Congratulations to photographer Danny Lawson of the Press Association who has been chosen by members of the British Press Photographers’ Association -BPPA- as their Press Photographer of the Year for 2024.
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. A competition for press photographers, judged by press photographers.
BPPA Chairman, photographer Jamie Lorriman, told PAN: “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.”
Danny also won four out of the ten separate categories! – here’s the run down of winners and the highly commended.
The BPPA’s Press Photographer of the Year for 2024 category winners:
Arts & Entertainment – Danny Lawson
Business – Danny Lawson
Essay – Stefan Rousseau
News – Danny Lawson
Portrait – Danny Lawson
Royal – Aaron Chown
Sport (action) – Clive Mason
Sport (away from the action) – Adrian Dennis
Sport (major events) – (joint winners) Marc Aspland & Julian Finney
Young Photographer – Jake Lindley
Highly Commended:
Arts & Entertainment – David Parry
Business – Tony Johnson
Essay – Dan Kitwood
News – Chris Furlong
Portrait – Fabio De Paolo
Royal – Kelvin Bruce
Sport (action) – Julian Finney & Kirsty Wigglesworth
Sport (away from the action) – Michael Steele
Young Photographer – Ryan Jenkinson
View the press photography here.