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Photography awards – Premios de Fotografía

Edward Olive is an English professional photographer based in Madrid, specializing in artistic wedding photography, corporate portraits, and fine art projects. With a career spanning over 20 years, his work has been recognized globally for its cinematic style and emotional depth. The following list details the international photography awards and professional recognitions received by Edward Olive throughout his career.

Edward Olive es un fotógrafo profesional británico afincado en Madrid, especialista en fotografía artística de bodas, retratos corporativos y proyectos de bellas artes. Con una trayectoria de más de 20 años, su trabajo es reconocido internacionalmente por su estilo cinematográfico y profundidad emocional. La siguiente lista detalla los premios internacionales de fotografía y reconocimientos profesionales recibidos por Edward Olive a lo largo de su carrera.

2026:

Photocrowd – «Multiple Exposures» photography competition – 5 Expert Highly Commended and 3 Expert Commended

Top Photo Awards – Featured Photo – March

MyWed – Top 50 Portrait Photographers in the World

Photocrowd – «Autumn Colours» photography competition – Expert Commended

Photocrowd – «Enjoying Life» photography competition – Expert Commended

Fame Frame Gallery – Earth and Sky – Honourable Mention

Light Space & Time Art Gallery – “Figurative Portrait” Art Exhibition – Honourable Mention

Photocrowd – «Portrait with Context» photography competition – 5 Expert Commended and 1 Expert Merit Awards

Photocrowd – «Composition – Bang in the Middle» photography competition – 1 Expert Commended and 5 Expert Merit Awards

Top Photo Awards – «Black and White Documentary» Photography Contest – Top 50

Annual Photography Awards – People: Body & Nudes – Honourable Mention

Decagon Gallery – Human Body – 2nd Place Award

Teravarna – 11th Flower International Juried Art Competition – Honourable Mention

Fame Frame Gallery – Figurative Expressions – Honourable Mention

Photocrowd – «High Key Imagery» photography competition – 6 Expert Merit Awards

Inspiration Photographers – Ranked Number 1 Portrait Photographer in Spain and Number 16 Portrait Photographer in The World and Golden Lens Nomination

One Eyeland – Official Selection

Light Space & Time Art Gallery – 16th Annual “Botanicals” 2026 Art Exhibition – Top 20 Global Photography & Digital Artists and Honourable Mention

Circle Foundation for the Arts (CFA) – Artist of the Year Competition – Signature Artist Award

Photocrowd – «Nightscapes» photography competition – 6 Expert Merit Awards

Top Photo Awards – «Floral Visions” Flower Photography Contest – Top 100

35 Awards – Annual Photography Awards – Preganant Contest – Top 24%

The Photography Foundation Awards – Wedding Photography – Shortlist

Top Photo Awards – Furry Friends Photography Competition – Top 20 and Top 50 Awards

Inspiration Photographers – Best Portrait Awards 46 – Honourable Mention

ViewBug – Expert Merit Award – Extreme Weather Photo Contest

Top Photo Awards – Featured Photo January 2026

Photocrowd – Black and White Headshots – 4 Expert Commended Awards

Photocrowd – Street Signs – Expert Highly Commended Award

Photocrowd – Concerts in Black and White – Judges’ 5th Place Overall, 1 Judge Highly Commended Award, 1 Judge Commended Award, 1 Judge Merit Award,

Dodho – Fine Art Awards – Finalist

Teravarna 12th Portrait – Finalist

Ten Moir Gallery – Water Competition – Finalist

11th 35 Awards – Male studio Portrait Category – Top 4% Award

Photocrowd – Urban Streets After Dark Contest – Two Judge Merit Awards

Top Photo Awards – Street Life in Color Photo Contest – Expert Choice Award

Inspiration Photographers – Portrait Collection Awards 32 – Honourable Mention

Inspiration Photographers – Portrait Awards 45 – Awarded Photo

Fusion Art’s 9th Annual “Urban Landscapes” International Exhibition – 3rd Place

Monochrome Awards – Professional Portrait – Honourable Mention

2025:

Monte-Carlo Photo Contest – Special Mention of the Jury – Glamour & Beauty

Photocrowd Fashion» photography competition 8th Place and 3 «Expert Highly Commended«

Photocrowd «Ageing and the Elderly» photography competition – 6 Expert Commended.

Chromatic Awards – Fashion & Beauty – Honourable Mention

Chromatic Awards – People – Honourable Mention

Top Photo Awards – Featured Photo December 2025

Artist Space Gallery – Open Art Exhibition – Winner

Photocrowd – “Summer Light” Contest – Expert Commended

Artist Space Gallery – Fifth Color Art Exhibition – Winner

Art Room Gallery «Grey» Exhibition – Double Honourable Mention

Photora Awards – Nine-Time Finalist – Categories: Portrait & Black and White, Fine Art, Abstract & Experimental, Macro & Open Theme

Union of Light (UOL) World Photography Contest – Shortlist Black and White category

MyWed – Nominated among the Top 100 Portrait Photographers in the World

MyWed – Nominated among the Top 100 Wedding Photographers in Spain

Ten Moir Gallery – Color Void Competition – Honourable Mention

FAME FRAME Gallery – Faces of Humanity – Honourable Mention

ViewBug – People’s Choice Award in The People With Animals Photo Contest

1st «Iulia Traducta» International Photography Competition – Honourable Mention

Neutral Density ND Awards – Honourable Mention

Top Photo Awards – “Expert Choice” Award in Family Lifestyle 2025

Top Photo Awards – Top50 in Family Lifestyle 2025

Top Photo Awards – Photo of the Day November 2025

Color Awards – Finalist

MyWed – Nominated Among the Top 5 Portrait Photographers in Spain

Top Photo Awards – Featured Photo October 2025

Viewbug Competition «In Good Hands» – Finalist

2022:

Photocrowd – Various Awards

2016:

Camera Comparison Review – Top Five Photo Contest – Winner

2014:

The New Camera Best Portrait Image and Best Wedding Image

2013:

Viewbug – Various awards in fine art, portrait and nude photography

2012:

Winner of The New Camera Still Life Photo Contest

Winner of The New Camera People & Portrait Photo Contest

7th Annual Black & White Spider Awards – nominee in the category professional nude

2011:

The Darkroom Gallery – The Human form – Honorable mention

Global Photo Awards Advertising Photography 2nd Place – Merit of Excellence Advertising Photography 3rd Place – Honor of Distinction Fashion Photography 2011 Judges Choice – Honorable Mention Still Life Photography 2011 Judges Choice – Honorable Mention

The New Camera Red Photo Contest Featured Image

5th Annual Photography Masters Cup Nominee in the Professional category: Nude

TeraBella Media photography contest “What Happens at Night” Merit Winner

First Prize in Wedding Photography and Second Prize in Portrait Photography in The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards WPGA August Contest/Pollux Awards

The 2010 Project Photography Competition Runner up in the Still Life Things category and finalist in the Portraiture category

International Photography Awards 2nd place in Fine Art – Nudes for the winning entry «Private Collection»

International Photography Awards Honorable Mention in People : Wedding category for the winning entry “Young lady at wedding»

International Photography Awards Honorable Mention in the Pets category for the winning entry “Le chat film noir»

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards May Contest Pollux Awards Portfolio Section – Professional Photographers Figure and Nude: 1st Prize

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards 2nd Edition of the Black & White Competition Second Prize & Special Mention of the Jury in the category Nude & Figure.

Chasing The Light Juried Photography Pet photography Who’s your best friend? Competition Runner Up

Nominated Prix de Paris Px3 Official Selection in the categories Portraiture/Wedding, Portraiture/Personality, Portraiture/Children, Press/People/Personality, Fine Art/Nudes, Nature, Advertising/Book Cover, Advertising/Annual Reports

Prix de Paris Px3 People’s Choice First Prize in the category Advertising/Annual Reports

Prix de Paris Px3 Silver award in the category Advertising

Prix de Paris Px3 Silver award in the category Nature

Prix de Paris Px3 Honourable mention in the category Fine art nude «PX3 is Europe’s biggest and most prestigious photography competition» CamerArts Magazine

2nd Prize and 3rd Prize in The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards April Pollux Awards Contest in the category Figure and Nude

Honorable Mention in The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards Best Shot Competition

3rd place winner in the ephotoawards.com art photography competition “Color Awards 2011”

Special Mention of the Juror in The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards (WPGA) The Beauty Around Us Contest

Gold Award In the The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards (WPGA) Portrait & People 2011

Runner Up in the Chasing the light – Landscapes – Beyond The Mundane Photo Competition with his picture «Summer evening 1»

Featured image of thenewcamera.com photo contest “Your best shot”

2010:

Winner of the telegraph.co.uk The Daily Telegraph Photo competition: Forgotten

Third place finalist in the photography competition V Concurso fotográfico FOTO DNG 2010 magazine with the picture “Young lady goes through door”.

WPGA 2010 World Photography Gala Awards / The Pollux Awards – Professional wedding category – First prize

WPGA 2010 World Photography Gala Awards / The Pollux Awards – Professional Photographers categories: Children, Figure & nude, Macro & Micro, Still Life, Wedding – Finalist

PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris honorable mention in the category Fine Art/Nudes for the entry entitled, » ^ «

Nominated for the Premios Gràffica 2010 “The work of Edward is an important evolution in social reportage photography. To see weddings from a cinematic point of view, to try to transmit the different atmospheres and their attributes, as well as the characters of those attending is a declaration of intentions. To see where no-one sees, to observe what the rest of us don’t see or to see it in a different way.”

Fantasy Photographer of the Year by the Global Photo Awards – 1st prize

1st Place – Fantasy Outstanding Achievement award and the title of Fantasy Photographer of the Year is given to the photographer whose single image is judged to be the most striking photo entered.

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards – The Dominant Colour Contest – Finalist and Gold Honorable Mention

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards – Urban & country landscape contest – Finalist and Bronze honorable mention

International Photography Awards. 3rd place Advertising: Book Cover pro category with the cover for Italian novel by Lucia Tilde Ingrosso – “Io so tutto di lei». Honorable Mention in Fine Art – Nudes category for the winning entry «Private collection» Honorable Mention in Fine Art – Still Life category for the winning entry «Light on tables» Honorable Mention in People – Other category for the winning entry «People – Honorable Mention in Nature – Flowers category for the winning entry «Poppies» Honorable Mention in People – Lifestyle category for the winning entry «Winter surfer» Honorable Mention in Travel / Tourism category for the winning entry «Man orders another beer» Honorable Mention in Advertising – Annual Report category for the winning entry «GFMS Annual Platinum Survey 2010»

Selection of the Hasselblad Masters in the category Beauty & fashion with a series of fine art analog erotica

ARTROM Gallery, Rome, Italy’s TOPTEN Split Second Impulse International Photography Competition – Fourth Place Award

Telegraph.co.uk Daily Telegraph Photo competition: Sunshine – Winner

2009:

Hasselblad Masters Competition – Wedding Social category – One of ten finalists. The Hasselblad Masters Award is the most prestigious awards in the industry.

PHE PHotoEspaña in their competition «Otoño al aire libre» – First prize of the Jury

Honorable Mention in People – Wedding category for the winning entry «Real wedding photos.»

2008:

La Fotografía / Kodak Spain – “Mi mejor positivado” – Analog photography competition – First prize

Photography Exhibitions – Exposiciones de Fotografía

Edward Olive has participated in numerous solo and collective photography exhibitions in international galleries across Europe, Asia, and America, showcasing his unique vision of fine art and social photography.

Edward Olive ha participado en numerosas exposiciones de fotografía individuales y colectivas en galerías internacionales de Europa, Asia y América, mostrando su visión única de las bellas artes y la fotografía social.

2026:

Curatone Art – juried online art exhibition – «Light and Dark»

Decagon Gallery – selected artist in collective juried exhibition and accompanying catalog: «Black and White»

Carlotta Gallery – collective virtual gallery exhibitions «Colours 2» and «City Lights»

2025:

Artist Space Gallery – collective «Open Art Exhibition

2012:

The Human form – The Darkroom Gallery, Vermont USA collective exhibition

2011:

Collective art photography exhibition Third edition of Fotox1000, the biggest collective photo exhibition in FotoGrafia 42, the International Festival of Photography of Rome 2011

Collective contemporary photography exhibition “Shut up and shoot” at the Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon USA.

Kid Stuff collective exhibition of child portraits and photojournalism in the 1650 Gallery in Los Angeles California USA.

2010:

III EXPO ESREC «El agua despertando a la primavera» in the nature museum Valle del Alberche, el Barraco Ávila Spain – Collective exhibition – nature and landscape photography

FOTOX1000 II Futurspectives Rome Italy Collective exhibition – fine art photography

Citypulse por Chile Citypulse for Chile – Galería Moro – Santiago de Chile – Collective exhibition – fine art photography

2009:

Hasselblad Masters 2009 – Copenhagen, London, New York, Hong Kong,– Collective exhibition – wedding photography

Citypulse Stop making sense (lomography) – Galería Moro – Santiago de Chile – Collective exhibition – lomographic photography

Citypulse Biosphere Biosfera – Galería Moro – Santiago de Chile – Collective exhibition – Urban Photography

Photoespaña PHE “El agua de Madrid” – Madrid – Collective exhibition – fine art photography

2008:

“Rioja en los Sexto Sentidos” – Bodegas Franco Españolas – La Rioja – Collective exhibition – social photography

Publications by Edward Olive

2010:

Seasons (Citypulse Chile) – a collection of fine art analog flora and fauna photography.

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/seasons/13621908

Preview: http://cargocollective.com/citypulse#784079/seasons-new-book-by-edward-olive

2009:

Private Collection – Self published fine art nude photography book.

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1096026

Book Covers – Portadas de Libros

How To Begin Spanking: Upgrade your relationship (Domestic Discipline) by Constance Summers.

Zwischen Kirche und Kneipe by Manfred Entrich.

The Lonely Witness (Hardcover) by William Boyle.

Missing: Germany by Don Winslow.

Initiation: Amsterdam, ’83: Henk van der Pol by Daniel Pembrey.

Survival Game by Susan Mac Nicol.

Winning On Appeal: Better Briefs and Oral Argument by Leslie H. Southwick and Tessa L. Dysart.

How to Start a Voiceover Career by Kellian.

Cicatrice by Sara Mesa.

Paris for One and Other Stories by Jojo Moyes.

Voyeur’s Motel by Gay Talese. (Film rights acquired by Steven Spielberg / Dreamworks).

Settling Day by Kate Howarth.

Baby Jane by Sofi Oksanen.

Item Girl (Thriller) by Richa Lakhera.

Torn in the depths of night (ちぎれた夜 de Kusanagiyu.

Alchemy: The Tranquebar Book of Erotic Stories 2 edited by Sheba Karim.

Dubbelexponering by Suzanna Dilber.

L’amour sans le faire by Serge Joncour.

Book of Poetry (South Korea). Mediator (Crime Thriller) by Peter Temple. (Winner of The Golden Dagger prize).

Io so tutto di lei by Lucia Tilde Ingrosso.

Music Album Sleeves – Portadas de Disco

VIII – Nachtblume – Qntal.

Intimate Italy – Traditional Music of the Italian Coffee Shop.

Relax with Jazz Volume 3.

Ibiza Electro 30 Club Vibes.

Period Jazz – Jazz Perspectives from Westar Music.

House Progression – DJ Paul Velocity.

After Party The Night Out – mixed by DJ Komori.

Series: Decap – Hardcore – DJ Album Covers.

2006-2011: Various record and CD covers for Dro Atlantic Records and other labels, including Los Zodiacs.

Publications featuring Edward Olive’s pictures – Publicaciones con Fotos de Edward Olive

Edward Olive’s photography has been featured in major international newspapers, specialized art magazines, and professional photography books, highlighting his influence in the global photographic community.

La fotografía de Edward Olive ha sido publicada en los principales periódicos internacionales, revistas de arte especializadas y libros de fotografía profesional, destacando su influencia en la comunidad fotográfica global.

2026:

Decagon Gallery – Human Body the art of seeing ourselves

El Mundo (Spanish newspaper)

Charity Calendar – Por dos Pulgares de Nada – Fundraising to support research into Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP)

2025:

20 Minutos (Spanish newspaper)

YoDona (women’s magazine from Spanish newspaper El Mundo)

Litmind (Photographers, Models and Makeup Artists Web/ Social Networks) – Featured Photo

Colors Book by Dodho Magazine

2024:

Boom Art Community – Photographic reportage – El Lado Oscuro Enay Ferrer

2018:

Elle à Table

2017:

Juxtapoz Magazine

Lintern@ote

Expansión (Spanish newspaper)

The Sun (UK newspaper)

2016:

National Review (US Magazine)

Camera Comparison Review – Photography magazine – Article «5 Tips For Composing a Perfect Portrait by Edward Olive»

2015:

Men’s Health (magazine for men)

Tribuna Sanitaria (nursing magazine from Spain)

My San Antonio (news magazine)

Zankyou Magazine (wedding magazine from Columbia)

Pianeta Donna (women’s magazine from Italy)

2014:

About.com Style Weddings

The Huffington Post (newspaper)

Cosmo Girl! (Hong Kong) (teenage magazine)

Unquote Magazine

2013:

The Huffington Post (newspaper)

World Wedding Traditions (bridal magazine)

2012:

Paragraph Me (magazine of short stories)

El Mundo Magazine (Spanish newspaper’s Sunday magazine)

The photography book «El desnudo artístico en blanco y negro» published by Artual Ediciones

HESO Magazine (photography & cinema review)

Life is a Bed of Roses – The 2010 project with Macmillan Cancer Support – foreword by Tony Benn

2009-2011:

CFYE (photography and street art magazine)

2011 DOF (photography magazine)

2011 Anormalmag (photography & visual arts magazine from Chile)

2011 IPA Lucie Foundation Annual book

2011 Hyde Park Photography Magazine (photography magazine)

2011 Citypulse Fine art photography book City of women

2011 UNLIMITED GRAIN / PORTRAITS/ from THIAPS, fine art portrait photography book

2011 Year-Book UNLIMITED GRAIN 2011 by THIAPS also known as «Film is not dead it just smells funny»

2011 Snapixel Magazine

2011 Le Negatif Mag

2010 “Urban & country landscape” – international artists published by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards

2010 IPA Lucie Foundation Annual book – International Photography Awards

2010 – Strongbox magazine (photography, art, graffiti culture, music, film)

2010 – Carne Visual Arts Magazine

2010 Aire Libre (Spanish travel magazine)

2010 YoDona (women’s magazine from Spanish newspaper El Mundo)

2010 Outside magazine

2010 The book “Everyman’s Marx” by Roger Gatham & Jake Davis

2010 GFMS Annual Gold Survey & Annual Platinum Survey

2010 Citypulse (fine art photography magazines)

2009 Oui magazine (French bridal magazine)

2009 La Fotografía Digital y Actual – Spanish photography magazine – 5 page feature – fine art erotica

2008 La Fotografía Social – Spanish photography magazine – 5 page feature – wedding photography

2006-7 various Spanish music, rap, hiphop & urban culture magazines including Serie B, Hip Hop Nation & Hipflow.

2006-7 Urban Fit (Spanish sports magazine)

2007 Gear Patrol (men’s magazine)

Television programs – Programas de Televisión

2010-2008 Explorers (Spanish TV travel program – Canal Nou & Punt 2)