The Event Photography Awards (EPA) is a not-for-profit competition founded to highlight the importance of great photography to the international events industry.<\/p>\n
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Over 2,300 images of events held all around the world were entered in the Event Photography Awards 2026, from photographers in over 20 countries.<\/p>\n
The EPAs comprise 18 core categories, and a new Black & White Award \u2013 sponsored by Digital Camera magazine \u2013 that was introduced for 2026.<\/p>\n
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Another new feature was the Event Photographer of the Year accolade, bestowed in conjunction with the Best Portfolio award.<\/p>\n
Train to Glastonbury by David Parry (pictured above), captured Sam Ryder singing on board a train service travelling from Paddington to Glastonbury, ahead of his Saturday set at the music festival in 2025.<\/p>\n
His surprise performance was part of the ‘I came by train’ campaign supported by train and coach booking app Trainline, which encouraged sustainable travel to the festival.<\/p>\n
Parry, last year’s overall runner-up, was presented with a check for \u00a31,000 (approximately US$1,350 \/ AU$1,880) by Philip Atkins, CEO of event staffing and recruitment agency Off To Work, who founded the EPAs in 2014.<\/p>\n
Inaugural Event Photographer of the Year crowned<\/p>\n \n Headless Chicken by Marc James \u2013 a performer gets relief from the heat of an event and their mascot costume by cooling off in a back of house refrigeration truck (Image credit: Marc James \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n There was a triple celebration for first-time entrant Marc James \u2013 the overall runner-up \u2013 who was crowned Event Photographer of the Year.<\/p>\n What to read next<\/p>\n He topped the Behind the Scenes category with his photo Headless Chicken (pictured above) and the Conferences & Corporate Events category with Old Friends\u2026 and went home with a check for \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n Black & White Award<\/p>\n This new award went to German photographer Afra Gethoeffer-Gruetz for a close-up photo of Evan Seinfeld of the band Biohazard.<\/p>\n The category was judged by the editorial team of Digital Camera World magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Afra Gerthoeffer Gruetz \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n Other noteworthy winners were Luke Dyson, an event and live music photographer and the only person to win the overall prize twice: he won the Brand Activations & Experiential Events and Music Events \u2013 Concerts categories.<\/p>\n The sought-after Best Amateur trophy was won outright by Anthony Black, who was one of the joint winners last year and entered a commendable range of excellent images across several categories.<\/p>\n The Peoples’ Choice Awards, which is voted for guests at the awards event, was won by Mac Praed’s Leap of Faith, which was also runner-up in the Music Events \u2013 Audiences category.<\/p>\n Event Photography Awards 2026 category winners<\/p>\n Image 1 of 16<\/p>\n (Image credit: Luke Dyson \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Beneath the Glacier’ by Luke Dyson<\/p>\n You can find out more about the awards at the Event Photography Awards website<\/a>. <\/p>\n (Image credit: Clare Hannan \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Three Waiters’ by Clare Hannan<\/p>\n (Image credit: Jack Boskett \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘The Boogie Lights Express’ by Jack Boskett<\/p>\n (Image credit: Marc James \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Old Friends’ by Marc James<\/p>\n (Image credit: Paul Nicholls \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Touching Distance’ by Paul Nicholls<\/p>\n (Image credit: Brian Robinson \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Slayer Fans’ by Brian Robinson<\/p>\n (Image credit: Luke Dyson \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Albert Hall Constellations’ by Luke Dyson<\/p>\n (Image credit: Afra Gerthoeffer-Gruetz & Javier Bragado \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Deep Growl \u2013 Yukina’ and ‘Benson Boone’<\/p>\n (Image credit: Chris Morgan \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Chaotic Energy’ by Chris Morgan<\/p>\n (Image credit: Fran Hales \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Between Generations’ by Fran Hales<\/p>\n (Image credit: Samir Hussein \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Neck Craning Royals at Trooping the Colour’ by Samir Hussein<\/p>\n (Image credit: Valeriia Milenina \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Err… Not Sure?!’ by Valeriia Milenina<\/p>\n (Image credit: Andrew Matthews \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Cheering on a Winner’ by Andrew Matthews<\/p>\n (Image credit: Alistair Veryard \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Pluck’ by Alistair Veryard<\/p>\n (Image credit: Stephen Cain \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Pavorotti\u2019s Place’ by Stephen Cain<\/p>\n (Image credit: Steve Grogan \/ EPA 2026)<\/p>\n ‘Bounce!’ by Steve Grogan<\/p>\n You might also like\u2026<\/p>\n See our best-buy camera options for shooting action<\/a> and our guide to the best full-frame mirrorless cameras<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fZHZyCPVyzLvNAstbDqDtc.jpg\")
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