The PPY is a UK competition and as such has specific entry criteria. To avoid any disappointment please take care to read the rules!
Entries are welcomed from professional photographers based in the United Kingdom (irrespective of nationality).
Those who are not UK based MUST
either be working predominantly for
the UK media, be UK or ROI citizens, or submitting work commissioned by a UK media organisation.
All photographs entered must have been taken between 1st January 2009 and 28th February 2010 inclusive, but they do not need to have been published.
Download the complete PPY entry guide
PDF, 1.55mb
Download the 2010 Rules
PDF, 78kb
Download the 2010 Category list
PDF, 61kb
Download the FAQs
PDF, 66kb
Entries were accepted from
Wednesday 1st April 2010.
Each photographer can enter just over 90 photographs, across fourteen individual categories as well as making up to 3 Multimedia and Digital Film entries.
All entries must be made using our custom designed web-based entry system. Its simplicity and sophistication has been highly praised since its unveiling in 2005. For that reason we regret we CANNOT accept entries in person, by courier, mail, or e-mail.
Members of The BPPA can enter free of charge (please make sure your subscription is up to date). We ask non-members to pay a one-off £20 admin fee.
The closing date was midnight on
Sunday 18th April 2010.
The Jury will meet soon after to choose their most compelling 150 or so images from 2009, and to select the category winners.
It is worth remembering that these may not necessarily be from the most high profile events, but the pictures that together represent the very highest standards in creativity, professionalism and technique.
The edit and prize winners will be announced before all these photographs are exhibited at the National Theatre on London's South Bank. All entrants will be invited to the Private View in July and will receive a free copy of the book.