IPPVA Photographer and Videographer of the Year 2023 Winners Announced

Colm Kerr was announced as the Irish Professional Photographer of the Year and Gavin Gallagher (Dreamcatcher Films) was announced as the Irish Professional Videographer of the Year at a gala event in Dublin last night. (26th March 2023).

Overall Award Winners

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Irish Professional Videographer of the Year 2023 – Gavin Gallagher

Irish Professional Photographer of the Year 2023 – Colm Kerr

Category Award Winners and Runners-Up

Irish Professional Wedding Videographer of the Year 2023 – Gavin Gallagher

Second Place – Conor Conlon
Third Place – Eoin Healy and Suzann Aherne

Irish Professional Wedding Photographer of the Year 2023 – Phil Voon

Wedding Photography sub-categories:

Classic Wedding Winner – Emma Russell

Second Place – Nicola Webster
Third Place – Mairéad McDaid

Creative Wedding Winner – Mairéad McDaid

Second Place – Sean Sharpe
Third Place – Lucy Nuzum

Documentary Wedding Winner – Phil Voon

Second Place – Kevin Kheffache
Third Place – Lucy Nuzum

Architectural Photographer of the Year 2023 – Donal Murphy

Second Place – Paul O’Connell
Third Place – Janice O’Connell

Commercial Photographer of the Year 2023 – Dee O’Keeffe

Second Place – Colm Kerr
Third Place – Tadhg Nathan

Commercial Videographer of the Year 2023 – Noel McIntyre

Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2023 – Colm Kerr

Second Place – Peter Gordon
Third Place – Ana Mc Nerney

Landscape Photographer of the Year 2023 – Daragh Muldowney
Runner up – Peter Gordon

Newborn Photographer of the Year 2023 – Aoife O’Connor

Second Place – Lidi Lima Conlon
Third Place – Linda Clarke

Open Creative Photographer of the Year 2023 – Rashida Keenan

Second Place – Tara Keane
Third Place – Donal Murphy

Portrait Photographer of the Year 2023 – Rashida Keenan

Second Place – Gerry Dolan
Third Place – Magda Christie

Our awards are judged anonymously and over a number of rounds by a qualified and experienced panel of Irish and international judges. Only images that meet the highest standards can obtain an IPPVA award. As such, an IPPVA award is a mark of excellence for any individual piece of work, or a body of work. The winners of the title of Photographer & Videographer of the year represent the very best of professional photography and videography in Ireland today.

The Chairpersons Award went to Catherine Kelly
The single highest-scoring submission was by landscape photographer Daragh Muldowney (Dulra Photography).

A massive thank you to our sponsors: Bermingham Cameras and Canon.

Photographs from the Awards Night