Mayo photographer captures four national awards

Mayo photographer Michael McLaughlin has captured four awards at the Irish Professional Photographers and Videographers Association (IPPVA) annual presentation ceremony held at Dublin’s Clontarf Castle Hotel.

He scooped the accolades of Commercial Photographer of the Year, Press Photographer of the Year, Landscape Photographer of the Year and Open Creative Photographer of the Year.

Now Michael is representing Ireland as a finalist in the upcoming Federation of European Photographers awards.

The awards, sponsored by Bermingham Cameras, and Canon, were presented in person after a year of virtual activity, with the judging panel consisting of professional photographers and videographers from all sectors of the industry from wedding to commercial, fine art to landscape, portraiture to press.

Over three heats, judges looked at over 900 images and over 50 videos in online judging sessions that were recorded for IPPVA members, before shortlisted finalists were assessed by an international panel of professional image makers to determine the category and overall winners.

There were 18 awards presented on the night.

An IPPVA award is a mark of excellence for any individual piece of work or body of work which means that all of the IPPVA award winners at last night’s ceremony have produced imagery that meets the highest standards within the industry.

Speaking about the event, Johanna King, president of the association, said: “The winners - and indeed all finalists - should be proud and celebrate the hard work and expertise that went into every single one of these photographs and videos.”