JUNE | FEATURE
Focus on
events
The winners of the Off To Work Event
Photography Awards 2019 (EPAs) were
unveiled on 14 May at No.4 Hamilton Place
in Mayfair, reminding us of the stunning
moments our industry serves up
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Below: Cultural/ Boardmasters/
Andrew Whitton
Opposite: Sporting/ Hossegor
Bunkers/ James North
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ow in its sixth year, the EPAs were
founded by Philip Atkins, managing
director of staffing agency, Off To
Work.
Nearly 100 shortlisted photographs across
12 categories were on show, which guests
viewed while enjoying canapes and bowl
food by Blue Strawberry, washed down with
wines by Jeroboams and cocktails by The
Rum Runner.
The photographs were printed by Pertons
Signs, and mounted on smart Trilite trade
show kit provided by event production
company Visions Group.
The awards presentation was held in the
Bill Boeing Room (No.4 Hamilton Place is
home of the Royal Aeronautical Society),
which boasts a big screen and AV, enabling
the presentation, hosted by event director
Graham Hill.
Philip Atkins, EPA founder & MD, Off To
Work said: “The events industry needs great
photography not only sell itself, but also to
amplify the impact and thereby the validity
of events. The EPAs celebrate the often
unsung work of the photographers that
capture the energy and essence of events,
along with all the elements that go into
producing successful events, from to behind-
the-scenes production and the venues where
they are held, to the catering and the staff
that serve it.”
The judges were charmed by the overall
winner, which came from the Private
Events category: Multi-tasking by Andrew
Billington. It pipped the two runners-up:
Legends Stairway Brief by Deb Porter, from
the Behind The Scenes category, which
shows waiting staff sat on stairs for a
briefing prior to an event in The Long Room
at Lords, and Cultural Events category
winner, Boardmasters, by last year’s overall
winner, Andrew Whitton.
Matt Chung picked up the inaugural
Portfolio award for his entries in the