Now in their 26th Year, the AOP Photographers Awards are regarded as THE photographic Awards within the industry; and this year’s entrants had the opportunity to enter nineteen categories across Personal and Commissioned Work.

In 2009 the judges have selected 5 Silver Award winners, 23 Bronze Award winners and also the ultimate accolade, the AOP Photographer of the Year in association with Epson.

This award was presented to recognise and highlight the talent of one AOP Photographer who has excelled in this year’s Awards. The AOP Photographer of the Year for 2009 is Karin Berndl. 10 of her images were selected for the AOP Photographers Awards 2009, across Commissioned work within the Still Life category.

All selected images are presented in the AOP Photographers Awards Book which was also launched at the Awards Cermony at Sadlers Wells Theatre last night, and will be available to buy online soon.

The full list of winners are:

Photographer of the Year in Association with Epson:
Karin Berndl


Silver:

Karin Berndl – Commissioned Still Life Series sponsored by Stanley’s Post
Richard Mark Dobson – Personal Life Series sponsored by Tag Creative
Nick Jell – Personal Still Life Series sponsored by Stanley’s Post
Jason Knott – Personal Portrait Series sponsored by Hasselblad
Benedict Redgrove – Personal Interiors & Architecture Series sponsored by Street Studios


Bronze:

Karin Berndl – Commissioned Still Life Series - sponsored by Stanley’s Post
Charlie Crane – Commissioned Life Single - sponsored by Tag Creative
Josh Cole – Commissioned Fashion Series - sponsored by MOT Models
Claudia Eschborn – Personal Interiors & Architecture Series - sponsored by Street Studios
Dan Burn-Forti – Commissioned Life Series - sponsored by Tag Creative
Tim Flach – Commissioned Life Single - sponsored by Tag Creative
Julia Fullerton Batten – Personal Life Single - sponsored by Tag Creative
Giblin & James – Personal Interiors & Architecture Series - sponsored by Street Studios
Marc Gouby – Commissioned Life Single - sponsored by Tag Creative
Craig Knowles - Personal Classic Landscape Single - sponsored by Taylor James
Tim N Hetherington - Commissioned Life Series - sponsored by Tag Creative
George Kavanagh – Personal Contemporary Landscape & Cityscape Series - sponsored by Another Production
Nick Meek – Personal Still Life Single - sponsored by Stanley’s Post
Spencer Murphy – Commissioned Portrait Series - sponsored by Hasselblad
Rob Murray - Personal Classic Landscape Series - sponsored by Taylor James
Jim Naughten – Personal Portrait Series - sponsored by Hasselblad
Meike Nixdorf - Personal Classic Landscape Series - sponsored by Taylor James
Erwin Olaf – Commissioned Portrait Series - sponsored by Hasselblad
Max Oppenheim – Commissioned Still Life Single - sponsored by Stanley’s Post
Gary Salter – Personal Life Series - sponsored by Tag Creative
Philip Starling – Commissioned Portrait Single - sponsored by Hasselblad
Graeme Stuart - Commissioned Contemporary Landscape & Cityscape Series - sponsored by Another Production
Robert Wilson – Commissioned Interiors & Architecture Single sponsored by Street Studios


For further information please contact: awards@aophoto.co.uk