The Societies have announced the overall winners of their photography competition. Chris Chambers from West Yorkshire was awarded the Photographer of the Year title during the Awards Dinner at the Societies' annual convention. In addition to receiving his trophy Chris also walked away with a Fujifilm XT1 Camera with XF56 1.2 Lens and a fully paid ticket to the WPPI Convention in Las Vegas with a flight and 5 nights accommodation to the value of £3,200.

SWPP Press Release

The Societies' Photographer of the Year Awards 2015

The Societies are pleased to announce the overall winners of their Monthly Image Competition.

Chris Chambers from Castleford, West Yorkshire was awarded the coveted Photographer of the Year by The Societies during the Awards Dinner at their annual Convention. Over four hundred guests were present at the Awards Dinner in London Saturday January 23.

The judges commented, “This decisive moment has been superbly captured, in this fast paced moment. It’s a staggeringly good shot that we all wished we had captured.”

The competition is a truly international success with entrants from all four corners of the globe entering monthly.

In addition to receiving his trophy Chris also walked away with a Fujifilm XT1 Camera with XF56 1.2 Lens and a fully paid ticket to the WPPI Convention in Las Vegas with a flight and 5 nights Accommodation to the value of £3,200.00.

The Societies' Awards 2015 winners

The Societies' Photographer of the Year 2015 - Chris Chambers, UK

The Societies' 2nd Place Photographer of the Year 2015- Vagelis Giotopolous, Greece

The Societies' 3rd Photographer of the Year 2015 - Laima Kavaliauskaite, Lithuania

Advertising and Commercial - Richard Bradbury, UK

Architectural - Chris Blaser, Switzerland

Boudoir and Beauty - Laima Kavaliauskaite, Lithuania

Bump to Baby - Jocelyn Conway, UK

Children - Stephanie Belton, UK

Digital Art - Audrey Kelly, UK

Events - Paul Karaolides, UK

Fashion - Dzerinaldas Lukosius, Ireland

Landscape - Hardik Pandya, UK

Macro and Close-up - Anne Algar, UK

Media and Documentary - Jackie Au, Canada

Monochrome - Neenad Arul, India

Nature - Kutub Uddin, UK

Open Avant Garde - Roberto Falck, USA

Pet Portraiture - Tracy Willis, UK

Pictorial and Fine Art - Kenny Ferguson, UK

Portraiture Avant Garde - Patricia Taylor, UK

Portraiture Environmental - Lindsay Dobson, UK

Portraiture Studio - Laima Kavaliauskaite, Lithuania

Sports - Sofie Louca, UK

Street Photography - Paul Bucknall, UK

Travel - Peter Jones, UK

Wedding Avant Garde - Gytis Sacikauskas, Lithuania

Wedding Photojournalistic - Vagelis Giotopolous, Greece

Wedding Classical - Mauro Cantelmi, Australia

Wildlife - Chris Chambers, UK

Highest Gold Award - Terry Donnelly, UK

For full details on The Societies’ Photographer of the Year Awards 2015 please check out the website: http://thesocieties.net/image_competition-2015/poty/

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