IPPVA All-Time Top 10 Irish Photographers – Based on Highest Scoring Images Since Going Online

Over the years, the IPPVA online competition has become a showcase of incredible talent, passion, and artistry. From intimate portraits to sweeping landscapes, we’ve seen photographs that stop you in your tracks — and every so often, one image rises above the rest to earn an unforgettable score.

Today, we’re celebrating the All-Time Top 10 Photographers – not for a body of work or a running average, but for a single, standout image. These rankings are based purely on the highest scoring individual image each photographer has entered since the competition moved online.

It’s a reminder that sometimes, one frame can say it all.

🧍‍♂️ Top 10 Men – Based on Best Image Score

🥇 1. Michael McLaughlin – Landscape
🥈 2. John Gillooley – Wedding Documentary
🥉 3. Vincent O’Byrne – Fine Art
4️⃣ Gerry O’Leary – Architectural
5️⃣ Brendan Lyon – Fine Art
6️⃣ Peter Gordon – Wedding
7️⃣ Paul Duane – Wedding Documentary
8️⃣ Gareth Lima-Conlon – Wedding Creative
9️⃣ Enda Cavanagh – Architectural
🔟 Naoise Culhane – Press

🧍‍♀️ Top 10 Women – Based on Best Image Score

🥇 1. Deirdre O’Keeffe – Commercial
🥈 2. Lucy Nuzum – Wedding Documentary
🥉 3. Greta Dominaityte – Fine Art
4️⃣ Janice O’Connell – Architectural
5️⃣ Lidi Lima-Conlon – Portrait
6️⃣ Michelle Prunty – Wedding Documentary
7️⃣ Elaine Barker – Commercial
8️⃣ Rashida Keenan – Open Creative
9️⃣ Aoife O’Connor – Newborn
🔟 Linda Clarke – Newborn

These single images reflect the very best of what our members have to offer – moments of magic, technical brilliance, and pure visual impact. Each one represents a pinnacle of achievement in its genre.

To all 20 photographers on this list: take a bow. You’ve created something that stood out from hundreds, if not thousands, of other entries — an image that left a mark.

And to all our members – keep entering, keep pushing, and keep creating. You never know when that one special image might shoot you to the top of the leaderboard.