Ian MacNicol

About

Ian MacNicol is a full time professional Multi Award Winning photographer based in Glasgow.

Specialising in sports photography both home and abroad he has been fortunate enough to cover Summer & Winter Olympic Games, Paralympics, Commonwealth Games, World & European Athletics Championships, World Swimming Championships, Wimbledon Championships, as well as Football World Cups, European Football Championships, Champions League Finals and English Premier League Football.

Ian’s work can regularly be seen in both print and online publishing worldwide, and has recently been working with prestigious clients such as Swimming Australia & Swimming Canada. He is also a regular stringer and contributor to the highly acclaimed Getty Images.

Ian’s awards include:

2023

International Black and White Spider Awards

1st, 2nd & 3rd Place – Professional Sports Category & Overall Winner(World Wide)

The 44th Scottish Press Awards

WINNER – Sports photographer of the year

2022

SJA BRITISH SPORTS JOURNALISM AWARDS 2022

RUNNER UP  – Sports Picture of the Year 

The World Sports Photography Awards

WINNER – Aquatics photograph of the year

 3rd Place – Aquatics photograph of the year

International Black and White Spider Awards

2nd Place – Professional Sports Category (World Wide)

The 43rd Scottish Press Awards

Runner Up – Sports photographer of the year 

Siena International Photo Awards

Runner Up- Professional Sports category  -  (World Wide)

UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards

Commended – Sports Photographer of the Year

 

2021

The 42nd Scottish Press Awards

WINNER – Sports photographer of the year

International Color Awards

WINNER  – Professional Sports Category (World Wide)

2nd Place   – Photographer of the year (World Wide)

2020

Siena International Photo Awards

WINNER – Professional Sports category  -  (World Wide)

International Black and White Spider Awards

2nd Place – Merit of Excellence – Professional Sports Category (World Wide)

The Scottish Press Awards

WINNER – Sports photographer of the year

2019

The Scottish Press Awards

WINNER – Sports photographer of the year

2019

UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards

Sports Photographer of the Year

2019

International Color Awards Awards

Winner of Photographer of the year (World Wide)

Winner – Professional Sports Category (World Wide)

2018

International Black and White Spider Awards

1st Place – Outstanding Achievement – Professional Sports Category (World Wide)

2018

Siena International Photo Awards

Two Remarkable Art Awards  - Sports (World Wide)

2018

Scottish Press Photography Awards

WINNER – Sports Feature Picture of the year
Runner up – Sports Action Picture of the year
Runner up  – Press Photographer of The Year

2018

Vauxhall Home Nations Football Photographer of The Year

WINNER – Sports photographer of the year (Scotland)

2018

SJA’s  British Sports Photography Awards

Highly Commended – Away From The Action

2017

International Black and White Spider Awards

Two Honorable Mention’s  – Professional Sports Category(World Wide)

2017

IAAF Athletics Photograph of the year

Finalist (world Wide)

2017

Siena International Photo Awards

Two Remarkable Art Awards  - Sports (World Wide)

 

2017

The Scottish Press Awards

WINNER – Sports photographer of the year

2017

UK Picture Editors Guild

RUNNER UP – Best Olympics Picture

COMMENDED – Sports photographer of the year

2017

International Color Awards

Honourable Mention – Sports (World Wide)

2016

International Black and White Spider Awards

Two Honorable Mention’s  – Professional Sports Category(World Wide)

2016

Siena International Photo Awards

Highly Commended  - Sports (World Wide)

Honourable Mention – Sports (World Wide)

2016

Festival Soprtfolio – De Narbonne

GOLD MEDAL  -  Actualité-action  (World Wide)

SILVER MEDAL – Insolite  (World Wide)

2016

Istanbul Photo Awards

WINNER – SINGLE SPORTS PICTURE (World Wide)

2016

The Sport Media Pearl Awards 

Top 10 finalists (World Wide)

2015

International Black and White Spider Awards

1st Place – Outstanding Achievement – Professional Sports Category (World Wide)

2015

Vauxhall Home Nations Football Photographer of The Year

WINNER – Sports photographer of the year (England)

2015

SJA’s British Sports Photography Awards

Highly Commended – Sports Portfolio

2014

The Scottish Press Awards

WINNER – Sports photographer of the year

2013

Vauxhall Home Nations Football Photographer of The Year

Highly Commended – Sports photographer of the year (Scotland)

Highly Commended – Individual photograph of The Year (Scotland & Wales)

2013

UK Picture Editors Guild

RUNNER UP – Sports photographer of the year

2013

The Scottish Press Awards

WINNER – Sports photographer of the year

2012

UK Picture Editors Guild

COMMENDED – Sports photographer of the year

2012

FINA

WINNER – Aquatics photograph of the year (World Wide)

2011

UK Picture Editors Guild

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Sports photographer of the year

2010

UK Picture Editors Guild

HIGHLY COMMENDED – Sports photographer of the year

2008*

Scottish Press Photography Awards

WINNER – Sports photographer of the year
WINNER – Sports picture of the year
WINNER – Open category

2007

Scottish Press Photography Awards

WINNER – Sports photographer of the year

Oxfam Media Awards

Best contribution to photography

*last year these awards existed