Photographers working at highest level showcase best work
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1/15 Beach Disaster
“I noticed the chap with binoculars on my way to Blackpool beach last summer. He looked interesting so I asked if I could take his picture. He hardly noticed me. It wasn’t until I started shooting I realised a small crowd was starting to gather. A swimmer was being rescued after getting stranded at sea. I was actually photographing something quite tragic…” – Matt Davis
Matt Davis
2/15 Feast Your Eyes
“My series Feast Your Eyes was commissioned for The Dish in The Sunday Times Christmas Special and featured on the cover. It’s inspired by old masters paintings, depicting sumptuous feasts that hero Christmas meats, cheeses and desserts” – Louise Hagger
Louise Hagger for The Sunday Times
3/15 Vintage Hot Rod Races, Pendine Sands
“Pendine Sands in Wales has been an historic location for car and motorcycle land speed record attempts for nearly 100 years with Malcolm Campbell the first to set a land speed record in 1924. Every summer the Vintage Hot Rod Association holds speed trials here in pre-1949 American hot rods, and this is the view of the pits from last year” – Simon Burch
Simon Burch
4/15 Breaking Britain
From a project focusing on the impact of austerity on the bottom end of the economic ladder. Hinton documents the life of a family who deal with an extraordinary amount of tragedy and stress in their daily lives
Adam Hinton
5/15 Lynn Barber with Tyger
“I was asked to photograph Lynn Barber with her cat Tyger for The Sunday Times Magazine. True to Lynn’s warning Tyger did not want to be photographed. We managed to get one appearance on set thanks to the cocaine like properties of Dreamies cat treats, but once Tyger had had her fill she then wouldn’t perform for us again – no treats, toys or cat herding would help. This was one of two frames of Tyger we managed to capture. Thankfully it was a good one” – Charlie Clift
Charlie Clift for The Sunday Times Magazine
6/15 The Barracks of Belgrade
“The Barracks of Belgrade is part of an ongoing project covering the refugee crisis in Europe. Nearly 2000 migrants, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan were living in a series of large brick warehouses known as the Barracks tucked away behind the city’s main transport hub. When I visited in February 2017 the temperature had dropped to -16 degrees so the migrants were burning highly toxic creosote-soaked railway sleepers to try and stay alive. The Serbian Government requested charities to stop giving out aid so as not to encourage more arrivals so these people had no toilets, no water and no beds. They were living amongst human excrement amid piles of stinking rubbish. It was possibly one of the most desperate situations I’ve seen” – Hannah Maule-Ffinch
Hannah Maule-Ffinch for Grazia/Save The Children
7/15 Exploring Deliciousness
“My personal series Exploring Deliciousness is a personal collaboration with Food Stylist Lucy-Ruth Hathaway and Set Designer Kerry Hughes, which explores imperfect pairings and they way we view what is delicious”
Louise Hagger
8/15 Takayama, Gifu. 2018
“Takayama, Gifu. 2018 was taken in the popular tourist city of Takayama in the mountainous Hida region of Gifu Prefecture central Japan. I was walking the empty streets late at night looking for photographs, inspired by the work of Robert Adams and Rut Blees Luxemburg when I came across this traditional Japanese home illuminated by streetlamp and neon from the surrounding video arcades, noodle restaurants and late night markets.”
Richard Durkin
9/15 Dolly
“The image was photographed to illustrate the problem of domestic violence using the anonymity of a spooky cracked antique dolls face” – Peter Dazeley
Peter Dazeley
10/15 Squonkers, drippers and cloud chasers: the rise of vape culture
Michael Buck captured this photo of a mass vape at the fourth annual Vape Jam
Michael Buck for Guardian Weekend Magazine
11/15 A Closer Look
“This is a personal series of images challenging the traditional stereotypes of beauty and portrait photography” –
Sam Robinson
12/15 Passion 202
“I first became aware of Japanese ‘Love Hotels’ while photographing areas of Japan for a music commission. Designed for couples with busy lives, little private space, and/or a need to hire an anonymous room for intimacy and sexual intercourse, love hotels are very popular. Hired by the hour, or for an overnight ‘stay’, couples hire rooms often via use of a vending machine in the hotel lobby. I instantly found the hotel rooms and their contents fascinating. And a bit gross. ‘Passion 202’ takes its name from one of the hotel rooms I photographed in Tokyo in 2017. The images in this series are shot on 35mm film and show different areas and items from within various love hotels. Despite their different themes and types of decor, the rooms all share common details; nicotine stained walls, practical wipe-clean furniture, pairs of slippers, boxes of tissues, dated 60s, 70s and 80s design.” – Laura Lewis
Laura Lewis
13/15 Security Guard Cynthia at Tate
“One fateful day in January 1928 unfavourable elements coincided, the River Thames river rose rapidly to its highest level ever measured… The world-famous Tate Gallery, its walls full of priceless paintings was one of the buildings flooded. One night in late 2018 when the gallery was closed I spent the night with my team recapturing this scene. My portrait is of the security guard at Tate Britain who was present. She controlled our night-time recreation of that notable day in 1928 but observed us at work with great interest – the night when our historical treasure, the Tate Britain, was flooded with a potentially catastrophic outcome. Her presence was for me and my team a calming presence during our engagement with the still little-known part of our and the Tate Gallery’s history. I thank her for being there and for participating in the most companionable way of a most memorable image of my ‘Old Father Thames’ project” – Julia Fullerton-Batten
Julia Fullerton-Batten
14/15 Penzance Waterpolo
“These images are taken from a wider series focusing on the Penzance Water Polo team as they play at the beautiful Jubilee Lido in Penzance. Perched right on the sea wall, the evening light bounces around the pool” – Alexander Rhind
Alexander Rhind
15/15 Floating Max
“The freedom and joy of the wonderful and short lived British summer is captured in this image of 11 year old Max seemingly floating in his garden as the sun sets late August” – Dean Northcott
Dean Northcott
1/15 Beach Disaster
“I noticed the chap with binoculars on my way to Blackpool beach last summer. He looked interesting so I asked if I could take his picture. He hardly noticed me. It wasn’t until I started shooting I realised a small crowd was starting to gather. A swimmer was being rescued after getting stranded at sea. I was actually photographing something quite tragic…” – Matt Davis
Matt Davis
2/15 Feast Your Eyes
“My series Feast Your Eyes was commissioned for The Dish in The Sunday Times Christmas Special and featured on the cover. It’s inspired by old masters paintings, depicting sumptuous feasts that hero Christmas meats, cheeses and desserts” – Louise Hagger
Louise Hagger for The Sunday Times
3/15 Vintage Hot Rod Races, Pendine Sands
“Pendine Sands in Wales has been an historic location for car and motorcycle land speed record attempts for nearly 100 years with Malcolm Campbell the first to set a land speed record in 1924. Every summer the Vintage Hot Rod Association holds speed trials here in pre-1949 American hot rods, and this is the view of the pits from last year” – Simon Burch
Simon Burch
4/15 Breaking Britain
From a project focusing on the impact of austerity on the bottom end of the economic ladder. Hinton documents the life of a family who deal with an extraordinary amount of tragedy and stress in their daily lives
Adam Hinton
5/15 Lynn Barber with Tyger
“I was asked to photograph Lynn Barber with her cat Tyger for The Sunday Times Magazine. True to Lynn’s warning Tyger did not want to be photographed. We managed to get one appearance on set thanks to the cocaine like properties of Dreamies cat treats, but once Tyger had had her fill she then wouldn’t perform for us again – no treats, toys or cat herding would help. This was one of two frames of Tyger we managed to capture. Thankfully it was a good one” – Charlie Clift
Charlie Clift for The Sunday Times Magazine
6/15 The Barracks of Belgrade
“The Barracks of Belgrade is part of an ongoing project covering the refugee crisis in Europe. Nearly 2000 migrants, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan were living in a series of large brick warehouses known as the Barracks tucked away behind the city’s main transport hub. When I visited in February 2017 the temperature had dropped to -16 degrees so the migrants were burning highly toxic creosote-soaked railway sleepers to try and stay alive. The Serbian Government requested charities to stop giving out aid so as not to encourage more arrivals so these people had no toilets, no water and no beds. They were living amongst human excrement amid piles of stinking rubbish. It was possibly one of the most desperate situations I’ve seen” – Hannah Maule-Ffinch
Hannah Maule-Ffinch for Grazia/Save The Children
7/15 Exploring Deliciousness
“My personal series Exploring Deliciousness is a personal collaboration with Food Stylist Lucy-Ruth Hathaway and Set Designer Kerry Hughes, which explores imperfect pairings and they way we view what is delicious”
Louise Hagger
8/15 Takayama, Gifu. 2018
“Takayama, Gifu. 2018 was taken in the popular tourist city of Takayama in the mountainous Hida region of Gifu Prefecture central Japan. I was walking the empty streets late at night looking for photographs, inspired by the work of Robert Adams and Rut Blees Luxemburg when I came across this traditional Japanese home illuminated by streetlamp and neon from the surrounding video arcades, noodle restaurants and late night markets.”
Richard Durkin
9/15 Dolly
“The image was photographed to illustrate the problem of domestic violence using the anonymity of a spooky cracked antique dolls face” – Peter Dazeley
Peter Dazeley
10/15 Squonkers, drippers and cloud chasers: the rise of vape culture
Michael Buck captured this photo of a mass vape at the fourth annual Vape Jam
Michael Buck for Guardian Weekend Magazine
11/15 A Closer Look
“This is a personal series of images challenging the traditional stereotypes of beauty and portrait photography” –
Sam Robinson
12/15 Passion 202
“I first became aware of Japanese ‘Love Hotels’ while photographing areas of Japan for a music commission. Designed for couples with busy lives, little private space, and/or a need to hire an anonymous room for intimacy and sexual intercourse, love hotels are very popular. Hired by the hour, or for an overnight ‘stay’, couples hire rooms often via use of a vending machine in the hotel lobby. I instantly found the hotel rooms and their contents fascinating. And a bit gross. ‘Passion 202’ takes its name from one of the hotel rooms I photographed in Tokyo in 2017. The images in this series are shot on 35mm film and show different areas and items from within various love hotels. Despite their different themes and types of decor, the rooms all share common details; nicotine stained walls, practical wipe-clean furniture, pairs of slippers, boxes of tissues, dated 60s, 70s and 80s design.” – Laura Lewis
Laura Lewis
13/15 Security Guard Cynthia at Tate
“One fateful day in January 1928 unfavourable elements coincided, the River Thames river rose rapidly to its highest level ever measured… The world-famous Tate Gallery, its walls full of priceless paintings was one of the buildings flooded. One night in late 2018 when the gallery was closed I spent the night with my team recapturing this scene. My portrait is of the security guard at Tate Britain who was present. She controlled our night-time recreation of that notable day in 1928 but observed us at work with great interest – the night when our historical treasure, the Tate Britain, was flooded with a potentially catastrophic outcome. Her presence was for me and my team a calming presence during our engagement with the still little-known part of our and the Tate Gallery’s history. I thank her for being there and for participating in the most companionable way of a most memorable image of my ‘Old Father Thames’ project” – Julia Fullerton-Batten
Julia Fullerton-Batten
14/15 Penzance Waterpolo
“These images are taken from a wider series focusing on the Penzance Water Polo team as they play at the beautiful Jubilee Lido in Penzance. Perched right on the sea wall, the evening light bounces around the pool” – Alexander Rhind
Alexander Rhind
15/15 Floating Max
“The freedom and joy of the wonderful and short lived British summer is captured in this image of 11 year old Max seemingly floating in his garden as the sun sets late August” – Dean Northcott
Dean Northcott
Shortlisted pictures of a major photography award are going on display to the public ahead of the announcement of winners.
Now in their 35th year, the Association of Photography (AoP) awards seek to reward the best work from photographers working at the highest level.
Entries are welcome from all disciplines of photography. This year sees the introduction of the “Innovation” category, for those who are pushing the boundaries of technology in image making.
Though the main awards are open only to members of the AoP, the exhibition also includes the Open Awards which allow amateurs and upcoming talents a chance to boost their profile.
Judging is underway and winners of the awards will be announced on May 14.
The Association of Photographers Awards 2019 exhibition will be on display at One Canada Square in London until May 31.
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