Off to Work Winners

After being hit by Covid over the past few years, the Off to Work Event Photography Awards made a welcome return to a live prizegiving evening.

The prestigious Overall Winner trophy and a cheque for £1000 was picked up by Luke Dyson, with a panoramic shot of Reading Music Festival. Runner-up was the atmospheric winner of the Music category ‘Pianoman,’ taken by Carlos-Alvar Gonzalez, who flew in from Mexico to collect his trophy. The two top Highly-Commended accolades went to regular Catering category winner, Deb Porter, for her cleverly captured ‘Reflected Chef’, and Jack Boskett for ‘Horsepower,’ which captured an enthralling race between a horse and a steam train, which was three years in the planning. For the first time ever there was also a dead heat – in the Weddings category, which was shared by Steve Rooney and Andy Griffiths.

This time around the competition, which featured Professional Photo editor Terry Hope amongst the judges, featured two new categories: Portraits, which was won by a shot of the (now) King Charles III, and the special one-off Covid Chronicles, which attracting many moving entries that brought back mournful memories of masks and social distancing.

“The competition has been a great success,” remarked competition director Graham Hill, who praised the sponsors, event partners and judges for their support. “It will run again in 2023, with entries opening in November as the awards event will return to its traditional schedule and culminate in May.”

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Full list of Winners & Categories