The Press Photographer’s Year 2013 – the results

The Photograph Of The Year (pictured) was taken by AFP’s Adrian Dennis. It shows Thailand's Nina Lamsan Ligon riding Butts Leon passes spectators as she competes in the Cross Country phase of the Eventing competition of the 2012 Olympics, Greenwich Park, London on July 30th 2012.

The Press Photographer's Year is a not-for-profit venture that aims to restore photography to the heart of photographic competitions.

Now in its seventh year, the competition’s aim is to demonstrate 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.

In association with The British Press Photographers' Association (The BPPA), The Press Photographer’s Year invited entries from professional photographers working in and for the UK media.

Over 390 photographers based in over twenty countries throughout Europe, as well as Japan, South Africa, India, Australia and the USA, submitted just over of 12,500 photographs online, and increase of fifty percent on the previous competition. They used a custom-designed and -built uploading and entry solution developed by Tom Gilbert Scott – which allowed photographers to edit their selection online right up until the final minute before the deadline.

An edit of 150 pictures has been made by the jury from the images submitted, and eighteen prizes have been awarded. These have been selected to represent the extraordinary variety and standard of the entries received. This complete edit will be featured in an exhibition in the Lyttelton foyer of the National Theatre on London’s South Bank from 6th July to 31st August 2013.

Open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am till 11pm and on selected Sundays, admission is free.

The Prize Winners for 2013

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR Adrian Dennis AFP

FIRST PRIZE: NEW FOLIO OF THE YEAR Jack Hill THE TIMES

FIRST PRIZE: NEWS Adam Dean PANOS PICTURES

FIRST PRIZE: LIVE NEWS Oli Scarff GETTY IMAGES

FIRST PRIZE: FEATURES Felix Clay DUCKRABBIT

FIRST PRIZE: PHOTO ESSAY Andrew McConnell PANOS PICTURES

FIRST PRIZE: PORTRAITS Simon Hulme YORKSHIRE POST

FIRST PRIZE: THE ARTS David Levene THE GUARDIAN

FIRST PRIZE: ROYALTY Jeremy Selwyn EVENING STANDARD

FIRST PRIZE: ENTERTAINMENT Luke MacGregor REUTERS

FIRST PRIZE: SPORTS FOLIO OF THE YEAR Adrian Dennis AFP

FIRST PRIZE: OLYMPIC FOLIO Adrian Dennis AFP

FIRST PRIZE: SPORTS SPECIALIST FOLIO OF THE YEAR Julian Finney GETTY IMAGES

FIRST PRIZE: SPORTS ACTION Alex Livesey GETTY IMAGES

FIRST PRIZE: SPORTS FEATURES Andy Hooper DAILY MAIL

FIRST PRIZE: OLYMPIC SINGLES Ian Walton GETTY IMAGES

FIRST PRIZE: MULTIMEDIA Georgina Cranston DUCKRABBIT

HIGHLY COMMENDED : MULTIMEDIA Edmond Terakopian

FIRST PRIZE: DIGITAL FILM Simon Rawles THE GUARDIAN

Click here to see the results slideshow.