The Press Photographer's Year 2009

Even with a reduction in the category totals we were delighted to have received more entries than last year. The jury spent two long days in total, working through the 7,877 photographs, both in slideshow form, and as C-type prints, laid out on the huge Olivier foyer floor at the National Theatre.

A final edit of 146 photographs has been made and 16 prizes have been awarded. What follows is the winners list and a web gallery of the complete edit that will feature in the exhibition at the National Theatre from 4th July until 31st August. This is "The Press Photographer's Year 2009".

To start the slideshow from the beginning click on the "Photograph of the Year", the other winning picture links will take you to that part of the slideshow, where it will then continue from that point on.

Download the 2009 Results Press Release
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The Results

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR
Rosie Hallam

FIRST PRIZE : News Folio of the Year
Peter Macdiarmid, Getty Images

FIRST PRIZE : Live News
Daniel Berehulak, Getty Images

FIRST PRIZE : News
David Bebber

FIRST PRIZE : Features
Jeff Overs, BBC

FIRST PRIZE : Photo Essay
Bruce Adams, Daily Mail

FIRST PRIZE : Portraits
Leon Neal, Agence France Presse

FIRST PRIZE : The Arts
Mark Waugh, Manchester Evening News

FIRST PRIZE : Royalty & Entertainment
Mark Stewart

FIRST PRIZE : Sports Folio of the Year
Tom Jenkins, The Guardian

FIRST PRIZE : Sports Specialist Folio of the Year
Clive Mason, Getty Images

FIRST PRIZE : Sports Action
Tom Jenkins, The Guardian

FIRST PRIZE : Sports Features
Warren Little, Getty Images

FIRST PRIZE : Olympic Folio
Tom Jenkins, The Guardian

FIRST PRIZE : Olympic Singles
Tom Jenkins, The Guardian

FIRST PRIZE : Multimedia
Abbie Trayler-Smith, Panos
(Producer: Anna Stevens)