ABOUT THE AWARDS
The Press Photographer of the Year Awards were established to bring the talented & memorable work of Ireland's press photographers to a wider audience. Entries are submitted by members of the Press Photographers Association of Ireland and the images should have been taken during the previous twelve months.
The Awards have gone from strength to strength and judging the entries can take several days. With over 2,000 entries to consider, all of a very high standard, difficult decisions have to be made. The Judging panel picks first, second and third places in each of nine picture categories, as well as the overall winner.
To view this years winners select from the categories.
PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER OF
THE YEAR 2009
WINNING PORTFOLIO
by Mark Condren
SOME ARE MORE EQUINE THAN OTHERS
Arts and Entertainment
1st Place Winner
Arts and Entertainment 2009, Liam McBurney
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL by Liam McBurney
Cirque du Soleil acrobats performs gymnastic feats of wonder and marville.
Features
1st Place Winner
Features 2009, Marc O’Sullivan
PRESIDENTIAL EXCLAMATION! by Marc O’Sullivan
President Mary McAleese makes a speech at the opening of a newly refurbished office
Individual Study
1st Place Winner
Individual Study 2009, Julien Behal
THE INDIAN by Julien Behal
Legendary bare knuckle boxer and hard man 82 yr old James 'Indian'McCook pictured in his pigeon coop in his back yard outside the village of Armoy,North Antrim in Northern Ireland.
News
1st Place Winner
News 2009, THE MURPHY REPORT
THE MURPHY REPORT by THE MURPHY REPORT
Bishop Donal Murray of Limerick Press Conference the Murphy Report on clerical child sex abuse in the Dublin Diocese was Released.
Picture Story
1st Place Winner
Picture Story 2009, Michael Mac Sweeney
BURKINA GOLD RUSH by Michael Mac Sweeney
Artisan Gold Mining in SW Burkina Faso. Over a 3 month period a camp of 50,000 has grown around this mine in a modern day version of the Klondyke with no running water or medical facilities
Politics
1st Place Winner
Politics 2009, Darren Kidd
UNITED IN CONDEMNATION by Darren Kidd
Ministers of the British and Irish Governments, Dermot Ahern, Micheal Martin, Shaun Woodward and Paul Goggins stand together at Hillsborough Castle to condemn the murders of two British Army soldiers at Massereene Barracks in Antrim.
Sports Action
1st Place Winner
Sports Action 2009, John C Kelly
LEGLESS... by John C Kelly
Horse goes down, but jockey wants to keep on going, at Bellharbour Point To Point races in Clare.
Sports Feature
1st Place Winner
Sports Feature 2009, Seán Curtin
BREAKING POINT by Seán Curtin
66 year old Limerick man Tommy Dillon smashed the world record deadlifting 215kgs at the IPO singlelift deadlift championship 2009.