The winners of the Off to Work Event Photography Awards 2023 have been announced after a record number of entries.
This year’s edition of the not-for-profit competition attracted more than 1,700 images from nearly 200 event photographers.
The ninth edition of the awards culminated in gallery viewing and awards ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) on 5 June.
Who won?
Manchester-based photographer, Steve Grogan, took home the Overall Winner trophy for his wedding image (pictured below), whilst Noah Goodrich won Overall Runner-Up for capturing Battersea Power Station’s relaunch event.
The Highly Commended awards went to Luke Dyson for his Higher Power shot of Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Katja Origin for her colourful Pride image.
Alistair Vernyard was also named the winner for the Corporate Events and Conferences categories for snapping an event taking place at Sky Garden (featured image).
Other winning photographers included:
- James Bridle’s Sparks Fly Like Fists Thrown
- Mike Egerton’s Papua New Guinea Cheerleaders
- Matt Chung’ Plates & Plates
- Luke Dyson’s Christmas at Somerset House
- Victor Frankowski’s Celebration
- Corinne Cumming’s A River of Chanel
- David Poultney’s Oops A Daisy
- Jack Boskett’s Contemplative Catherine
- Tom Wren’s Cracking Cover Drive
- Emily Appleton’s Runaway Brides
- Matt Chung’s The Painted Hall
- Cath Dupuy’s Day of the Dead
Philip Atkins, managing director of Off to Work and competition founder, commented: “Photography does so much to amplify, justify and sustain the events industry, so it’s heartening that the competition is now attracting so many entries, including from agencies, caterers and venues, as investment in photography is given increasing importance.
“The competition was the toughest ever and the images entered encapsulated the impact, both societal and commercial, of a durable and effervescent events sector, which contributes over £42bn a year to the UK economy.”
Graham Hill, competition and event director, added: “We owe huge debts of gratitude to our sponsors and event partners for making the competition and awards event possible. Also, to our array of industry leading judges, who had over 400 photos to review. The competition has been a great success and we are already making plans for the 10th Anniversary competition, for which entries will open in October.”
