Abbey Road Studios Announce The Return of The Music Photography Awards
Abbey Road Studios announces the second annual Music Photography Awards, designed to celebrate the art of music photography and elevate talent across the globe.
Abbey Road Studios announces the second annual Music Photography Awards, designed to celebrate the art of music photography and elevate talent across the globe.
Abbey Road Studios announces the second annual Music Photography Awards, designed to celebrate the art of music photography and elevate talent across the globe.
On 6 June 2023, Abbey Road Studios, the world’s most famous recording studio, announces the second annual Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards, designed to celebrate the art of music photography and elevate talent across the globe. Across a range of categories, the MPAs 2023 will recognise the previous year’s most memorable photos, the unsung music moments and the photographers who captured them. The winners will be unveiled and celebrated at an official ceremony on Thursday 21 September at the legendary studios.
The MPAs honour the images from 2022 that capture the magic of live music, the creative process and the diverse music scenes from across the world. These awards recognise photographers both established and undiscovered – with open-entry categories as well as awards chosen by a judging panel made up of artists, stylists, photographers and influential names in the global creative community.
There are also four invited category awards, with the nominees and winners chosen by the official judging panel that includes renowned British photographer, publisher and film director Rankin, BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter Cat Burns, innovative photographer Vicky Grout, leading stylist and consultant Karen Binns (Wizkid & Tori Amos), singer-songwriter and kitchen disco icon Sophie Ellis-Bextor, US photographer and winner of 2022’s MPA Icon Award, Eric Johnson, stylist and creative director Matthew Josephs (FKA Twigs) and New York Times Deputy Photo Editor Nakyung Han. This esteemed panel will nominate, debate and ultimately award these categories - each bringing their own unique expertise to the table. The invited categories are Portrait, Editorial, Artist at Work and Icon.
Abbey Road Studios photographer in residence Simon Wheatley will join the judging panel for the Underground Scenes category. This year’s MPAs shortlisting panel comprises Sacha Lecca (Rolling Stone Magazine US and 2022 MPAs Judge), alongside photographers Yana Yatsuk (winner of the 2022 Portrait Award) and DeShaun Craddock (finalist in the 2022 Zeitgeist category).