussein - Getty Images
Business Photographer of the Year - James Hardisty - The Yorkshire Post
Sport Photographer of the Year (Action) - Tom Jenkins - The Guardian
Sport Photographer of the Year (Away from the action) - Lee Smith - Action Images/Reuters
Young Photographer of the Year - Peter Summers
Covid-19 Essay of The Year - Adam Gray - SWNS
Photo Essay of the Year - Adam Gray - SWNS
Highly Commended Portfolios:
News Photographer of the Year - Hannah McKay - Reuters
Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year - Samir Hussein - Getty Images
Portrait Photographer of the Year - Dan Charity - The Sun
Royal Photographer of the Year - Chris Jackson - Getty Images
Business Photographer of the Year - Christopher Furlong - Getty Images
Sport Photographer of the Year (Action) - Clive Mason - Getty Images
Sport Photographer of the Year (Away from the action) - Carl Recine - Action Images/Reuters
Young Photographer of the Year - Molly Darlington - Action Images/Reuters
Young Photographer of the Year - James Speakman - Mercury Press
Young Photographer of the Year - Jordan Pettitt - Solent News
Covid-19 Photo Essay of the Year - Christopher Furlong - Getty Images
Photo Essay of the Year - Kiran Ridley