Edmond Terakopian is a London-based freelance press photographer. In 2006 he was named "Photographer Of The Year" in the British Press Awards, and picked up the third place in the spot news catagory of World Press Photo.

He is a full-time freelance photographer for Polaris Images, TES and AFP. His previous regular clients have been The Guardian, The Times, the Press Association, The Evening Standard and the Daily Mirror [view full CV], as well as various PR agencies.

His work has been syndicated by AP, PA, AFP, Getty Images, Gamma and Polaris Images.

He has also been a regular contributor to Time Out Magazine in London and has also been published in other publications as diverse as War Report, Time, Newsweek, foto 8 and various newspapers and magazines, both nationally and internationally.

He is in receipt of several Kodak Press Awards for Photography and Printing and won a major award in the M.I.L.K. competition [http://www.milkphotos.com/]. He has also won a Trinity Mirror prize for his fashion photography and been awarded the prestigeous Prize of Prague.

In 2006 he won a World Press Photo award in the spot news catagory [http://www.worldpressphoto.nl/]. He has also collected a special award from the Picture Editors' Awards.

His work has been in several exhibitions and is included in the M.I.L.K. exhibition which toured major international cities from 2001 to 2003.

Previously he was a senior staff photographer at the Harrow Observer and Wembley Observer newspapers.

He is also an active member, and on the committee of the BPPA (British Press Photographers' Association) [http://www.thebppa.com/].

Edmond Terakopian can be contacted at: edo@pix5.demon.co.uk