2006 Winners
| Winners of the 13th annual Picture Editors’ Awards are as follows:- | ||
| BG Group Photographer of the Year |
| Bryan O’Brien | The Irish Times | |
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| Special Awards | ||
| Matt Dunham | Associated Press | |
| Richard Pohle | The Times | |
| Lewis Whyld | South West News Service | |
| Getty Images Regional Newspapers Photographer of the Year |
| Colin Lane | Liverpool Daily Post & Echo | |
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| Special Awards | ||
| Neil Bennett | Freelance / Sunday Herald and Western Mail | |
| Simon Hulme | Yorkshire Post | |
| Garry McHarg | Freelance / Daily Record | |
| Fujifilm Photographer of the Year – Local Newspapers |
| Ed Godden | Reading Chronicle | |
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| Special Awards | ||
| Len Copland | Western Gazette | |
| Paul Mohan | Drogheda Independent | |
| Getty Images Photo Essay Award |
| Andrew Parsons | Press Association | |
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| Special Awards | ||
| Angela Catlin | The Herald (Glasgow) | |
| Kenneth O’Halloran | Irish Independent | |
| Hazel Thompson | Freelance | |
| BG Group Sports Photographer of the Year |
| Phil Noble | Press Association | |
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| Special Awards | ||
| Andy Hooper | Daily Mail | |
| Tom Jenkins | The Guardian | |
| Bradley Ormesher | Daily Mirror | |
| Diageo Young Photographer of the Year |
| Ben Stansall | Freelance / Kent News | |
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| Special Awards | ||
| Gareth Cattermole | Getty Images | |
| Julian Finney | Getty Images | |
| Clara Molden | Freelance / The Times | |
| BG Group News Photographer of the Year |
| Peter Macdiarmid | Getty Images | |
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| Special Awards | ||
| Gerard Binks | Yorkshire Post | |
| Mark Runnacles | Scottish Daily Record | |
| Edmond Terakopian | Freelance / Press Association | |
| BG Group Portrait Photographer of the Year |
| Dean Chalkley | Shoot | |
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| Special Awards | ||
| Yuri Anderegg | Oxford Mail and Oxford Times | |
| Colin Hattersley | Freelance / The Scotsman publications | |
| Bruno Vincent | Getty Images | |
| Fujifilm Royal Photographer of the Year |
| Karwai Tang | Alpha Press Agency | |
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| Special Awards | ||
| Christopher Jackson | Getty Images | |
| Ian Jones | Freelance / Daily Telegraph | |
| Richard Pohle | The Times |