Winning Press Photographers - UK Picture Editors' Guild Awards 2022

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The 2022 event get underway at the Headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company in London : All event photos © Ben Fitzpatrick

Press Photographer of the Year is Chris Furlong – Congratulations! © Ben Fitzpatrick

The UK Picture Editors’ Guild Press Photographer of the Year is Chris Furlong. Furlong collected his trophy last night at a black-tie event at the headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company in City Road, London.

A panel of picture editors led by former Sunday Times picture editor Ray Wells considered hundreds of photographs submitted by many of the finest photographers working in the media today.
Furlong was the winner in the Fleet Street’s Finest Photo Essay, Highly Commended in the Fixation News Photographer of the Year category and Highly Commended in the Dave Benett Photos Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year category, demonstrating the all-round talent that earned him this prestigious award. He had previously won the News Photographer of the Year category in 2010, and the Photo Essay category in 2015.

The Chairman’s Award (Alan Sparrow on the left) for Lifetime Achievement was presented to Ray Wells © Ben Fitzpatrick

…and now for that dance?! – All event photos © Ben Fitzpatrick

The Chairman’s Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented to Ray Wells (above) who was the Picture Editor of The Sunday Times for over twenty-five years.

Photographer James Glossop was unable to attend so his DMGT award for Portrait Photographer of the Year was collected by Richard Pohle © Ben Fitzpatrick

With its successful return, the Guild added new categories and new sponsors. DMGT joined as sponsors for a new category, Portrait Photographer of the Year, stock photo agency Piemags joined as sponsors of the Business Category and leading industry magazine Professional Photo sponsored the Royal Photographer of the Year category.

IMAGO Photograph of the Year went to photographer Jonathan Brady (middle) L&R are Andres Benedicto of IMAGO and Alan Sparrow UKPEG © Ben Fitzpatrick

German news and sports photo agency IMAGO joined in on an adventure to test the public’s appetite for taking part in a vote for the IMAGO Photograph of the Year. To encourage participation a prize of two tickets to New York courtesy of Norse Atlantic was awarded to one of the voters. By a huge majority the photograph by Press Association photographer Jonathan Brady of Her Majesty The Queen sitting alone at the funeral of HRH Prince Phillip was chosen as the public’s favourite.

Alan Sparrow – the Chairman of the UK Picture Editors Guild and long time organiser or these awards was awarded for his Exceptional service to the Guild © Ben Fitzpatrick

Congrats and well deserved Alan!

Here are the winners and runners up:

UKPEG Press Photographer of the Year – Chris Furlong/Getty Images Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) tries to open his umbrella next to Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L), at the dedication ceremony of the new national UK Police Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, central England, on July 28, 2021. © Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

UKPEG Press Photographer of the Year Chris Furlong (winning image above)

**Piemags Business Photographer of the Year** ©James HardistyYorkshire Post. James Hardisty. World Gin Day on the 12th June 2021. A global celebration of all things gin. Pictured Oliver Medforth, 25, of Raisthorpe Manor Gins, at Wharram, near Malton, North Yorkshire, who will be celebrating this special day for their business.

Piemags Business Photographer of the Year
James Hardisty Yorkshire Post – Winner (above image and his tweet below!)
Danny Lawson Press Association – Highly Commended
Jeff Gilbert F/L Daily Telegraph – Commended

James celebrated his win on Twitter – happy chap!

**IMAGO Photograph of the Year** ©Jonathan Brady/PA Wire. Queen Elizabeth II takes her seat for the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Berkshire. Picture date: Saturday April 17, 2021.

IMAGO Photograph of the Year
Jonathan Brady Press Association (above image)

**Nikon Student Photographer of the Year** – ©Ryan Jenkinson. A man jumps from roof to roof armed with a hammer while staging a seven hour rooftop protest in the centre of Failsworth, Greater Manchester

Nikon Student Photographer of the Year
Ryan Jenkinson Falmouth University – Winner (Above Image)
Annabel Lee-Ellis University of Gloucestershire – Highly Commended
Jory Mundy Falmouth University – Commended

**Getty Images Young Photographer of the Year** – ©James Manning A Kestrel swoops in towards a Rabbit in Richmond Park, south west London.

Getty Images Young Photographer of the Year
James Manning F/L Press Association – Winner (above Image)
Molly Darlington F/L Reuters – Highly Commended
George Wood F/L Getty Images – Commended

**Canon Sports Photographer of the Year** – ©Julian Finney/Getty Images Koki Saito of Team Japan riding Chilensky competes during the Jumping Individual Final on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Equestrian Park on August 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Canon Sports Photographer of the Year
Julian Finney Getty Images – Winner (above Image)
Andrew Stenning Mirror – Highly Commended
Alex Whitehead SWPix – Highly Commended
Ian MacNicol F/L – Commended

**Dave Benett Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year** – ©Danny Lawson/Press Association A dancer from DeNada Dance Theatre perform during a dress rehearsal for Mariposa, a tragedy inspired by Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, at the Northern Ballet’s Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Picture date: Tuesday October 12, 2021.

Dave Benett Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year
Danny Lawson Press Association – Winner (above image)
Chris Furlong Getty Images – Highly Commended
Jeff Gilbert F/L Daily Telegraph – Commended

**DMGT Portrait Photographer of the Year** – ©James Glossop/the Times. Winner of the Great British Bake Off 2020, Peter Sawkins. Photographed in Edinburgh for The Times Saturday magazine. 5-1-21

DMGT Portrait Photographer of the Year
James Glossop The Times – Winner (above image)
Natasha Pszenicki Associated Newspapers – Highly Commended
Daniel Hambury F/L Evening Standard – Commended
Edmond Terakopian Freelance – Commended

**Fixation News Photographer of the Year** – Jeff Mitchell/Getty Images. Members of the public are seen making their way through the snow on February 8, 2021 in Tomintoul, Scotland. Weather warnings are in place as heavy snow and cold winds are forecast from Russia, with even central London due for wintry showers.

Fixation News Photographer of the Year
Jeff Mitchell Getty Images – Winner (above image)
Chris Furlong Getty Images – Highly Commended
Peter Jordan F/L Sun – Commended

**Fleet Street’s Finest Photo Essay, The Missing Years** ©Chris Furlong/Getty Images. People enjoy the warm and sunny weather relaxing on the pavement outside their homes in the Shorefields area of Liverpool during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown on May 28, 2020 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The British government continues to ease the coronavirus lockdown by announcing schools will open to reception year pupils plus years one and six from June 1st. Open-air markets and car showrooms can also open from the same date.

Fleet Street’s Finest Photo Essay ,The Missing Years
Chris Furlong Getty Images – Winner (above image)
Richard Pohle The Times – Highly Commended
Hannah Mckay Reuters – Highly Commended
Jeff Moore Freelance – Commended

**Genesis Imaging Regional Photographer of the Year** ©Charles McQuillan/Getty Images. The parade passes the Derry Girls mural as the Apprentice Boys of Derry take part in the annual Relief of Derry march on August 14, 2021 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The parade which has been scaled back due to Covid-19 marks the lifting of the siege of Derry which began in December 1688 when 13 apprentice boys closed the gates of the city against a regiment of twelve hundred Jacobite soldiers, commanded by the Roman Catholic Earl of Antrim, Alexander MacDonnell.

Genesis Imaging Regional Photographer of the Year
Charles McQuillan Getty Images – Winner (above image)
Tom Maddick SWNS – Highly Commended
Oli Scarff F/L Agence France-Presse – Commended

**Professional Photo Royal Photographer of the Year** ©Kelvin Bruce. Prince William and Catherine Duchess Of Cambridge race each other in land yachts on West Sands beach , St Andrews.

Professional Photo Royal Photographer of the Year
Kelvin Bruce Freelance – Winner (above image)
Jonathan Brady Press Association – Highly Commended
Chris Jackson Getty Images – Commended

**Sony National Newspaper Photographer of the Year** ©Richard Pohle /The Times. Chancellor Rishi Sunak plays with children in the state room of number 11 Downing street after announcing that he is to give £500,000,000 to young families in next week’s spending review budget.

Sony National Newspaper Photographer of the Year
Richard Pohle The Times – Winner (above image)
Andrew Stenning Mirror – Highly commended
Wattie Cheung F/L Daily Mail – Commended

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