Shots of celebrities at events, who could be performing, hosting ‘a corporate’, supporting a function as a charity ambassador, or just attending as a guest.

A favourite category of our event industry leading judges, Behind The Scenes highlights the crucial unseen work that goes into creating amazing events by dedicated professionals.

Product launches, brand experience road shows, creative field marketing, consumer engagement pop-ups, plus teambuilding exercises and other experiential events.

Championing the central role of food and drink at events, the category can cover everything from cool canapes and beautiful plates of haute cuisine cooking, to kitchen capers and crazy cocktails.

Christmas parties have bounced back since the pandemic, along with alternative end-of-year occasions and increasingly popular corporate summer parties.

Conferences and conventions are to the fore of this category, but also corporate occasions such as motivational meetings, away days, hospitality dates, gala dinners and even awards events! 

This broad category encompasses a myriad of communal and societal events, from fetes, fairs and festivals, to art installations and air displays, plus public theatre and dance performances.

Music Events has three classes so more talented photographers can be recognised. The ‘Audience’ category is for the all important attendees and all their antics and interactions. 

Music Events has three classes so more talented photographers can be recognised. The ‘Concerts’ category is for longer/wider shots of stages and festivals etc. 

Music Events has three classes so more talented photographers can be recognised. The ‘Performers’ category is for closer shots of singers and players in action.

A classic photography genre, but with a key limiting factor: subjects need to be captured during, or in the context of an event.

Any non-commercial events, bar weddings! Think birthdays and anniversaries, christenings, bar and bat mitzvahs, wakes, graduations and

family reunions.

Added to EPA 2023 to coincide with the Queen’s Jubilee (but not her funeral) and now a popular EPA fixture. Please note that entries are not limited to the British royal family!

Competitors in action makes for compelling photography, but also think local and societal sporting events, and everything that goes into to organising and enjoying them.

The EPA's newest category, Speakers recognises that up to 50% of images taken by photographers at event such as conferences, conventions and trade shows, are of speakers on stage and/or at the podium. 

Images that capture commerce in action and the fun interactivity so often evident at exhibitions, through wide shots of stands and crowds, or expressive faces of visitors and vendors.

Every event needs a venue, but it takes great skill to show off an empty space enticingly. This category celebrates a highly important competency in the events sector.

Celebrating the highly skilled and under pressure professionals that capture the magic moments, important people and myriad of key elements involved with these very special events.