December 14, 2023
Amateur Photographer of the Year 2023 winners announced!
After 10 rounds throughout the year, the final Amateur Photographer of the Year 2023 winners have been revealed
Advertisement
Amateur Photographer of the Year (APOY) is the UK’s most prestigious photography competition for amateur photographers.
The competition is open to all amateur photographers* and once again we have teamed up with Photocrowd, who will be hosting the competition on a simple and intuitive platform.
The competition has 10 rounds, each with a different theme. The themes for the 2024 competition will be: Black & White, Animal Kingdom, City Life, Action, Landscapes, People, Macro, Dusk to Dawn, Travel and Open (Anything goes!)
More information will be shared soon – keep an eye on this page for updates.
Get one additional free entry in each round of APOY 2024 using a code printed in the latest issue of Amateur Photographer magazine. Starting from the issue dated 9th April. Purchase a print or digital copy here.
Our Young Amateur Photographer of the Year category and Camera Club award are back, more information can be found below.
* For the purposes of this competition, ‘Amateur’ in this context means photography is your hobby, and not your primary source of income.
We are delighted to welcome Camera Centre UK as our sponsor for this year’s competition!
Our Young Photographer of the Year category is open to those aged 13-21, entry for this category is FREE and all rounds are the same as for the main competition.
Entrants should be 21 years old or younger by the competition’s final closing date of 31st December 2024.
Do you belong to a camera club? You can accumulate points for your society when you enter APOY. Select your camera club when entering.
After all ten rounds are complete, the club with the most points will win the overall title. Prizes TBC
Below is a list of all this year’s rounds, including opening and closing dates:
Round One, Black & White: Opens 26th March. Closes 22nd April
Round Two, Animal Kingdom: Opens 23rd April, Closes 20th May
Round Three, City Life: Opens 21st May, Closes 17th June
Round Four, Action: Opens 18th June, Closes 15th July
Round Five, Landscapes: Opens 16th July, Closes 12th August
Round Six, People: Opens 13th August, Closes 9th September
Round Seven, Macro: Opens 10th September, 7th October
Round Eight, Dusk to Dawn: Opens 8th October, Closes 4th November
Round Nine, Travel: Opens 5th November, Closes 2nd December
Round Ten, Open (anything goes!): Opens 3rd December, Closes 31st December
All dates 2024.
Featured image clockwise starting top left – Paul Nash, Alez Krivec, Giles Thurston, Peyman Naderi, Sue Woodbridge
December 14, 2023
After 10 rounds throughout the year, the final Amateur Photographer of the Year 2023 winners have been revealed
December 14, 2023
The winners of final APOY 2023 round, Round Ten, Low light, are in! We share the top ten images with comments by the judges
November 16, 2023
The winners of APOY 2023 Round Nine, Action are in! Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd with comments by the judges
November 1, 2023
Peter Dench discovers how Amateur Photographer of the Year 2022 winner Tommaso Carrara took his impactful award-winning low-light photo
October 19, 2023
The winners of APOY 2023 Round Eight, Wildlife, are in! Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd with comments by the AP team and our guest judge.
October 17, 2023
Round Ten of Amateur Photographer of the Year 2023 is now open! The theme is Low Light. Submit your best photos to our APOY 2023 competition
September 21, 2023
The winners of APOY 2023 Round Seven, Street are in! Here are the top 10 images uploaded to Photocrowd with comments by the AP team and our guest judge
September 19, 2023
Round Nine of Amateur Photographer of the Year 2023 is now open! The theme is Action. Submit your best action and movement photos to our APOY 2023 competition
August 24, 2023
The winners of APOY 2023 Round Six, Architecture are in! Here are the top 10 images with comments by the AP team and our guest judge
August 22, 2023
Round Eight of Amateur Photographer of the Year 2023 is now open! The theme is Wildlife, submit your best animal photos here
July 27, 2023
The winners of APOY 2023 Round Five, Portraits are in! Here are the top 10 images uploaded to Photocrowd with comments by the AP team
Looking to improve your photography? Amateur Photographer is the magazine for you, subscribe today and pay just £26 for your first 13 issues!