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CREDIT: Michelle Sank

The Royal Photographic Society Awards 2024

Announcing the 2024 Award recipients

Join us as we celebrate the 2024 recipients

Announcing the recipients of The Royal Photographic Society Awards for 2024. We’re celebrating the individuals who are making significant contributions to both still and moving image.   

Several new categories were introduced in 2024 to reflect the constantly evolving nature of photography and the role it plays within society. Including: the RPS Award for Editorial or Documentary Photography; the RPS Award for Photojournalism; the RPS Award for Fashion, Advertising and Commercial Photography and finally, the RPS Award for Photography with Young People. Congratulations to these inaugural recipients.

Join us as we celebrate the 2024 recipients representing significant achievements, new and emerging talent and notable contributions.  

CREDIT: Emile Holba
The RPS Centenary Medal and RPS Honorary Fellowship

Ingrid Pollard MBE

Awarded in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the art of photography or moving image.

 

CREDIT: Ruby Robinson
RPS Award for achievement in the Art of Photography

Bettina von Zwehl

Awarded to a photographer in recognition of a notable personal achievement in the art of photography or moving image.

CREDIT: Harriet Browse
RPS Award for Achievement in the Art of Photography (under 30yrs)

Amin Yousefi

Awarded to a photographer under the age of 30 (at the time of nomination) in recognition of a notable personal achievement in the art of photography or moving image.

CREDIT: Els Zweerink
RPS Award for Editorial or Documentary Photography

Darcy Padilla

Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in editorial or documentary photography or moving image.

CREDIT: Samar Abu Elouf
RPS Award for Photojournalism

Samar Abu Elouf

Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in photojournalism whether in photography or moving image.

CREDIT: Paolo Roversi
RPS Award for Fashion, Advertising and Commercial Photography

Campbell Addy

Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in photography or moving image.

CREDIT: Rita Hofmann-Sievert
The RPS Progress Medal and RPS Honorary Fellowship

Rita Hofmann-Sievert

Awarded in recognition of any outstanding invention, research, publication or other contribution which has resulted in an important advance in the scientific or technological development of photography or moving image.

CREDIT: Prof Toby Breckon
RPS Award for Scientific Imaging

Professor Toby Breckon ASIS FRPS

Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in the promotion of public knowledge and understanding of scientific imaging, or in the application of scientific imaging (still or moving image) to creative practice.

CREDIT: Ramesh Raskar
RPS Award for Imaging Science

Professor Ramesh Raskar

Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable contribution to the advancement and/or application of imaging science.

 

CREDIT: Planet Labs PBC
RPS Award for Environmental Responsibility

Will Marshall and Robbie Schingler

Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable use of stills photography or moving image that highlights or contributes to demonstrable improvement in public awareness of environmental issues.

CREDIT: Tessa Traeger
The RPS Eastlake Medal and RPS Honorary Fellowship

Professor Mark Haworth-Booth OBE

Awarded in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the public appreciation, enjoyment or understanding of photography through education, criticism, research, curatorship or publishing.

CREDIT: Dr Jennifer Good
RPS Award for Photography Education

Dr Jennifer Good

Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in the field of photography education.

CREDIT: Scarlet Page
RPS Award for Photography with Young People

Carolyn Mendelsohn

Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in the field of promoting or encouraging photography with young people.

CREDIT: Heather Shuker
RPS Award for Photography Curatorship, Criticism or Research

Shoair Mavlian

Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in the field of photography curatorship, criticism or research. Including, but not limited to historical research.

CREDIT: Kellie McLaughlin
RPS Award for Photography Publishing

Chris Boot

Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in the field of photography publishing.

CREDIT: Aida Silvestri
RPS Award for Social Impact

Aida Silvestri

Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable use of stills photography or moving image that highlights or contributes to demonstrable improvement in public awareness of social issues.

CREDIT: James Friend
RPS Honorary Fellowship

James Friend

Awarded in recognition of a significant personal achievement in any of the three areas of: the art of photography and moving image; the science of photography and knowledge of photography which includes curatorship, education or publishing.

CREDIT: Liz Hingley
RPS Honorary Fellowship

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen

Awarded in recognition of a significant personal achievement in any of the three areas of: the art of photography and moving image; the science of photography and knowledge of photography which includes curatorship, education or publishing.

CREDIT: Steven Tynan
RPS Honorary Fellowship

Michelle Sank FRPS

Awarded in recognition of a significant personal achievement in any of the three areas of: the art of photography and moving image; the science of photography and knowledge of photography which includes curatorship, education or publishing.

CREDIT: Marilyn Nance
RPS Honorary Fellowship

Marilyn Nance

Awarded in recognition of a significant personal achievement in any of the three areas of: the art of photography and moving image; the science of photography and knowledge of photography which includes curatorship, education or publishing.

CREDIT: Grace Crawford
RPS Honorary Fellowship

Yasmin Crawford

Awarded in recognition of a significant personal achievement in any of the three areas of: the art of photography and moving image; the science of photography and knowledge of photography which includes curatorship, education or publishing. 

CREDIT: Greg Gorman
RPS Honorary Fellowship

James Balog

Awarded in recognition of a significant personal achievement in any of the three areas of: the art of photography and moving image; the science of photography and knowledge of photography which includes curatorship, education or publishing. 

CREDIT: Ami Vitale
RPS Honorary Fellowship

Ami Vitale

Awarded in recognition of a significant personal achievement in any of the three areas of: the art of photography and moving image; the science of photography and knowledge of photography which includes curatorship, education or publishing. 

RPS Honorary Fellowship

William Kentridge

Awarded in recognition of a significant personal achievement in any of the three areas of: the art of photography and moving image; the science of photography and knowledge of photography which includes curatorship, education or publishing.