The Amateur Photographer Awards 2013 took place on 7 February 2013 at The Film Museum, County Hall, London and were split into the following categories:
- Accessory of the Year
- Software of the Year
- Printer of the Year
- Consumer Compact Camera of the Year
- Enthusiast Compact of the Year
- Bridge Camera of the Year
- Consumer Camera of the Year
- Enthusiast Camera of the Year
- Professional Camera of the Year
- Consumer Compact System Camera of the Year
- Enthusiast Compact System Camera of the Year
- Zoom Lens of the Year
- Fixed Focal Length Lens of the Year
- Innovation of the Year
- AP Reader Product of the Year
- Product of the Year
Two personal awards were also presented to those who produced
exceptional photography and contributed greatly to photography with a
Power of Photography award and an Exceptional Achievement in Photography
award.
During the Awards Ceremony retailers were also presented with the What Digital
Camera & Amateur Photographer Good Service Awards to commend exceptional customer service in
photography sales.
Power of Photography
Winner: Jim Brandenburg
Sponsored by GFK
Exceptional Achievement in Photography
Winner: Sir Simon Marsden
Sponsored by Grays of Westminster
Accessory of the Year
Winner: Wacom Intuos5 touch
Fotospeed Platinum Baryta paper
Nikon SB-910 Speedlight
Vanguard BBH-200 ball head
Wacom Intuos5 touch
Winner:Wacom Intuos5 touch
Software of the Year
Winner: Tiffen Dfx v3.0
Adobe Photoshop CS6
Nik Color Efex Pro 4
Nik Snapseed for iOS
Tiffen Dfx v3.0
Printer of the Year
Winner: Canon PIXMA PRO-1
Canon PIXMA PRO-1
Epson Stylus Photo 1500W
Epson Stylus Photo PX730WD
Consumer Compact Camera of the Year
Winner: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Olympus Tough TG-1
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Enthusiast Compact Camera of the Year
Winner: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Canon PowerShot G1 X
Canon PowerShot G15
Nikon Coolpix P7700
Olympus Stylus XZ-2
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Bridge Camera of the Year
Winner: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
Fujifilm X-S1
Nikon Coolpix P510
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
Consumer Camera of the Year
Winner: Nikon D3200
Canon EOS 650D
Nikon D3200
Pentax K-30
Sony Alpha 57
Enthusiast Camera of the Year
Winner: Nikon D800/E
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Nikon D600
Nikon D800/E
Sony Alpha 65
Sony Alpha 99
Professional Camera of the Year
Winner: Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EOS-1D X
Leica M Monochrom
Nikon D4
Consumer Compact System Camera of the Year
Winner: Samsung NX210
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5
Samsung NX210
Samsung NX1000
Sony NEX-F3
Enthusiast Compact System Camera of the Year
Winner: Fujifilm X-Pro1
Fujifilm X-E1
Fujifilm X-Pro1
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3
Samsung NX20
Zoom Lens of the Year
Winner: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
Samsung 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 ED OIS
Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD
Fixed Focal Length Lens of the Year
Winner: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM
Olympus 15mm f/8 Body Cap lens
Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC
Sigma APO Macro 180mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM
Innovation of the Year
Winners: Samsung Galaxy Camera AND X-Trans CMOS sensor in the Fujifilm X-Pro1
Leica M Monochrom
Samsung Galaxy Camera
Sony Cyber-shot DCS-RX1
X-Trans CMOS sensor in the Fujifilm X-Pro1
AP Reader Product of the Year
Winner: Nikon D800/E
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4
Nikon D800/E
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Product of the Year
Winner: Nikon D800/E
Amateur Photographer & What Digital Camera Good Service Awards
High Street Independent Retailer 2013
Gold winner: Camera World
High Street Independent Retailer 2013
Gold winner: Clifton Cameras
High Street Independent Retailer 2013
Gold winner: Grays of Westminster
High Street Independent Retailer 2013
Gold winner: Park Cameras
High Street Independent Retailer 2013
Silver winner: Premier Ink & Photographic
High Street Independent Retailer 2013
Bronze winner: Digital Depot
High Street Multiple Retailer 2013
Silver winner: Calumet Photographic
High Street Multiple Retailer 2013
Bronze winner: London Camera Exchange
Online Retailer 2013
Gold Winner: Camera World
Online Retailer 2013
Gold winner: Clifton Cameras
Online Retailer 2013
Gold winner: Park Cameras
Online Retailer 2013
Bronze winner: Wex Photographic
With thanks to our sponsors
This year our proud sponsors of the awards are Grays of Westminster and GfK.
Grays of Westminster
is a multi-award-winning company specialising in Nikon products. Grays
was presented with the What Digital Camera/Amateur Photographer ‘Gold
Winner’ Good Service Award, as voted for by What Digital Camera readers
and website visitors, in 2011 and again in 2012. The President of Nikon
UK described Grays of Westminster as “a long-standing institution in the
photo industry” when awarding them with a unique trophy for twenty-five
years of outstanding contribution to Nikon users.
GfK are one of the world’s leading research companies.
Every day, their 12,000+ experts discover new insights into the way
people live, think and shop in over 100 countries. They use the latest
technologies and smartest methodologies to help their clients deeply
understand the most important people in the world: their customers.
The
Amateur Photographer Awards is an important event for both Grays of
Westminster and GfK in terms of supporting the awards itself, but it is
also a fantastic occasion for them to be able to share in the successes
of the photographic industry.
Special thanks to Macallan Single Malt and Green & Blacks for their contributions.
Many thanks also to Philips PicoPix for sponsoring the AP Awards after-party.
