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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 the 2025 competition will be: Black & White, People and Portraits, Close-Up and Details, Landscapes, Celebrating Colour, Night and Low Light, Animal Kingdom, Movement, Urban Life, and Open (anything goes!).
Get one additional free entry in each round of APOY 2025 using a code printed in the latest issue of Amateur Photographer magazine. Starting from 6th May issue 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 back as our sponsor for this year’s competition!
Also joining us for 2025, are DxO, BOB Books, ViewSonic and The School of Photoography, who are contributing some fantastic prizes!
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 2nd February 2026. Minimum age to enter is 13 years old.
Do you belong to a camera club? You can accumulate points for your society when you enter APOY. Select your camera club when entering.
If you are a member of a camera club, tell us your UK camera club when you fill out our simple agreement form before you enter your first image.
After all ten rounds are complete, the club with the most points will win the overall title.
Amateur Photographer of the Year round winners:
The winner of each round of APOY receives a voucher for £500 to spend at Camera Centre UK*, plus free DxO PhotoLab and FilmPack licences worth £340, a £50 voucher for Bob Books, and an annual subscription to The School of Photography worth £120.
The two runners-up in each round will receive a free DxO Nik Collection licence worth £146 and a £25 voucher for Bob Books.
Amateur Photographer of the Year Grand Prize winner:
The overall winner after ten rounds wins a £1,000 voucher to spend at Camera Centre UK and a £100 voucher for Bob Books.
Young Amateur Photographer of the Year round winners:
The winner of each round of Young APOY receives free DxO PhotoLab and FilmPack licences worth £340, a £50 voucher for Bob Books, and an annual subscription to The School of Photography worth £120.
The two runners-up in each round will receive a free DxO Nik Collection licence worth £146 and a £25 voucher for Bob Books.
Young Amateur Photographer of the Year grand prize winner:
At the end of the 10 rounds, the photographer with the most combined points will be crowned the Young Amateur Photographer of the Year 2025 and will take home a £500 voucher to spend at Camera Centre UK* and a £100 voucher for Bob Books.
The winning club receives a ViewSonic 4K projector, and a monitor for the highest scoring member of that club.
Learn more about our sponsors and prizes here.
Below is a list of all this year’s rounds, including opening and closing dates:
| Theme | Round Open | Round Close |
| Black & White | 06 May 2025 | 26 May 2025 |
| People and Portraits | 27 May 2025 | 23 June 2025 |
| Close-up and Details | 24 June 2025 | 21 July 2025 |
| Landscapes | 22 July 2025 | 18 August 2025 |
| Celebrating Colour | 19 August 2025 | 15 September 2025 |
| Night and Low Light | 16 September 2025 | 13 October 2025 |
| Animal Kingdom | 14 October 2025 | 10 November 2025 |
| Movement | 11 November 2025 | 08 December 2025 |
| Urban Life | 09 December 2025 | 05 January 2026 |
| Open | 06 January 2026 | 02 February 2026 |
May 6, 2025
Amateur Photographer of the Year 2025 is now open! The first round is Black and White, submit your photos before 26th May 2025
April 25, 2025
Our annual photography competition Amateur Photographer of the Year, will be launching its 2025 edition very soon! See category info and dates here
February 6, 2025
We are delighted to announce the winners of Amateur Photographer of the Year 2024! See the winners here
February 6, 2025
The results of the final round of our prestigious Amateur Photographer of the Year competition are in! See the winning images
January 9, 2025
The results of the ninth round of our prestigious Amateur Photographer of the Year competition are in! See the winners
December 12, 2024
The results of the eighth round of our prestigious Amateur Photographer of the Year competition are in!
December 3, 2024
The FINAL round of our Amateur Photographer of the Year 2024 competition is now open for entries. The theme is OPEN and anything goes!
November 14, 2024
The results of the seventh round of our prestigious Amateur Photographer of the Year competition are in!
November 5, 2024
The penultimate round of our Amateur Photographer of the Year competition is now open for entries! The theme for Round Nine of APOY is Travel
October 17, 2024
The results of the sixth round of our prestigious Amateur Photographer of the Year competition are in!
October 8, 2024
Round Eight of our Amateur Photographer of the Year competition is now open for entries! The theme is Dusk to Dawn so for the chance to win big prizes we want to see your best low…
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