Awards

Oli Scarff has been named Photographer of the Year and has won in the Arts & Entertainment category. He also received an honourable mention in the Sport (Away from the Action) category.

Adrian Dennis has won in the Sport (Action) category and received an honourable mention in the Royal category.

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Oli Scarff is a photographer for Agence France-Presse based near Manchester, UK, covering news, sports and features across the Midlands, North of England, and beyond. 

Following four years studying Mathematics at Warwick University, he began his photographic career with SWNS Agency in Bristol, taking pictures for national newspapers and magazines. After 3 years of interesting and eclectic assignments he accepted a contract with the Daily Telegraph in London. 

A year later, he joined Getty Images as one of their 6 UK staff news photographers. Working for Getty from 2008 to 2014, he covered numerous assignments across Europe and Africa as well as North and South America. 
In late 2014, he moved out of London to begin working for AFP. His images have appeared on the fronts of publications around the world, including The New York Times, Sydney Morning Herald, LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Time and Newsweek. 

More recently, he has been invited to contribute as a guest lecturer on the Photography BA course at Oxford Brookes University. 

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Adrian Dennis currently works for Agence France-Presse and has been on staff since 2000. He covers a variety of assignments in the UK and around the world with an emphasis on sports photography.

Adrian started his photographic career at the Wokingham Times in Berkshire before studying journalism at The University of Florida in the USA. Adrian freelanced for a host of newspapers and magazines ranging from The New York Times to The National Enquirer during his time in America.

Following The Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012, Adrian was named Sports Photographer of the Year 2012 by The Sports Journalists Association and won the coveted Ed Lacey Trophy. He won The London Games portfolio category and was highly commended for his Sports Portfolio.

He also won First Prize in the Sports Folio and Olympic Folio of the Year categories in the The Press Photographer’s Year 2013.

After a busy 2014 covering The FIFA World Cup, Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup, amongst other assignments.