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The Abbey Road Music Photography Awards returns for its second year, with Cat Burns and Sophie Ellis-Bextor among the judging panel this time, with <\/b>Rankin<\/b><\/a> remaining on as lead judge.<\/b><\/p>\n


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The annual event is designed to celebrate the best in music photography, with this year\u2019s instalment celebrating the best of 2022\u2019s offering.<\/span><\/p>\n

The awards are for both the established and the undiscovered, with six open-invite categories and four invited categories on offer, all of which are aimed to spotlight the most memorable music moments and the photographers who captured them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the judging panel for the four invited categories \u2013 which include a \u2018Portrait Award\u2019, \u2018Editorial Award\u2019, \u2018Artist At Work Award\u2019 and \u2018Icon Award\u2019 \u2013 are an esteemed collection of names from a combination of music, photography and styling backgrounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Credit: Rankin<\/p><\/div>\n

They include, <\/span>BRIT Award-nominee Cat Burns<\/span><\/a>; photographer Vicky Grout; leading stylist and consultant Karen Binns; <\/span>kitchen disco icon Sophie Ellis-Bextor<\/span><\/a>; the winner of <\/span>2022\u2019s MPA<\/span><\/a> Icon Award, Eric Johnson; stylist and creative director Matthew Josephs; and New York Times Deputy Photo Editor Nakyung Han.<\/span><\/p>\n

Abbey Road Studios photographer-in-residence Simon Wheatley, meanwhile, joins the panel for the \u2018Underground Scenes\u2019 category.<\/span><\/p>\n

The group is of course also joined by the award\u2019s co-founder and leading force in British photography, Rankin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of the awards, the seminal photographer has said: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to announce the 2023 Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards is now officially open.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Credit: Sacha Lecca<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re emerging, or a celebrated professional photographer, we want you to enter because we want your photographs to be seen.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe MPAs is close to my heart because I founded the awards together with Abbey Road. This is our opportunity to celebrate what music photography means, not just to the audience and the musicians, but to the photographers behind the lens.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, I’ll be giving you the opportunity to win a day’s mentorship with me on a music shoot, so make sure to get your entry in before 18 July.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The categories for this year\u2019s open-invite categories, meanwhile, which are designed for those with no prior experience or acclaim, include: \u2018Undiscovered Music Photographer of The Year\u2019, \u2018Music Moment of The Year Award\u2019, \u2018Live Music Award\u2019, \u2018In The Studio Award\u2019, \u2018Underground Scenes Award\u2019, \u2018Hip Hop 50\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information and for ways to apply, visit the site\u2019s website here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":199794,"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[349],"tags":[1526,55],"read-series":[],"article-types":[1979],"yoast_head":"\nAbbey Road Studios announces return of its Music Photography Awards<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Abbey Road Music Photography Awards returns for its second year, with Cat Burns and Sophie Ellis-Bextor among the judging panel this time.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/whynow.co.uk\/read\/abbey-road-studios-music-photography-awards-return\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Abbey Road Studios announces 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