AOP Open General Information:

The AOP Open is run by the Association of Photographers and is the only competition where professionals and amateurs compete on equal terms. There are no categories or themes in this competition so the choice of work submitted is entirely up to the photographer.

The competition has been run for 11 years and each year it attracts approximately 1,500 entries from around the world.

The chosen images are exhibited at the AOP Gallery in August every year and showcased here on the Awards website. 

By entering the AOP Open you have the chance to:

• Be judged by a panel of the photographic industry’s top professionals
• Have your image exhibited in a top London photography gallery in the heart of Shoreditch
• Compete against your peers and some of the leading photographers in the UK and abroad
• Have your images endorsed by THE professional body representing photographers

The AOP Open is looking for individual images that display your talent as a photographer: images capturing moments, emotions, objects or environments. There are no themes or categories in the competition, it is simply a search for outstanding photographs.

What Awards Can I Win?

Best in Show Award

Public Choice Award

Judge's Choice Awards

The 2009 Awards Night and prizes

The Awards were presented at the prize-giving ceremony on 6th August 2009 and the 'Best in Show' won a Wacom Intuos 4M tablet plus a Kodak ESP7 All-in-One Wireless Printer with photographic paper supplied by Tetenal.  The winner of the 'Public Choice' vote won a Wacom Intuos 4M tablet and the winner of the public vote prize draw won a selection of photographic books.