Could you be our 2025 winner?
Image: Frankie Adamson FBIPP
Enter the BIPP’s International Print Masters 2025
Position yourself on a global stage with your finest work. The BIPP’s International Print Masters competition for 2025.
Hosted by the world’s oldest professional photographic organisation, our annual Print Masters competition offers professional photographers around the world an opportunity to achieve lasting recognition.
Who should enter?
This competition is for professional photographers who believe that great work deserves to be seen and remembered. In an era where digital noise is constant and fast-paced content can be forgotten in a swipe, The BIPP’s International Print Masters offers something different: enduring recognition.
With over 120 years of heritage, the British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) has long stood as a benchmark of excellence and integrity in the photographic world. To be recognised by such a storied institution isn’t just about prestige; it’s about placing your work within a lineage of artists who have shaped the industry.
This competition invites those who care deeply about the craft of photography. Those who value the tangible power of print. Those who want their work judged not by algorithms, but by peers who understand the skill, intention and artistry behind every frame.
Whether you’re refining your voice, seeking international visibility, or simply craving the challenge of being held to a high standard, this is your opportunity.
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How to Enter
Submit your digital images online below. All images must have been captured on or after 1 January 2023.
If you’re among the top 15 in your category, you’ll be invited to send high-quality prints for round two of judging.
Finalists will be judged both within their category and for the overall title: International Print Master 2025.
Image: Stephanie Thornton ABIPP
Image: Panikos Hajistilly FBIPP
Open to all professional photographers
Entries close for the Print Masters competition on 28 August 2025.
Entry prices:
£10.00 per entry (BIPP Members)
£12.50 per entry (FEP Members)
£17.50 per entry (Non-BIPP Members)
Why entering matters
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Prestige and legacy: Join a tradition of photographic excellence stretching back over a century. Your work will be judged and celebrated by peers at the highest level.
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Global inclusivity: The competition is open to all professional photographers worldwide. Your talent is your passport.
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A simple process: Starting with digital submission and progressing to printed presentation, the two-stage process ensures your images make the strongest possible impact.
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Multiple chances to win: In addition to the top overall prize, winners will be named in each category, so your niche, style, or speciality can shine.
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Team UK selection: Eligible UK entrants may also be selected to represent Team UK at the annual World Photographic Cup, competing on an elite global platform.
Competition Timeline
1st August – Open for entry.
28th August – Entries close.
30th Aug – 11th September – Digital Judging.
12-14th September – Print Finalists Announced (request for raw/original files and request for prints).
28th September – deadline for finalists to upload original files.
24th October – Deadline for Print Arrivals.
31st October – Prints prepared for judging.
3rd – 4th November – in-person Print Judging.
21st November – Awards Night.
Join the BIPP Big Bash
Our awards for 2025 will be held on Friday 21st November in London, at the iconic Holborn Studios.
Join us for a day celebrating the best in British and International Photography – with workshops, demos and guest speakers from the world of commercial photography, rounding off with an evening celebration.
There will be an exhibition of the Print Master finalists and the awards presentation, alongside the awards for BIPP Photographer of the Year for our members.
Tickets will be available shortly for the Big Bash – full day tickets are priced at £50.
Image: Nagayuki Kojima FBIPP
The Team
Su Kaye FBIPP
Competition Chair
Su started her professional photographic career in 1995 and was awarded her Fellowship two years later. She opened her own studio in Hertfordshire in 2001 photographing families and for the last 10 years has been working largely with dogs and families.
Su has won many awards including International Photographer of the Year (BIPP) as well as Pet Photographer of the Year, Wedding Photographer of the Year and International Dog Photographer of the Year (Dog Photography Awards). She has previously chaired judging and qualifications on numerous occasions for the BIPP, MPA as well as judging for PPA and the Kodak Gold Circle.
Website: https://sukaye.com/
Barrie Spence FBIPP MQEP FSWPP ARPS
Competition Director
Barrie is a portrait and fine art photographer, operating from a small studio in central Scotland.
Relatively new to competition, he has achieved five top-ten places with FEP since 2023, and in his first year entering the monthly competition with the Society of Photographers (2024) was a Photographer of the Year finalist in three categories, winning one.
He is involved in assessing qualifications for The BIPP and FEP, judged last year’s Print Masters, and national competitions in Sweden, Finland and Ireland.
He’s qualified with The BIPP (FBIPP), FEP (MQEP), The Society of Photographers (FSWPP) and The Royal Photographic Society (ARPS).
He is a director of The BIPP and also a board member of The Federation of European Professional Photographers (FEP).
Website: https://spencephotography.co.uk/
BIPP Judges
Panikos Hajistilly FBIPP MQEP FSWPP MCrGPP
Judge
I’ve been in the photographic business all my working life and opened my first portrait studio in 2002 building a successful business with 18 staff at the peak. After several busy years of continuous expansion, I realised I had become a studio manager rather than a photographer. I missed taking photos and getting the chance to capture peoples love & relationships with my camera. So, in 2009 I set up on my own and I’ve been doing exactly that ever since. Going it alone was the best decision I’ve ever made. Since 2009 I’m proud to say that I have won several National Awards. The first were with portraiture, then fashion, beauty, wildlife and lots more categories. I love the variety of the work I do. I earned the Master Photographers Association Photographer of the Year in 2017 and made President of the MPA in 2020 – two of my proudest achievements to date, as well as gaining Fellowships with all the major professional photographers associations in the UK. Most recently, I was awarded my MQEP with FEP.
Website: www.panikosphoto.com
Paul Reiffer FBIPP FRPS FSITTP ASWPP ASIFGP
Judge
Paul still holds on to his Kodak Disc 6000 8mm camera from his childhood, when his father had a dark room in the attic of his home on the south coast of England. Having “gone corporate” for many of his early years, today he produces iconic landscapes and cityscape photography for some of the world’s best known brands – from international hotel chains and airlines to imaging clients such as National Geographic and IMAX. As one of Phase One’s global ambassadors and teachers, he’s travelled for most of his photographic career, shooting ultra high-resolution medium-format images from some of the most stunning places around the world.
Website: https://www.paulreiffer.com/
David Taylor FBIPP
Judge
Saraya Cortaville FBIPP
Judge
Saraya has been a photographer specialising in lifestyle portraiture for over 22 years. She now shoots her portraits on location in some of the most beautiful spots in the UK.
More recently, she has been an expedition photographer for various NGOs, taking her to Tanzania, Nepal and Nicaragua.
She is a judge and mentor for many of the top photographic organisations, including The BIPP, The Royal Photographic Society, and The Guild of Photographers.
Not only does she hold a double fellowship (FBIPP) with the BIPP, she is also a past president.
Website: https://sarayacortaville.co.uk/
Sean Conboy FBIPP FSICIP FRPS
Judge
Sean has had a passion for images since the age of 11 and started his career in professional photography 30 years ago. Known for his use of space and light, the British architectural photographer Sean Conboy is best known for creating majestic images of large scale interiors, as well as drawing the viewer into more intimate spaces with perfectly crafted composition and lighting.
Sean shoots Architecture and interiors for many national and international clients around the world. A photographer who very much learnt his craft in the era of large format film and cameras.
Sean regularly speaks and gives workshops for companies like Hasselblad, Linhof and Broncolor and is involved in judging for the Hasselblad masters and many photographic organisations.
Website: https://www.seanconboy.com/
Paul Wilkinson Hon FBIPP FSWPP
Judge
Paul Wilkinson is a multi-award-winning portrait photographer, educator, author, and host of the hugely popular Mastering Portrait Photography podcast. Based just outside Oxford, Paul runs a boutique studio where he captures everything from families and entrepreneurs to celebrities and the occasional muddy dog. He is the Partner Photographer to the prestigious Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, renowned for his characterful, instinctive portrait style.
With a deep passion for teaching, Paul helps photographers sharpen their craft through workshops, mentoring, and online education. His podcast has been recognised by FeedSpot as one of the Top 100 Photography Podcasts worldwide, a Top 10 in Portrait Photography, and one of the Top 35 UK Photography Podcasts on the web.
Paul is an Honorary Fellow of the British Institute of Professional Photography (Hon FBIPP), a Fellow of both the BIPP and the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers (FSWPP), and an international judge for The BIPP, The Societies of Photographers and the Federation of European Photography Awards.
Across his career, Paul has won numerous accolades including Best Solo Portrait in the 2024 PMI-Gear Global Portrait Competition, MPA UK Portrait Photographer of the Year, and a long list of national and regional awards spanning classical, fashion, lifestyle, commercial, and children’s portraiture.
Jim Lowe FBIPP FRPS QEP
Judge
Jim is a professional photographer specializing in architecture, commercial, and landscape photography. His career began after attending Art College in Swansea, with early roles at the Ministry of Defence and as a research photographer before he started his own business in 1985.
He is highly recognized for his architectural work, which earned him fellowships from the Royal Photographic Society and the British Institute of Professional Photography. Jim also authored the book ‘Architectural photography inside & out’, which sold out globally.
Jim is also an expert in black-and-white landscape photography, using traditional film and large-format cameras to create fine art prints that have been exhibited and acquired by collectors internationally.
In addition to his photographic practice, Jim served as a senior lecturer and head of the Marine and Natural History Photography course at Falmouth University from 2007 to 2018, where he earned a Master’s degree in Education and became a Senior Fellow of the UK’s Higher Education Academy.
He has held significant leadership roles within professional photographic organizations, including President of the British Institute of Professional Photography (1999–2000) and Vice-President of the Federation of European Photographers (2000-2010).
Jim has been involved with judging for FEP for 28 years, has chaired the FEP Qualifications jury since 2005 and the Young Photographer award since 2010.
Jim has also chaired the Finnish Foto Print Awards for the past 10 years.
Guest Judges
Trevor Yerbury FRPS
Judge
Trevor E R Yerbury is a 4th generation photographer currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He has received many accolades during his career including Fellowships of 3 major photographic bodies and in 2014 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the industry and was also invited to become a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, a rare honour.
He is now the Chair of the Applied & Portraiture genre for the RPS.
A portrait photographer, he specialises in Fine Art Nudes, and has, along with his late wife and business partner Faye, had exhibitions of work in Edinburgh, London, Paris, Vancouver, Madrid, Valetta & Copenhagen, as well as having work featured in many magazines and books.
Trevor is passionate that his work is simple and elegant with a classic, sophisticated look.
Trevor is a highly respected international chairman, and judges globally.
Website: https://www.yerburystudio.com/
Therese Asplund MQEP
Judge
Therese Asplund is an internationally warded fineart portrait photographer from Sweden who has won numerous awards both internationally and in Sweden over the last fifteen years. Her creative portraits vary from old fashioned painterly portraits to graphic and modern images with inspiration in fashion, commercial and modern arts. Sticking to the basics of photography she always puts a lot of effort into location, styling and, most importantly, lighting, and most of what you see in her images are actually pretty much how it looked in camera. Apart from the playfulness, her images are recognized for the impeccable lighting and high technical quality as well as the careful attention to the connection with the model and his, or her, expression.
Among her list of awards, you will find nine times Swedish Champion, eight times camera winner (top 3) in the FEP awards, several top 3 awards and the overall winner in the WPE awards 2023, five Photographer of the year awards and one over all first runner up in SWPP Monthly Image Competitions and the 20×16” Print Competition and the overall Grand Prix winner in Trierenberg Super Circuit 2022. She also got awarded the prestigious “Luminance award” 2025 at the Icon Awards in Las Vegas.
She is Double Master QEP with the FEP and Senior Master with WPE. She is a trained judge and has judging experience from several different competitions in Sweden and abroad and from judging panels at the QEP and MQEP qualifications since 2023.
Website: www.thereseasplund.com
Jeanette Larsen QEP
Judge
Together with her husband, Rikard, Jeanette operates a small portrait studio in Stavanger, Norway.
She shoots a diverse spectrum of family and business portraits. Her style is classic, when the portrait tells us something about the person in front of the camera.
Since achieving her QEP and a FEP Silver Camera (Portrait) in 1999, Jeanette has been a regular judge for FEP qualifications and awards, and has judged national competitions in Norway, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and Ireland.
Jeanette sits on the board of FEP, representing Norges Fotografforbund.
Website: https://jeanettelarsen.no
Mark Rossetto
Judge
Mark Rossetto is an international award-winning double master photographer (AIPP), ICON Master Photographer, print judge, a highly sought-after public speaker, a qualified Life and Photography Business Coach.
At just 25 years of age, Mark transformed his passion for photography from a hobby into one of Melbourne’s most successful family and wedding photographic studios. Each year Mark and his team photographed over 500 families and were consistently booked at capacity with weddings. He successfully sold this business and had a sea-change to sunny Queensland with his family.
Mark now has dedicated his time to teaching photographers the skills needed to build successful businesses. His systems and processes for increasing sales and profits, combined with his extensive marketing and industry knowledge have resulted in hundreds of success stories for both aspiring and seasoned professional photographers all over the world.
His passion for helping people succeed and thrive in their business is only overshadowed by his charismatic and outgoing personality. Mark’s zest for life, business and photography make him an in-demand speaker and MC for workshops, conferences, events, educational sites, podcast, etc.
In 2023 the Director of the Professional Photography Business Network (PPBN) creating a community of photographers who work together to champion, connect and support Photographers, Industry Leaders and change makers to help to supercharge business growth.
Website: https://www.markrossetto.com/
Thibault Chappe MQEP
Judge
Thibault is a professional photographer based in Aix-en-Provence, France.
Nikon Ambassador, European Master Photographer (Master QEP) and multi-award winning “Portraitiste de France”. His work spans portraiture, fine art nude, wedding and fashion, combining emotional sensitivity, refined lighting mastery and graphic composition. He is also a trainer and speaker, sharing his expertise internationally with photographers on portraiture, wedding, business and creativity.
Website: https://www.thibaultchappe.fr/
Image: David Bostock FBIPP
Image: Fiona Spence ABIPP
Entries close for the Print Masters competition on 28 August 2025.
Image: Panikos Hajistilly FBIPP MQEP