Photographer of the Year 2009: This is Britain Commended

Commended Entries
This is Britain

What the judges were looking for
Pictures entered in this category should seek to reveal the essence of contemporary Britain and Britishness. Get under the skin of British culture and take a fresh look at the familiar. Document the British at work and at play. Please note that you don't have to be a resident UK photographer to enter pictures in this category.

Highly Commended
Eating Outside - Maciej Dakowicz, UK

"A street scene in Cardiff after one of the major rugby matches. The city centre was flooded with thousands of fans."

Canon EOS 5D; Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L lens; ISO 1600; 1/50 sec at f/1.8

 
Commended
Photographing Lynch Tor, Dartmoor - Jon Sparks, UK

"Even in our crowded island, wild places are usually not too far away. And this was suitably wild light, too, changing by the second. Landscape photography isn't always a leisurely business."

Nikon D2x with Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC lens at 18mm; ISO 250; 1/80 sec at f/14

Commended
Pink Hat - Maciej Dakowicz, UK

"A man dressed in a pink dress and hat climbs railings on a Saturday night in Cardiff, Wales."

Canon EOS 5D; Canon EF 35mm f/2 lens; ISO 1600; 1/30 sec at f/2

 
Commended
Hoodie - Kim Taylor, UK

"A young lad waiting near Brick Lane, London. I came to photography from a filmmaking background, and studied Photojournalism at Tower Hamlets College. I particularly enjoy documentary, travel and street photography."

Nikon D70 with Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G lens at 50mm; ISO 200; 1/80 sec at f/9

See the commended entries in the other categories:
Landscapes
Planet Earth
This is Britain
People and Portraits
Man-made
World in Motion
Fashion
Black and White
Destination Everywhere
Digital Vision

Return to the main Photographer of the Year 2009 commended page
or see the full Editor's Choice shortlist