July 1, 2008
APOY Round Six
Round 6 Inhabitants In round 6, Inhabitants, we ask you to think about what it means to inhabit. You are an inhabitant of your home, but also of the town, country and world in which…
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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
July 1, 2008
Round 6 Inhabitants In round 6, Inhabitants, we ask you to think about what it means to inhabit. You are an inhabitant of your home, but also of the town, country and world in which…
June 3, 2008
Round 5 Structure In our round 5 we ask you to consider the meaning of the word ‘Structure’. Traditionally, this suggests architecture, and for this round you may want to dust off your wideangle lenses…
April 30, 2008
Round 4 Humanity Humans leave their mark in many ways, and in our fourth round, ‘Humanity’, we want you to explore this idea. You may be driven to find a willing subject and a comfortable…
April 4, 2008
Round 3 Intimate Detail ‘Intimate detail’ can have multiple meanings. You may have your camera with you on a walk into town and notice an intricate carving in the façade of your local church, or…
March 6, 2008
Round 2 Arranged by... Still life is the theme of our ‘Arranged by…’ round, and it is very much open to your interpretation. Perhaps you have a box of old relics in your attic you…
February 19, 2008
Round 1 Face of the Earth This round is not just for landscape enthusiasts but for all those who are interested in the world around them. Whether natural or urban, aerial or from a bug’s-eye…
February 19, 2008
Your chance to enter the UK’s most prestigious competition for amateur photographers. The overall winner will receive a £3,000 Virgin holiday voucher from Samsung and there are monthly prizes of Samsung’s top-end DSLRs, the GX-10…
January 22, 2008
Details of the 2008 Amateur Photographer of the Year (APOY) competition will be announced in next week’s issue of AP.