The Association of Photographers (AOP) has announced the shortlist of photos for its annual awards, with 240 finalists going on display in London.
The photos have been chosen from more than 2,000 entries in various categories, with the winners announced on 14 May.
Here is a selection of images from the shortlist with captions by the photographers.
Image copyrightLouise HaggerImage caption Louise Hagger: “My personal series Exploring Deliciousness is a personal collaboration with food stylist Lucy-Ruth Hathaway and set designer Kerry Hughes, which explores imperfect pairings and the way we view what is delicious.” Image copyrightSimon BurchImage caption Simon Burch: “Pendine Sands in Wales has been an historic location for car and motorcycle land speed record attempts for nearly 100 years, with Malcolm Campbell being the first person to set a land speed record in 1924.” Image copyrightCharlie CliftImage caption Charlie Clift: “I was asked to photograph Lynn Barber with her cat Tyger for The Sunday Times Magazine. True to Lynn’s warning, Tyger did not want to be photographed. We managed to get one appearance on set thanks to the cocaine-like properties of cat treats.” Image copyrightMatt DavisImage caption Matt Davis: “I noticed the chap with binoculars on my way to Blackpool beach last summer. He looked interesting so, I asked if I could take his picture. He hardly noticed me. It wasn’t until I started shooting that I realised a small crowd was starting to gather. A swimmer was being rescued after getting stranded at sea.” Image copyrightPeter DazeleyImage caption Peter Dazeley: “This image was photographed to illustrate the problem of domestic violence, using the anonymity of a spooky cracked antique doll’s face.” Image copyrightRob LawsonImage caption Rob Lawson: “It’s Murphy’s law in a glass; true bartending entropy! There’s conflict between the elements of the drink for space. The splash and the smoke are having it out, but within the compositional chaos, there’s a definite beauty.” Image copyrightRichard DurkinImage caption Richard Durkin: “This image was taken in the popular tourist city of Takayama in the mountainous Hida region of Gifu Prefecture in central Japan.” Image copyrightHannah Maule-ffinchImage caption Hannah Maule-ffinch: “The Barracks of Belgrade is part of an ongoing project covering the refugee crisis in Europe. Nearly 2,000 migrants, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, were living in a series of large brick warehouses known as the Barracks, tucked away behind the city’s main transport hub.” Image copyrightDean NorthcottImage caption Dean Northcott: “The freedom and joy of the wonderful and short-lived British summer is captured in this image of 11-year-old Max seemingly floating in his garden as the sun sets in late August.” Image copyrightAlexander RhindImage caption Alexander Rhind: “This image was taken from a wider series focusing on the Penzance water polo team as they play at the beautiful Jubilee Lido in Penzance. Perched right on the sea wall, the evening light bounces around the pool.” Image copyrightSam RobinsonImage caption Sam Robinson: “This is a personal series of images challenging the traditional stereotypes of beauty and portrait photography.”
Image copyright Louise Hagger 
Image copyright Simon Burch 
Image copyright Charlie Clift 
Image copyright Matt Davis 
Image copyright Peter Dazeley 
Image copyright Rob Lawson 
Image copyright Richard Durkin 
Image copyright Hannah Maule-ffinch 
Image copyright Dean Northcott 
Image copyright Alexander Rhind 
Image copyright Sam Robinson 
