UK Picture Editors' Guild

UK Picture Editors' Guild
AbbreviationUKPEG
Formation5 December 1977; 47 years ago (1977-12-05)
TypePhoto and video journalism organisation
HeadquartersWickford, Essex, United Kingdom
Membership158[1]
Chairman
Alan Sparrow (since 2004)[2]
WebsiteUK Picture Editors' Guild site

The UK Picture Editors' Guild is an association for British picture editors, based in Wickford, Essex, United Kingdom.

History

The guild was formed in 1977 by picture editors working for British national and regional newspapers and picture agencies, with the inaugural meeting on 5 December.[3] Membership was initially restricted to picture editors and their deputies. Later, the membership was opened to other members of the picture desk and then widened to include picture researchers and others whose daily work is involved in editorial photography.[4]

The guild has a membership of more than 100 and is run by a chair and a committee. It meets two or three times a year for social occasions, including a go karting event held at Buckmore Park.[5]

Awards ceremony

The Guild also runs the Picture Editors' Awards.[6] The awards are held in the Honourable Artillery Company headquarters,[7] and attempt to show some of the most newsworthy and important photographs of the preceding year. The judging panel includes representatives from newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph, The Times and The Independent on Sunday.[8] By 2016, the guild was receiving about 2,000 entries which were trimmed to a selection to just over 40.[9]

The 2012 award was won by Jason Howe with his battlefield images photographed in Afghanistan.[8] The 2014 nominations included a photograph of German figure skaters Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[10] Nominations for the 2017 award include a picture of the British Prime Minister Theresa May laughing (photographed by the London Evening Standard's Jeremy Selwyn), Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn travelling to a campaign in Scotland, and a photograph of Grenfell Tower in flames.[7][11]

References

  1. ^ "UKPEG: Current Members List". Archived from the original on 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ Roshan, Fatemah (12 October 2023). "An Interview with Alan Sparrow: The Path to Chair of the UK Picture Editor Guild Awards".
  3. ^ "Were You There?". UK Picture Editors Guid (official Facebook site). Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ "About the UK Picture Editors' Guild". Archived from the original on 13 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Company News". OneRedEye Visual Communications. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ^ "The UK Picture Editor Awards". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Times photographers in Picture Editors' Guild awards". The Times. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b "The UK Picture Editors' Guild Awards 2012: Jason Howe Wins With Powerful Scenes Of Conflict". Huffington Post. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  9. ^ "UK Picture Editors' Guild Awards: see the shortlisted entries". London Evening Standard. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. ^ "UK Picture Editors Guild Awards – The Shortlisted Press Photographers". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Theresa May's laugh earns Evening Standard photographer Jeremy Selwyn prestigious award nomination". London Evening Standard. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.