the 2023 Cycle is now Complete.
Image: Pet Action Photographer of the Year 2023 - Alessia Monaco, ItalyIf you’re looking for information on The TOG Awards, you’re in the right place. This page contains all of the necessary information that you may need to enter the awards for the 2023 cycle.
Key Dates for the 2023 cycle:
- Entries Open: 1st January 2023
- Entry Deadline: 1st March 2023 at 11:59pm UK Time
- Final Awards Announced: April 17th 2023
The Entry Prize Draw:
Every entry to the 2023 of The TOG Awards will be entered into a prize draw to win a Fulton Camera Bag courtesy of Tenba. All eligible entries count as 1 ticket into the prize draw.
March 1st at midnight
Entry Deadline
Entries close at midnight UK time on the 1st March 2023. This marks the final deadline for entries to the 2023 cycle. No further entries can be made after this point and all of the entered images are anonomysed and placed into the judging program.
March 2023
Judging
Throughout the entire month of March, the judges for the 2023 cycle will spend hours assessing submitted images. As part of the judging for the 2023 cycle, each image will receive a score or comment that the creator can review.
Late March 2023
Merit Announcements
Around the end of March every photographer who has recieved a merit for an image will recieve a notification revealing how many merited images they have acheived.
April 2023
Winner Announcements
Early in April 2023, the winners will be announced in full with a variety of resources and a full gallery for view here on The TOG Awards website.
May 2023
Prize Distribution
Throughout May we will commence the distribution of prize money, physical and digital prizes. Please keep an eye on your entry email address to keep up with any and all prize announcements.
What happens next
Prizes for the 2023 cycle:
The prizes for the 2023 Cycle are proudly supported by the following competition sponsors:
About EssentialPhoto
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About Digitalab
We are Digitalab, a family-owned, multi-award-winning professional photography lab with over 70 years of delivering consistently stunning work to the photographic industry.
From our unrivalled c-type photographic prints to our extensive range of framing options, album’s and wall art, the care and attention to detail evident in all of our products will help to set you apart from the competition.
About Tenba
Founded by Robert Weinreb in 1977, Tenba introduced the world to soft-sided, professional camera bags and has been an innovation and quality leader in the decades since. Tenba has evolved with photographers’ needs, designing tough, intuitively-engineered bags and cases to protect creative equipment. Whether you are shooting in Central Park or Antarctica, Tenba will get your gear there and back in tact. Tenba never compromises and neither should you.
Master Prize
for: Overall PhoTOGrapher of the Year
$500 to spend on yourself
1 x 20×16 Competition Class printed product of your choice from Digitalab
An engraved overall The TOG Awards Winners Trophy
A £100 gift card to splurge on anything from EssentialPhoto
Winners Certificate to display in your studio, office or home
Winners Badge to display on your website, social media, and promotional materials
Ample press and PR coverage and supplied Press Release for promotional ease and…
As part of your category win, you’ll also get a £100 voucher to spend on any backdrop of your choice from ClickProps Backdrops
Category Prize
for: Category PhoTOGraphers of the Year
The TOG Awards Category Winners Trophy
£100 ClickProps Voucher to spend on a backdrop of your choice
A 24×16 Crystal Archive print of your entry courtesy of Digitalab
A £25 Pixapro Gift Voucher
Category Winners Certificate
Category Winners Badge
Supplied Press Release for promotional ease
Merited Image Prizes
for: Merited Entries
All entries that receive a Merit score or above will receive a Merit Certificate and a Merit Badge.
Entries are closed.
Entries for the 2023 cycle are now closed. Entry information for 2024 will be announced in the coming months.