THE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER Awards were presented in Dublin last night.
The awards were presented across nine categories; news, daily life & people, nature & the environment, politics, sports action, sports feature, portrait, art & entertainment and reportage.
This year also included a ‘Best Black and White’ image and a multimedia award for video.
Here’s a look at some of the winning photographs (the news photo cannot be included due to legal constraints):
The awards were presented by Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Heather Humphreys. Speaking at the awards, she said:
Every day, press photographers capture the essence of the stories behind the headlines. From tragedy to triumph, press photographers bring the events of the day to life and document the highs and lows of our national story.
The Press Photographers Association of Ireland ‘Press Photographer of the Year 2017’ Exhibition, featuring 124 prints, will be on display in The Ballsbridge Hotel, Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, over the weekend, until Monday, 30 January 2017.
The exhibition then moves to The Library, at the RDS, Dublin 4, for two weeks.
It will then go on tour, visiting selected venues nationwide.
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