IPPA Irish Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2012

The 2012 IPPA Photographer of the Year is Peter O’Donnell AIPPA.

The overall Photographer of the Year Awards were kindly sponsored by Conns Cameras & Canon Ireland.

The IPPA Annual National Photographic Awards 2012 were held at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin. In all, 37 awards were handed out across a wide range of photographic disciplines.

The big winners on the night were Peter O’Donnell, who won IPPA Photographer of the Year for the second time in three years, and Henk van Kooten, who won the inaugural IPPA International Photographer of the Year.

Another notable domestic winner was John Ryan, who picked up no fewer than four category awards.

Full list of winners

Architecture Single Image: Donal Murphy
Architecture Portfolio: Donal Murphy

Best Bridal Portfolio International: Jose Luis Guardia Vazquez
Bridal Portfolio: John Ryan

Commercial Single Image: Peter Clayton
Commercial Portfolio: Donal Murphy

Fashion Single Image: Cormac Byrne
Fashion Portfolio: Owen O’Connor

Fine Art/Human Form Single: John Ryan
Fine Art/Human Form Portfolio: John Ryan
International Fine Art/Human Form Single: Henk van Kooten

Landscape Single Image: Peter O’Donnell
Landscape Portfolio: Peter O’Donnell

Open Art & Creativity Single: Dermot Byrne
Open Art & Creativity Portfolio: Michael McLaughlin
International Open Art & Creativity Single: Henk van Kooten
International Open Art & Creativity Portfolio: Henk van Kooten

Pets Single: Maria Dunphy
Pets Portfolio: Maria Dunphy

Child Portraiture Single: Nicole La Saout
Child Portraiture Portfolio: Tanya Crosbie

Classic Portraiture Single: Joe McHugh
Classic Portraiture Portfolio: Tanya Crosbie

Press & PR Single Image: Chris Bellew
Press & PR Portfolio: Chris Bellew

Pictorial and Travel Single Image: Enda Cavanagh
Pictorial and Travel Portfolio: Michael McLaughlin

Wedding Classical Portfolio: Paul Callaghan
Wedding Reportage Single Image: John Ryan
Wedding Reportage Portfolio: Robert Mullan
Wedding Contemporary Single: Paul Callaghan
Wedding Contemporary Portfolio: Corin Bishop
International Wedding Contemporary Portfolio: Jose Luis Guardia Peinado
International Wedding Contemporary Single: Jose Luis Guardia Peinado

Wildlife Single Image: Philip Pound
Wildlife Portfolio: Philip Pound

IPPA International Photographer of the Year 2012: Henk van Kooten
IPPA Photographer of the Year 2012: Peter O’Donnell