
June 1, 2023
See the APOY 2023 Macro winners!
The winners of APOY 2023 Round Three, Macro are in! We share the top 10 images uploaded to Photocrowd with comments by our judges
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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 this year’s competition are: Black & White, Travel, Macro, Landscapes, Portraits, Architecture, Street, Wildlife, Action and Low Light.
Get one additional free entry in each round of APOY 2023 using a code printed in the latest issue of Amateur Photographer magazine. Purchase a print or digital copy here.
Our Young Amateur Photographer of the Year category and Camera Club award are back again for 2023, 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.
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 13th November 2023.
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 one with the most points wins a £500 voucher to spend at MPB, and a Rotolight NEO 3 Pro Imagemaker Kit worth £650. The kit includes one NEO 3 Pro, a custom NPF-770 battery, a pouch, diffuser dome, ballhead and cold shoe. It’s the brightest LED on-camera light ever made, and comes in a compact form factor you can take anywhere.
Below is a list of all this year’s rounds, including opening and closing dates:
Round One, Black & White: Opens 8th February. Closes 6th March
Round Two, Travel: Opens 7th March. Closes 3rd April
Round Three, Macro: Opens 4th April. Closes 2nd May
Round Four, Landscapes: Opens 3rd May. Closes 30th May
Round Five, Portraits: Opens 31st May. Closes 26th June
Round Six, Architecture: Opens 27th June. Closes 24th July
Round Seven, Street: Opens 25th July. Closes 21st August
Round Eight, Wildlife: Opens 22nd August. Closes 18 September
Round Nine, Action: Opens 19 September. Closes 16 October
Round Ten, Low Light: Opens 17 October. Closes 13 November
All dates 2023.
Featured image clockwise starting top left – Freddy Mette, Jamie Spensley, Ian Bramham, Tobi Shobo, Tobias Gjerde
June 1, 2023
The winners of APOY 2023 Round Three, Macro are in! We share the top 10 images uploaded to Photocrowd with comments by our judges
May 31, 2023
Round Five of Amateur Photographer of the Year 2023 is now open! The theme is Portraits. Submit your best portrait photography to our APOY 2023 competition
May 4, 2023
Winners from the second round of APOY 2023, Travel, are in! Here are the top 10 images with comments by the AP team and our guest judge
May 3, 2023
Round Four of Amateur Photographer of the Year 2023 is now open for entries! The theme is Landscapes.
April 6, 2023
Winners from the first round of APOY 2023, Black and White, are in! Here are the top 10 images with comments by the AP team and our guest judge
April 4, 2023
Round Three of our Amateur Photographer of the Year (APOY) 2023 competition is now open! The theme is Macro... Find out how to enter here!
March 7, 2023
Round Two of our Amateur Photographer of the Year (APOY) 2023 competition is now open! The theme is Travel... Find out how to enter here!
February 8, 2023
Amateur Photographer of the Year 2023 is now open for entries! The first round is Black & White
December 16, 2022
Our Amateur Photographer of the Year competition always attracts thousands of superb images, and this year was no different… We are pleased to announce the APOY 2022 winners!
December 16, 2022
Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from APOY 2022 Round Ten, Action, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge
November 18, 2022
Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Nine, Street, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge.
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