Genesis Imaging are once again delighted to support the UK Picture Editors’ Guild annual awards as a sponsor of the Regional Photographer of the Year category.
The 2018 search to find Britain’s most talented photographers and video-journalists has begun with the return of the annual UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards.
The UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards recognise outstanding photography from the world of news, royalty, sport, business, fashion and entertainment. Winners receive prizes from sponsors such as Bloomberg, Getty Images and Fixation at the annual Awards event, which took place in London at the Honourable Artillery Company Headquarters, March 25th 2019.
Hundreds of photographers submitted thousands of pictures that were judged by ten experienced judges. The number of pictures submitted this year was in excess of four thousand images.
The previous record was 2,700 this year the total number entered was 4,300.
Congratulations from all at Genesis Imaging to the winners and highly commended photographers below.
2018 Finalists:
Genesis Regional Photographer of the Year
Jane Barlow – Winner
Anthony Devlin – Commended
Clodagh Kilcoyne – Highly Commended
Colin Lane – Commended
Bloomberg Business Photographer of the Year
Tolga Akmen – Highly Commended
James Hardisty – Commended
Simon Hulme – Commended
Daniel Leal-Olivas – Winner
Canon Sports Photographer of the Year
Alex Broadway – Highly Commended
Mike Egerton – Commended
Ian MacNicol – Winner
Carl Recine – Commended
Dave Benett Photos Arts & Entertainment Photographer of the Year
Gareth Cattermole – Commended
Samir Hussein – Winner
Samir Hussein
Jeff Spicer – Commended
Getty Images Young Photographers Bursary
Naomi Baker – Commended
Kirsty O’Connor – Highly Commended
Kirsty O’Connor
Peter Summers – Winner
Iconic Images Royal Photographer of the Year
Chris Jackson – Highly Commended
Yui Mok – Winner
Steve Parsons – Commended
Richard Pohle – Commended
Fleet Street’s Finest National Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Wattie Cheung – Commeded
Jack Hill – Winner
Richard Pohle – Highly Commended
Richard Pohle
Fixation News Photographer of the Year
Anthony Devlin – Highly Commended
Daniel Lawson – Winner
Peter MacDiarmid – Commended
Jack Taylor – Highly Commended
UKPEG Photo Essay of the Year
Charlie Bibby – Commended
Hannah McKay – Highly Commended
Charles McQuillan – Winner
Jack Taylor – Commended
UKPEG Videographer of the Year
Ian Hodgson – Winner
Bryan O’Brien – Commended
Matt Writtle – Highly Commended
Fujifilm Student Photographer of the Year
Luke Ross Cameron – Highly Commended
Harriet Lander – Winner
Jordan Petit – Commended