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.
Arts and Entertainment
1st Place Winner
Arts and Entertainment 2013, Marc O’Sullivan
DUST DANCER by Marc O’Sullivan
Dancer Emmanuella Salako takes flight
Daily Life & People
1st Place Winner
Daily Life & People 2013, Eric Luke
THE GOING IS SOFT by Eric Luke
The Going is Soft , as racegoers shelter from a downpour at Galway Races
Nature & The Environment
1st Place Winner
Nature & The Environment 2013, Marc O’Sullivan
ANTLER SUNSET by Marc O’Sullivan
A deer is silhouetted by the setting sun in Dublin's Phoenix Park
News
1st Place Winner
News 2013, John C Kelly
A COMMUNITY IN GRIEF... by John C Kelly
The bodies of two Quilty fishermen are taken from a rescue boat, watched by supportive locals, after a bad boating tradgedy in West Clare.
Politics
1st Place Winner
Politics 2013, Steve Humphreys
TAOI-SHOCK !! by Steve Humphreys
Ali Skehan aged 6 from Donnybrook can't contain her excitement while sitting beside Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the launch of Daffodil Day.
Portrait
1st Place Winner
Portrait 2013, Brian Lawless
DARRAGH MCDONALD; SWIMMER by Brian Lawless
Paralympic swimmer Darragh McDonald, who went on to win Gold at London 2012, poses for a portrait proudly displaying his customised prosthetic legs.
Reportage
1st Place Winner
Reportage 2013, Mark Condren
FINAL JOURNEY by Mark Condren
The remains of murdered teenager Marioara Rostas, whose body was found in the Wicklow mountains, are returned to Romania for burial
Sports Action
1st Place Winner
Sports Action 2013, Ryan Byrne
HURLING IN THE RAIN by Ryan Byrne
Crokes' Ryan O'Dwyer and Dillon Mulligan with Darren Nolan and Garrett Sinnott of Oulart-the-Ballagh compete during the Leinster Club Senior Hurling Championship
Sports Non Action
1st Place Winner
Sports Non Action 2013, William Cherry
CELEBRATING GOLD by William Cherry
Australia women celebrate after they won the final of the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay on Day One of the London 2012 Olympic Games.