Welcome to UK Picture Editors Guild
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Welcome to UK Picture Editors Guild
01255 319862 or (m) 0771 503 7231
The UK Picture Editors Guild is an association for Picture Editors and those that work with editorial photography.
Why was the Guild formed?
UK Picture Editors Guild Awards
This year the Awards were held at the Honourable Artillery Company HQ on October 16th 2023.
Ticketing and Tables
A table for ten at the UKPG Awards at the Honourable Artillery Company HQ in City Road cost 1850 pounds (plus VAT)
Individual tickets are 185 pounds each (plus vat)
members of the Guild and concessions are 85 pounds each. (incl VAT)
This years awards
Entry Conditions
- The awards are open to press photographers based in the British Isles.
- The entry fee is 30 pounds. You can enter as many categories as you like as often as you like.
- entiry is closed for this year
Our history
In 1977 when the Picture Editors Guild was formed, Picture Editors of the national and regional press did not have the benefit of the internet and so they were very dependent on each other for news pictures.
If a story broke in the regions, the first call from the national newspapers was often to the local paper.
Major players such as the The Manchester Evening News or the Newcastle Chronicle for example, who might be prepared to provide you with a picture to go with the story.
Of course, with no internet, the print was put in an envelope which a messenger would take to the local station where it would travel to London in the goods carriage of the train in a ‘Red Star‘ package, the fastest way to get a picture to London. Then fingers crossed your messenger would collect the packet from the station and you might get it before deadline!
With such dependency Picture Editors thought it would be good if they could meet a couple of times a year to meet face to face with the person who answered the 'phone when you called.
So the Guild was formed. From the beginning the Guild was involved in judging photography competitions. Encyclopedia Britannica. The Post Office, Ilford Films, Kodak and Nikon were among those holding photography competitions but now the Guild is proud to be the master of its own photography competition, .
Our Sponsors and Categories
- Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year sponsored by Dave Benett
- Sports Photographer of the Year sponsored by Canon.
- Portrait Photographer of the Year
- News Photographer of the Year sponsored by Fixation
- Regional Photographer of the year sponsored by GenesisImaging
- Young Photographer of the Year sponsored by Getty Images
- Photograph of the Year sponsored by Imago
- Student Photographer of the Year sponsored by Nikon
- City and Industry Photographer of the Year
- National newspaper photographer of the year sponsored by Sony
- Royal Photographer of the Year sponsored by Lexar
- Photo Essay Photographer of the Year sponsored by Fleet Streets Finest
- UKPG Press photographer of the Year
Our Partners
UK Picture Editors Guild
Committee members Alan Sparrow Rob Taggart Joe Sene Bob Kirwin Dave Ofield Natasha Pszenicki Kim Scott Clark 01255 319862 or (m) 0771 503 7231 if you would like to be a member or help with the awards ...........
Our Media Partners
The Guild Awards are supported by
PHOTO ARCHIVE NEWS
and
PROFESSIONAL PHOTO
