Award-winners from the Express and Star, Wolverhampton: Geoff Wright (front) with Tim Sturgess (left), Marie Morrison and Tim Thursfield.

Press Photographer of the Year
Winner:Tim Easthope (Birmingham Post & Mail)
Click here to see his pictures Runner-up:Christopher Radburn (Coventry Evening Telegraph) Click here to see his pictures

Weekly Press Photographer of the Year
Winner:Darren Cresswell (Leicester Mail) Click here to see his pictures
Runner-up:Ed Maynard (Sunday Mercury) Click here to see his pictures
Highly Commended:Owen Strudwick (Midland Weekly Media) Click here to see his picture
Highly Commended:Sam Bagnall (Sunday Mercury) Click here to see his picture

Features Photographer of the Year
Winner:Ed Maynard (Sunday Mercury) Click here to see his pictures
Runner-up:Tim Thursfield (Express & Star) Click here to see one of his pictures
Highly Commended:Steve Bould (Stoke Sentinel) Click here to see one of his pictures

Sports Photographer of the Year
Winner:Martin Elliott (Derby Evening Telegraph)
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Runner-up:Tim Sturgess (Express & Star) Click here to see one of his pictures
Highly Commended: Richard Nelmes (Coventry Evening Telegraph) Click here to see his picture

Young Photographer of the Year
Winner:Marie Farrington (Midland Weekly Media) Click here to see her pictures

Best News Picture
Winner:Paul Morstatt-Higgs (Shropshire Star) Click here to see his picture
Highly Commended:Brian Jordan (Oxford Courier) Click here to see his pictures
Highly Commended:John James (Birmingham Post & Mail) Click here to see his picture

Best Community Picture
Winner:Marie Morrison (Express & Star) Click here to see her picture

Best Creative Picture
Winner:Allan Williamson (Lichfield Mercury) Click here to see one of his pictures

Best Millennium Picture
Winner:Malcolm Hart (Stoke Sentinel)
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Best Picture
Winner:John James (Birmingham Post & Mail) Click here to see his picture

Life Achievement Award
Geoff Wright (Picture Editor, Express & Star). The award marks his commitment to press photography for more than 30 years.

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