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FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2025 AOP OPEN AWARD –
CHAMPIONING ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHIC TALENT
Bringing together still and moving images by professional and amateur photographers, the finalists for the
2025 AOP Open Awards are now announced including, for the first time, the work of a 12 year old. Sponsored
by Fujifilm UK and run by the Association of Photographers, the Open Awards marks an exciting opportunity
for photographers at any level to compete on equal terms. The finalists’ work will be exhibited alongside the
40th AOP Photography Award Finalists at the official AOP Awards Showcase in London with the Gold and
Silver winners announced live on the evening of 9 October 2025. AOP Open Award Finalists will also feature in
the highly collectable 40th AOP Awards Book.
AOP AWARDS
2025 AOP OPEN AWARD
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
The 15 finalists’ works shortlisted for the 2025 AOP Open Awards can be seen here https://www.aopawards.com/aop-open-award/
Isabelle Doran, CEO of the Association of Photographers,
says of the AOP Open Awards, "This year's Open Award has
attracted a wide and diverse range of entries from all ages,
which is heartening to see. While several finalists' entries pay
close attention to the compositional aesthetic of the abstract,
the role that faith, rituals and belief plays in cohesive societies
as key themes comes through strongly amongst many of our
finalists' submissions, reflecting a shared interest in
communicating a visual narration of the human spirit."
Lauren Drage, Marketing Manager at Fujifilm UK
commented,”Fujifilm are thrilled to sponsor the AOP Open
Photography Award in 2025. As a brand we are passionate
about celebrating creativity, innovation as well as nurturing
talent at all levels in the photography field. We are incredibly
proud to support this award which welcomes applications
from both professional and amateur photographers and the
images entered this year have been outstanding.
Congratulations to all the finalists!”
Now in its 19th year, the Open Award is a popular competition
attracting entries from across the world. With no categories or
themes in this competition, the choice of work submitted is
entirely up to the photographer and can be personal or
commissioned. As in previous years, stills, moving image, and the
creative use of technologies and innovations in the production of
works created by a person are accepted, although AI produced
images are not. All images must have been created on or after 1
January 2024.
2025 AOP OPEN Award Finalists Are
Delong Chen
Anita & Paul Clark / Wenham-Clarke
Megan Dickson
Brendan Duffy
Tom Farmer
Charlotte Hartley
Owen Harvey
Christopher Jeney
Ian Kirby
Markku Lähdesmäki
Jerome Maas
Alex Macro
Charlotte May
Eliska Sky
Rikki Ward
Sponsored by
The four judges for the 2025 AOP Open Awards are:
Robert Fairer, AOP Accredited Photographer
Melissa Terrelonge, Senior Manager, Netflix UK
Julie Cook, Executive Producer/Production Lead
John Cross, Artist Management, CRXSS
40th AOP Open Award webpage
AOP AWARDS
