AOP + Free Range, Truman Brewery
Talks & Folio Reviews for Photography students.
Established in the early 1980s, the AOP Student Awards recognise and highlight the emerging photographic talent that exists in further education institutions across the UK. We pride ourselves on nurturing talented photographers throughout their career and many previous AOP Student Awards winners have gone on to become discovery winners as assisting photographers and then as professional photographers in our prestigious AOP Photography Awards.
The AOP Starting Out Conference offers photography graduates and students the opportunity to experience the professional working side of the industry. With the support of leading photographers and names within the industry, these sessions will provide practical knowledge and insights for you to start your photography career. Covering all the business basics including invoicing to licensing and contracts, as well as practical advice for those considering starting out as an Assistant Photographer – we will also be running portfolio review sessions and providing a healthy dose of inspiration through a series of talks from several award winning AOP Photographers.
Our Student Award 2023 finalists will be exhibited throughout the Show and we look forward to revealing our Gold and Silver winners as well as our Best in Show on Friday 23 June 2023
Scan QR Codes on posters by the AOP Student Awards display
As part of our Best Practice series, join AOP Chair Hamish Crooks and AOP Business and Legal Adviser Nick Dunmur to discover and understand the practical basics you will need to start your photography business and career. From invoicing to licensing and contracts, getting your foundations in place frees you up to create and succeed.
We are delighted to confirm that the Winners of the AOP Student Awards 2023 will be announced today.
The Announcement will include the Gold and Silver Category Winners along with the Best in Show winner and recipient of the super Fujifilm UK prize package.
Also announced will be;
AOP Course of the Year and the
AOP Lecturer of the Year.
Stay tuned for further details
You need a myriad of skills when taking your first steps into the industry, both in relation to technical and soft skills, assisting is a great way to obtain this all-round experience by assisting a range of different photographers.
As industry experts in their field, join AOP Photographer member and non executive AOP Board Director Adam Shaw and guest as they share their insights and experience as assistants, and why they see it as the perfect route into the industry.
AOP Accredited and multi award winning photographer Simon Norfolk talks through his work on climate photography and his other photography works as part of Penny Lectures – a series run by AOP Accredited Course – Morley College.
Book a portfolio review session to discuss your work and practice with professional and award winning photographers, commissioners and agents.
Sessions last approximately 15 minutes and MUST be booked in advance.
Today’s session includes:
Join us for a free talk by AOP Accredited photographer JC Candanedo who will share details of his work and practice.
‘My name is JC Candanedo and I’m a queer, Latino visual artist from a mixed-heritage background. My practice is socially engaged and is based in London. I use visual storytelling to investigate issues of identity, migration, and mental health, and participate in collaborative projects and community-based initiatives that promote social change.
By working with different communities, my intention is to bring attention to issues that might otherwise go unnoticed and create a sense of solidarity and connection among people who share common struggles.
I am a Fellow of the Center for Social Impact Strategy at the University of Pennsylvania and a Member of the Board of Trustees of Axis, an independent UK-based charity dedicated to strengthening and sustaining a thriving visual arts community by encouraging and facilitating an increase in good practice in the visual arts.
I am also an Accredited Member of the Association Of Photographers – AOP, and a Students’ Career Mentor at Kingston University.
Ultimately, my goal is to use my work to help make this a Better World.’
Book a portfolio review session to discuss your work and practice with professional and award winning photographers, commissioners and agents.
Sessions last approximately 15 minutes and MUST be booked in advance.
Today’s session includes:
Join us for a free talk by an AOP Accredited photographer:
Stay tuned for further details
Further details to Follow
You need a myriad of skills when taking your first steps into the industry, both in relation to technical and soft skills, assisting is a great way to obtain this all-round experience by assisting a range of different photographers.
As industry experts in their field, join AOP Photographer member and non executive AOP Board Director Adam Shaw and guest as they share their insights and experience as assistants, and why they see it as the perfect route into the industry.
Further details to Follow
Book a portfolio review session to discuss your work and practice with professional photographers, commissioners and agents.
Sessions last approximately 15 minutes and MUST be booked in advance.
Today’s session includes:
Join us for a free talk by an AOP Accredited photographer:
Stay tuned for further details
Book a portfolio review session to discuss your work and practice with professional photographers, commissioners and agents.
Sessions last approximately 15 minutes and MUST be booked in advance.
Today’s session includes:
Join us for a free talk by an AOP Accredited photographer:
Stay tuned for further details
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The AOP Photography Awards are known as the ‘Oscars’ of the photography world. They celebrate excellence in the creative photography and image-making industry.
This is your chance to be seen by leading commissioners and names within the photographic industry.
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