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Photographer Finalists for the UK Picture Editors Guild awards announced


Finalists for the UK Picture Editors Guild awards have now been chosen, from an entry of over two thousand photographs submitted by more than five hundred press photographers.
The shortlisted photographers have been chosen by a panel of Judges chaired by the Sunday Express Picture Editor, Jane Sherwood “Having judged this competition twice now, it is always a privilege to see the exceptional standard of work that photographers produce in the UK and this year is no exception. Our industry can often seem beleaguered but the expertise of our Editors and Photographers illustrate that there is no lack of talent”.
Fellow judge Jon Mills of news agency South West News Service said
‘I think the PEG Awards is not only important for our industry but also a fitting way in which we, the picture editors, can reward and pay credit to the photographers whose skills and sacrifice are at the heart of what we do.’

The photographers competed in categories sponsored by Bloomberg, BT Christie’s, Fixation, Genesis, Getty, Nikon and British Airways for the ultimate prize which is the Nikon UK Press Photographer of the Year.

Bloomberg Business Photographer of the Year 
Mr Jason Alden – Bloomberg News/The Independent 
Mr Matthew Lloyd –  Bloomberg/freelance
Mr Toby Melville – Reuters
Mr Leon Neal – Agence France-Presse   

Fixation Young Photographer bursary
Mr Souvid Datta – The Guardian 
Mr Alastair Johnstone – South West News
Mr Henry Nicholls – Newsteam / SWNS 
Mr Peter Summers – South West News

BT Sports Photographer of the Year
Mr Adrian Dennis – AFP 
Mr Adrian Dennis – AFP 
Mr Phil Noble – REUTERS 
Mr Simon Stacpoole – Offside 

News Photographer of the Year
Mr Facundo Arrizabalaga – epa 
Mr Jeff Mitchel – Getty Images 
Mr Richard Pohle – The Times 
Mr Jeremy Selwyn – The Standard 

Photo Essay of the Year
Mr Matthew Cardy – Getty Images
Mr Souvid Datta – The Guardian 
Mr Chris Furlong – Getty Images 
Mr Jeff Mitchell – Getty Images 

Genesis Regional Photographer of the Year
Mr Stuart Boulton – The Northern Echo 
Mr James Hardisty – Yorkshire Post Newspapers 
Mr Charles McQuillan – Getty Images 
Mr Anthony Chappel-Ross – The Press (York)

Christie’s Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year
Miss Joanne Davidson – The Picture Library Ltd 
Mr Matthew Lloyd –   Bloomberg/freelance
Mr Michael Marsland – WireImage 
Miss Clara Molden – The Daily Telegraph 

Getty Royal Photographer of the Year
Mr David Hartley –  freelance
Mr Christopher Jackson – Getty Images 
Mr Leon Neal – Agence France-Presse 
Mr Andrew Parsons – i-Images Picture Agency

The winner, who will be the Nikon UK Press Photographer of the Year will be chosen from the shortlisted photographers who have competed in the categories below .The awards will be hosted by Kate Silverton at a ceremony at the headquarters for the Honourable Artillery Company in City Road London on February 5th 2015

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