2018 FACTORUK BRISCA F1 PHOTO OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Great journalism and photography go hand-in-hand, and at FactorUK we appreciate both.

The best photographs can live long in the memory – and in stock car racing we are blessed with some great photographers. And here at FactorUK, we want to celebrate their skill.

FactorUK has created its own Photo of the Year Awards. We have invited ten photographers, both official and unofficial, to send in their five best or favourite photos they have taken during the 2018 BriSCA F1 season.

We didn’t want just crash and bang photos. Anything that captures the emotion, pathos and excitement of the sport, or simply a stunning image would suffice.

We have split the Awards into two categories. One is the Photographer Portfolio of the Year and the other is the Photo of the Year.

The Portfolio Award will be decided by FactorUK and a panel of judges, while the Photo of the Year will include a public vote.

And this is where you come in!

Below each photo is the name of the photographer and a number alongside. There are more than 50 photographs to choose from and we want you to select FIVE photos, in order of preference, you think capture the sport better than any of the others and send your top five list via email to neil.randon@factoruk.com, and include the heading PHOTO OF THE YEAR and your full name and address.

As an example, this is how to nominate:
My top five photos are:
1st A N Other 2
2nd Joe Bloggs 3
3rd David Bailey 1
4th Mr Snapper 5
5th Paparazzi Pete 4

By using a points system (1st = 10 points, 2nd = 7pts, 3rd = 5pts, 4th = 3pts, 5th = 1pt) the top five point-scoring photos will be put on a short list and then a panel of judges (including the Sports Picture Editor of the Daily Express and Daily Star) will decide the winner.

And so, you have until noon on Saturday, December 8 to cast your votes. The top five photos will be published on Wednesday, December 12 and the winners of Photo of the Year and Photographer Portfolio of the Year will be announced on Friday, December 14.

WIN A FREE COPY OF SHOCK AND ROAR!

If your top selection wins the award, your name will go into a prize draw and the winner, picked at random, will receive a free copy of Neil Randon’s book SHOCK AND ROAR, just in time for Christmas!*

BREAKING NEWS!

The prize draw winner will now also receive a copy of Neil Randon’s previous book, THE SOUND AND THE FURY!

*T&Cs apply. See Competition Terms and Conditions

THE PANEL:

Neil Randon

Author and publisher of Shock and Roar, Neil has worked in the sports media since 1982, originally as a graphic artist and then subsequently as a journalist. He has worked for a number of newspapers and magazines, including Racing Post, The Independent, Motorsport News (including as editor), Autosport, F1 Racing, and now predominantly at the Daily Star and Daily Express as assistant racing editor. Neil has worked alongside some of the best sports photographers in the media, including Sports Photographer of the Year Edward Whitaker, Gerry Cranham, George Selwyn, Hugh Routledge and Trevor Jones, as well as top motorsports photographers Steven Tee, Keith Sutton, Lorenzo Bellanca, Jeff Bloxham, Simon Galloway and Malcolm Griffiths.

Stuart Robinson

Stuart is Daily Express and Daily Star Sports Picture Editor. He is a multi-award-winning sports photographer, who joined the staff of the Daily Express in 1989. His first World Cup was Italia 90, and he worked at all the World Cups (bar those England failed to qualify for) up to and including Brazil in 2014. He also worked at every Olympic Games from Atlanta 1996 to London 2012. Stuart’s favourite event covered during his photographic career was the Sidney Olympics in 2000, closely followed by the Champions League final in 2005 between Liverpool v AC Milan in Istanbul. Stuart has been a past judge, and then Chairman of Judges for the Sports Photographer of the Year competition.