I am beyond delighted to have been selected as a finalist of the fiercely contested Guild of Photographers Image of the Year Competition!

The Competition has had over 11,800 entries this year and the Guild’s Judges have selected JUST 12 images in various genres to go forward to the annual Image of the Year Final.

The Guild is a highly respected UK based association for photographers which whose membership spans an international reach. Guild Director Lesley Thirsk said

“One of the Guild’s aims is to drive standards and creativity amongst photographers. Our monthly competition certainly does that, for the standard of the entries we see each month is quite staggering. To have an image recognised by the Guild in the monthly competition is difficult enough, so to have an image selected as being one of the best in a category for the end of year Final is without doubt an incredible achievement, and shows just how talented photographer, Victoria Nixon, is”

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I’m fortunate to be in a profession that I love and continually improving and developing myself is absolutely key to the service I provide my clients. One way I do that is to enter the Guild’s competition. It drives forward photography standards month after month so it helps me push myself. The images I see getting awards each month are inspirational, so knowing just how high those standards are, to have one of my images shortlisted for the overall Final from the many 1000’s submitted across whole year is really exciting.

“Victoria Nixon’s image, along with the others will now be printed ready for the Competition Final in December, when highly regarded Judges will be coming together from across the country and overseas to choose the overall winner. The final outcome will be announced at a lavish Awards night in a magnificent Jacobean mansion in Cheshire on 3rd February 2018. 

To find out more about the Guild of Photographers and their competition visit their website (www.photoguild.co.uk), and to find out more about Victoria Nixon visit their website (www.victorianixonphotography.com).