Photographer of the Year 2024

February 05, 2025  •  Leave a Comment

Photographer of the Year 2024!


Absolutely overjoyed to announce that I have been named People Photographer of the Year with the Guild of Photographers! It literally is a dream come true...

Evoto Three years ago, I decided to really strive to improve my photography work. I pushed myself that year. At the Awards, they called my name to the stage and I didn't even have my shoes on - I was in absolute disbelief... I had come 5th in People Photographer of the Year! That lit a fire under me and I pushed harder the following year and came 3rd.

So to win People Photographer of the Year this year means EVERYTHING to me!

 

The Guild of Photographers is a highly respected UK based association for photographers, which has international members too. Each year it's competitions are judged by a panel of internationally respected judges. During 2024, the competition attracted around 10,000 entries from the most talented photographers. From those entries, the Guild’s Judges selected just 10 images from each genre to go forward to the annual Image of the Year Final. Those selected really are the best of the best photographers.

I was delighted to have 5 images make the Top 10 finalists list and was delighted to receive Runner-Up in Image of the Year as well as Overall Portrait Photographer of the Year. 
 

Guild Director Lesley Thirsk said “One of the Guild’s aims is to drive standards and creativity amongst photographers. Our competition certainly does that, for the standard of the entries we see each month is quite staggering. To have an image recognised by the Guild in the monthly competition is difficult enough, so to have an image selected as being one of the best in a category for the end of year Final is without doubt an incredible achievement, and shows just how talented photographer Emma Finch is."
 

If there is one thing I have learned it's this - If you truly want something, you can make it happen!

 

**Press Release**

Photographer Emma Finch has gained international recognition by winning a significant award with the Guild of (Professional) Photographers, a highly respected national photographic body.

The Guild received over 10,000 entries to its Image of the Month Competition during 2024, from both photographers in the UK, as well as overseas.

Each image is scored, and the scores from the year are then totalled to determine who becomes the Guild's Photographer of the Year. This is clearly a very demanding year long process!

Emma Finch was honoured to become the Winner of Portrait Photographer or the Year - a remarkable achievement when one considers the number and standard of the entries.

The Award was announced at an Awards ceremony at The Hilton, Etruria Hall on Saturday 1st February 2025.

Steven and Lesley Thirsk (the Directors of the Guild) said – “We are both proud and delighted that Emma has achieved this recognition after submitting the highest quality images. The Guild has very demanding standards when judging photographic competitions. The judging is undertaken by a panel of internationally recognised experts from a variety of photography backgrounds, so Emma quite rightly should be delighted with their extraordinary achievement”.

Emma was also proud to receive Runner Up in Image of the Year.

You can find more on Emma’s work at EmmaFinch.com

 

 

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