The only competition that recognises and showcases the outstanding press photography taken for the UK news media and now celebrates its seventh year.

A major exhibition showcasing the edit of this year's competition opens at the National Theatre's Lyttelton Foyer on Monday 8th July.

We are delighted to announce that the results for 2013 will be announced on Monday 1st July.

Designed for press photographers by press photographers - The Press Photographer's Year
is unique.

In 2011 we received just short of 8,000 entries and our distinguished jury made their edit of the best news and sports photographs taken in 2010.

The 2011 awards results were announced in June 2011 and all these photographs formed a seven week exhibition at the National Theatre's Lyttelton foyer on London's South Bank.

The PPY is fortunate to have found such an ardent supporter in Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks business known for an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands including Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Tanqueray and Guinness. We are very grateful to them for their dedication to the competition.

Our aim is to demonstrate once again that even in an age of rolling television news, internet and satellite communication, the traditional still image burns the keenest, fastest impression on the public conscience and is the most effective way to show the world the world as it really is.