February 24, 2023
AP Awards 2023 – Hero of Photography
An accomplished music and portrait photographer, Tom Oldham's also set up a great project to get art and photo books to schools
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AP Awards
Welcome to our archive of content from our annual Amateur Photographer Awards. Founded in 1977 the AP Awards is the UK’s oldest and most prestigious awards event for the UK photographic industry. The event is unique in recognising not only the finest cameras and hardware released during the previous year but also outstanding people.
From seasoned professionals to emerging talents, the AP Awards celebrate the visionary photographers whose work has most inspired us as well as the heroes who use their talents in the service of helping others.
The expert-curated awards are also complemented by the Readers Choice awards, in which the public vote for their favourite kit, communities and creators cameras, and acknowledge the UK’s best independent photo retailers and services through the Good Service Awards.
The AP Awards take place every year in London around the end of February. Explore the awards in more detail in the articles below, and for information about attending the awards or sponsoring a category visit our Awards portal.
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February 24, 2023
AP Awards 2023 – Lifetime Achievement Award
We celebrate the achievement of Martin and Ros Billingham, the founders of the iconic Billingham bag company
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February 24, 2023
AP Awards 2023 – Professional Camera and Product of the Year 2023
Our Product of the Year 2023 has been selected from the winners of the kit award categories at the AP Awards! We reveal the winner here
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February 24, 2023
AP Awards 2023 – Exceptional Achievement Award
The winner of this year's Exceptional Achievement in Photography Award is the distinguished British portrait photographer John Swannell
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February 24, 2023
AP Awards 2023 – Power of Photography Award
Meet the winner of this year's Power of Photography Award, Aneesa Dawoojee, for her hard-hitting project on combat sports practitioners
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February 24, 2023
AP Awards 2023 – The best camera, smartphone and drone of the year
Find out who won an award in the AP Awards 2023, with the best cameras, smartphones and drone selected from our thorough testing.
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February 23, 2023
AP Awards 2023 – The Best Lenses of 2023
Our pick of the best lenses of 2023, all reviewed in the past year - our thorough testing helps you choose which one is right for you.
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February 23, 2023
AP Awards 2023 – Best Software and Accessories
Here are the winners of the AP Awards 2023 for Best Software and the four deserved winners of the Best Accessories awards for 2023…
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February 23, 2023
AP Awards 2023 – Reader’s Choice Camera of the Year 2023
For the first time at the AP Awards, we asked our readers to vote in the Reader's Choice Awards. See which camera you chose as your winner here!
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November 15, 2022
Reward your favourite retailer in our Good Service Awards
It's that time of the year again when we seek nominations for our Good Service Awards – we want to hear about your favourite camera and photographic equipment retailer. Get them the recognition they deserve!
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September 20, 2022
AP’s BEST IN SHOW Awards for The Photography Show 2022
Amateur Photographer has been at The Photography Show 2022, and have awarded "Best In Show" awards to the best products there!