Irish Times photographers extremely counseled at AIB Press Photographer of the Year awards – The Irish Times

The work of 4 Irish Times photographers was extremely counseled on the AIB Press Photographer of the Year awards on Friday night.

The annual awards, now of their forty eighth 12 months, had been hosted by broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan at O’Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.

Mark Condren of Mediahuis Ireland gained the general prize for a document seventh time, with judges praising his “superb skill” and “exceptional range of subject matter across multiple categories”.

Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers offered Condren with the award.

A local of Castletownroche, Co Cork, Condren started his profession with native newspaper The Avondhu earlier than later working with The Corkman and The Sunday Tribune. He now works for the Irish Independent.

Images taken by 4 photographers from The Irish Times – Tom Honan, Bryan O’Brien, Dara Mac Dónaill and Alan Betson – had been amongst these shortlisted on the occasion.

Awards had been offered throughout a number of classes together with information; each day life and folks; sports activities motion; sports activities characteristic; portrait; nature and the setting; politics; and humanities and leisure.

Four of Honan’s pictures had been shortlisted throughout totally different classes together with a placing picture of Br Kevin Crowley of the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin mendacity in repose final July.

Two photographs by Mac Dónaill had been additionally extremely counseled together with a photograph of Aisling Rogerson scattering the ashes of her late husband Manchán Magan at his month’s thoughts ceremony on the Hill of Uisneach, Westmeath, final November.

Two of Betson’s pictures had been additionally showcased together with a shot of crows serving to themselves to the moulting fur of a younger fallow deer in Dublin’s Phoenix Park because it shed its winter coat.

{A photograph} by O’Brien of a repurposed presidential election marketing campaign poster for Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin, which was present in a hedge close to Rathcoole, Co Dublin, additionally featured.

Former Irish Times photographer and movie editor Frank Miller was recognised with an honorary membership of Press Photographers Ireland.

The AIB Sustainability Award was offered to Kerry freelance photographer Valerie O’Sullivan for her reportage work entitled Reviving, Restoring, Re-Thatching, which visually documented the re-thatching of an outdated household dwelling utilizing the traditional craft of thatching.

The judges mentioned O’Sullivan’s assortment of photographs showcased “a delightful use of colour and composition”.

The judging panel was chaired by former EU ombudsman Emily O’Reilly, curator and archivist Kate Horgan and UK-based photographer Kieran Doherty. RTÉ’s Philip Bromwell helped choose the multimedia class.

All the successful and shortlisted photographs from the awards might be considered in a touring exhibition, which is able to go to venues throughout the nation over the approaching 12 months. The exhibition is to start its tour in DLR Lexicon in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, on February twenty fourth.

Further particulars on the exhibition, and the successful photographs, might be considered on the Press Photographers website.