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
WINNER – Sports photographer of the year
2022
SJA BRITISH SPORTS JOURNALISM AWARDS 2022
RUNNER UP – Sports Picture of the Year
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)
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
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)
WINNER – Sports photographer of the year
2019
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
WINNER – Sports Feature Picture of the year
Runner up – Sports Action Picture of the year
Runner up – Press Photographer of The Year
2018
WINNER – Sports photographer of the year (Scotland)
2018
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
WINNER – Sports photographer of the year
2017
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
WINNER – Sports photographer of the year (England)
2015
Highly Commended – Sports Portfolio
2014
WINNER – Sports photographer of the year
2013
Highly Commended – Sports photographer of the year (Scotland)
Highly Commended – Individual photograph of The Year (Scotland & Wales)
2013
RUNNER UP – Sports photographer of the year
2013
WINNER – Sports photographer of the year
2012
COMMENDED – Sports photographer of the year
2012
WINNER – Aquatics photograph of the year (World Wide)
2011
HIGHLY COMMENDED – Sports photographer of the year
2010
HIGHLY COMMENDED – Sports photographer of the year
2008*
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
