The Winner
We are delighted to announce that The BPPA Press Photographer of the Year 2021 is Chris Furlong of Getty Images.
Chris took first place in three categories:
News, Arts and Entertainment and the Covid-19 Essay.
Category Winners
News Photographer of the Year - Chris Furlong - Getty Images Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year - Chris Furlong - Getty Images Portrait Photographer of the Year - Peter Jordan - The Sun Royal Photographer of the Year - Kelvin Bruce Business Photographer of the Year - Phil Wilkinson Sport Photographer of the Year (Action) - Molly Darlington - Action Images/Reuters Sport Photographer of the Year (Away from the action) - Eddie Keogh - The FA via Getty Images Photo Essay of the Year - Adam Gray - SWNS Covid-19 Essay of The Year - Chris Furlong - Getty Images Young Photographer of the Year - Ryan Jenkinson
Highly Commended Portfolios:
News Photographer of the Year - Hannah McKay - Reuters Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year - Samir Hussein Portrait Photographer of the Year - Samir Hussein and Peter Flude Royal Photographer of the Year - Chris Jackson - Getty Images Business Photographer of the Year - Leon Neal - Getty Images Sport Photographer of the Year (Action) - Clodagh Kilcoyne - Reuters Sport Photographer of the Year (Away from the action) - Marc Aspland - The Times Photo Essay of the Year - Dan Kitwood - Getty Images Covid-19 Essay of The Year - Hannah McKay - Reuters Young Photographer of the Year - Molly Darlington Reuters / Action Images