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YEARBOOK is our annual awards for photographers, open to all, whatever stage they are at in their career. The Awards and exhibition are promoted to people working within the creative industries and to those who commission photography. We reach out to editors and publishers to share work with them and introduce them to photographers they may not yet know about.

In addition to being featured in the online exhibition and promoted to industry experts, photographers could also win one of these YEARBOOK Awards:

Alamy YEARBOOK Award 2025
Selected by James Allsworth, Head of Content, Alamy

One photographer will be selected by James Allsworth, Head of Content at Alamy, to receive Alamy Platinum Commission for 1 year and a one-to-one stock photography business development session with James.

Alamy is the world’s most diverse stock photography collection, they add around 150,000 images to their collection every day from thousands of photographers from across the world. Alamy supply images to customers globally, from magazine and book publishers to design agencies and marketers, they’re always looking for great imagery to enhance their projects.

Alamy work with over 100,000 photographers and aim to make it easy for you to work with them – it’s free to sign up, they don’t edit pictures on content and you retain full ownership of your photos. Since Alamy began, they’ve paid out over $200 million in royalties to photographers and the need for photography in our daily lives shows no signs of slowing.

Der Greif YEARBOOK Award 2025
Selected by Francesca Hummler, Community Manager and Curator, Der Greif

One photographer will be selected by Francesca Hummler, Community Manager and Curator at Der Greif, to receive a portfolio review.

Der Greif is an award-winning platform for contemporary photography, uniting diverse voices and providing emerging artists with visibility, support, and community. They create opportunities for artists to navigate the art world through monthly grants, guest-curated projects, and collaborations with leading cultural institutions.

Rooted in crowdsourcing, their initiatives break down barriers to participation, democratizing access to competitions, exhibitions, and networking. Their “Guest Room” series connects artists with top curators, reducing gatekeeping and fostering global connections.

Since 2008, Der Greif has published works by 4,000+ photographers and explored authorship, image remix culture, and photographic archives. Through print, digital, and exhibitions, they examine how images shape our world—and our role within it.

FORMAT YEARBOOK Award 2025
Selected by Jodi Kwok, Curator, QUAD/FORMAT

One photographer will be selected by Jodi Kwok, QUAD/FORMAT Curator, to receive a portfolio review with Jodi, support throughout the year, and the opportunity to do a takeover of the FORMAT Instagram platform.

FORMAT International Photography Festival was established in 2004 at QUAD and is the UK’s leading international contemporary festival of photography and related media. It organises a year-round programme of international commissions, open calls, residencies, conferences and collaborations in the UK and internationally and welcomes over 100,000 visitors from all over the world to its biennale.

QUAD is Derby’s Cultural Hub, providing contemporary art exhibitions, film, cinema, integrated digital media work and a range of educational and creative activities that is inspirational, innovative and inclusive.

Magnum Photos YEARBOOK Award 2025
Selected by Irene Lombardo, Cultural Manager, Magnum Photos

One photographer will be selected by Irene Lombardo, Cultural Manager (UK, Ireland, APAC, Africa & Middle East) at Magnum Photos, to receive access to Magnum Learns video-on-demand online courses, featuring courses led by Alec Soth, Gregory Halpern, Bieke Depoorter and more, valued at more than $750.

Magnum Photos is a cooperative of acclaimed, independent photographers who share an ongoing commitment to documenting world events, people, places, daily life and culture. Founded in 1947, Magnum Photos has been telling stories of the past, defining the present, and shaping the future through photography for over 77 years, united by its values of uncompromising excellence, truth, respect and independence. With more than 6.6 million followers across the internet, and a rolling program of museum shows, exhibitions, and events across the globe, Magnum photographers continue to inspire a growing worldwide audience.

Newspaper Club YEARBOOK Award 2025
Selected by Sarah Belfort, Brand and Community Manager, Newspaper Club

One photographer will be selected by Sarah Belfort from Newspaper Club to receive a £150 printing voucher for Newspaper Club.

Newspaper Club helps everyone print their own newspapers. There’s no minimum order, 24/7 online ordering and fast worldwide delivery.

Since 2010, Newspaper Club has worked with some of the world’s most creative photographers and organisations, including Magnum Photos and the British Journal of Photography. They offer a range of FSC-certified and recycled paper stocks and their printing press is powered by solar energy.

Shutter Hub Editions YEARBOOK Award 2025
Selected by Karen Harvey MBE, Founder and Creative Director, Shutter Hub

One photographer will be selected by Karen Harvey, Founder and Creative Director of Shutter Hub to have the opportunity to work with Shutter Hub Editions to produce and publish a solo book of their work as part of the collectable series.

Founded in 2021, Shutter Hub Editions is the publishing house from Shutter Hub, creating a collection of themed printed publications for people who love photography. Their books are stocked in bookshops around the UK, and held in collections at the British Library, Cambridge University Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, the National Libraries of Wales and Scotland, and more.