The SheClicks Awards celebrate the cameras, lenses, accessories and software that our community of women photographers genuinely value. We highlight the gear that some SheClickers love using every day while other women in the group aspire to own it. The awards recognise the equipment that excites female photographers in real-world experience and acknowledge the companies that support women behind the camera with respectful and helpful customer service. Alongside the kit categories, the awards also applaud the most outstanding achievement by a female photographer and encourage emerging talent through the Spotlight award.
Two awards, the Customer Service Award and the Outstanding Achievement Award, are decided by a group-wide vote, giving every woman in SheClicks the chance to have her say. The remaining categories are considered by our judging panel, a team drawn from within the SheClicks community who understand the realities of being women behind the camera. The judges will review all the photographic kit announced during 2025, assessing real-world performance, value for money and how well each product meets the needs of female creators. They also decide the long list of inspiring women for the Outstanding Achievement Award and select a photographer tipped for greatness in the Spotlight Award.
Meet the women on our 2026 SheClicks Awards judging panel below. Each judge brings her own experience, perspective and passion to the process.
SHECLICKS FOUNDER
Angela is the founder of SheClicks. She started reviewing cameras and photographic kits in early 2004, and since then, she’s been the Amateur Photographer’s Technical Editor and Head of Testing for Future Publishing’s extensive photography portfolio, including Digital Camera and TechRadar.
MARKETING DIRECTOR AT WILKINSON CAMERAS
Alex is a director at retailer Wilkinson Cameras, where she focuses on marketing and e-commerce. You’ll also see her on Wilkinson Cameras’ YouTube channel, reviewing the latest technology alongside her colleague Olivia. Alex is passionate about photography and is increasingly interested in videography. She is dedicated to encouraging more women to explore photography.
FEATURES EDITOR AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER
Amy has been writing about cameras, photography and associated tech since 2009. She is currently the Features Editor at Amateur Photographer magazine, and in her spare time works across a number of publications including Wired, Stuff, Digital Camera World, Expert Reviews, and just a little off-tangent, PetsRadar.
JOURNALIST
Amy Moore has worked in the photography industry since 2011, covering most major camera releases and fronting video content for some of the UK’s biggest retailers. She is a highly respected kit reviewer and her work has covered a wide range of photography styles. She favours shooting meteorological events, landscapes and lifestyle.
PHOTOGRAPHER
Ann’s photography journey began after taking early retirement from the NHS. She studied photography at Poole College and Bournemouth University, becoming a wedding photographer in 2012. After a decade of running a successful wedding photography business, Ann decided to devote her time to wildlife photography and now runs wildlife photography workshops and photographic safaris in the Masai Mara.
ARTIST, EDUCATOR & ADVENTURER
Athena Carey is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society with both a BA and an MFA in photography. Her career has included owning a portrait studio, being a fine art landscape photographer, running international photo workshops, and teaching photography to all levels and ages from preschool to university, both in person and online. Athena’s work has been awarded, purchased, published and exhibited throughout the world.
PHOTOGRAPHER & TUTOR
Becky Danese is a film and digital photographer, photography tutor and technical writer for publications such as Nikon Owner Magazine. With fifteen years of experience working at Nikon specialist Grays of Westminster, she started with film photography from a young age and now favours Nikon mirrorless for her digital shooting, along with a variety of 35mm and 120 film cameras. Macro, landscapes and street photography are her favoured genres.
ENTHUSIAST PHOTOGRAPHER
I discovered photography when I retired. After years of educating others, it was refreshing and daunting to learn a new skill from scratch. I’ve moved from Nikon to Olympus, (now OM systems) but keep an eye on new innovations by all manufacturers. My photographic archive includes a range of genres, but my principal loves are wildlife photography and street.
ENTHUSIAST PHOTOGRAPHER
I am an amateur photographer, passionate about everything called photography, from trying to master composition and techniques to the thrill of wildlife photography or the realm of creative photography, portraits or drone photography. I am also a bit of a gear geek, always trying and learning about new cameras and accessories. A SheClicker at heart – happy to share my photography passion with people who have become close friends.
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ENTHUSIAST PHOTOGRAPHER
I’ve been an enthusiastic wildlife photographer for over 40 years, and I’ve had the privilege of photographing many species at home and abroad.
I’ve used a wide range of cameras from Zenit, Pentax, Canon and Fuji, amongst others. I’m currently using a Canon EOS R5 and a Fujifilm X-T5, both of which I love – the former for wildlife, the latter for landscapes and focus stacking.
I am a bit of a gear geek, and I’m always keeping an eye on what’s new in the world of photography.
PHOTOGRAPHER & JOURNALIST
Claire Gillo is based in the South West of the UK. She specialises in business branding and has a wealth of expertise in many genres including food and interior photography. Claire also writes technique and technical gear guides for photography magazines and websites including Amateur Photographer, Digital Photographer and Digital Camera magazine.
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PHOTOGRAPHER
Deepa Girish is an award-winning and internationally published photographer based in Dubai. With a diverse portfolio encompassing travel, events, portraiture, wildlife, macro, minimalism, street and fashion, Deepa’s photography embodies an artistic finesse, capturing the essence of her subjects with elegance. Her work has been shown in exhibitions in the UAE and India. In addition, she has judged several photography contests and mentored kids through Nikon workshops.
PHOTOGRAPHER & PHOTOGRAPHY TUTOR
Gill has been teaching photography and Lightroom for a decade, now mainly online, with clients all over the world. She is also the creator of the ‘Photography Tutor in Your Pocket’ mobile app and the ‘Make Time for Photography’ online course. In addition, Gill works as a commercial property photographer and runs an active photography Facebook group in her home city of Milton Keynes. In 2024 she won the People’s Choice Award in the low-light category of the British Photography Awards.
PHOTOGRAPHER & FOUNDER OF UKBFTOG
Jemella Ukaegbu has been a photographer for more than a decade, running her business Mellz Photography LTD, and is the founder of The UK Black Female Photographers Community (UKBFTOG), which is a group dedicated to black female photographers to help them have a safe space to connect and grow as a photographer. Jemella holds a First class degree in Photography and her work has been widely published.
PHOTOGRAPHER, CURATOR, JOURNALIST
Jessica is a Sussex-based photographer and curator, with a practice inspired by travel and place. She studied Fine Art at Loughborough University and MA Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture at University of Westminster, where she curated the online photography exhibition Materiality Exposed. Jessica joined Amateur Photographer in 2021 and is currently Deputy Online Editor. She regularly gets hands-on with kit reviews, judging competitions and is dedicated to raising the profile of fellow women in photography and emerging talent.
PHOTOGRAPHER & GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Jayne is a black & white photographer whose accolades include two Fellowships from The Royal Photographic Society. She has judged and lectured across the UK and sits on the Distinctions Assessment Panel for The RPS in the Documentary & Applied Genres. Jayne particularly enjoys documentary photography and visual storytelling through her work. By day, Jayne runs a successful graphic design agency, now in its 25th year. Website
PHOTOGRAPHER, TUTOR, MARKETER
Kathryn is a photographer based in South Oxfordshire. She worked in marketing for over 10 years with many international brands in the food industry. She photographs several genres but specialises in Brand photography & marketing support for small businesses and events. Her highlights include photographing a former Prime Minster. She loves sharing her passion for photography and runs photography workshops.
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PHOTOGRAPHER
My first job was teaching Glaswegian teenagers maths and IT. I now satisfy my teaching urge by running photography workshops ranging from how to get off auto to specialised wildlife workshops. When I am not teaching workshops, I shoot pet portrait sessions in my studio in Cambridge. I was born in Africa and am lucky enough to visit regularly to shoot all the amazing wildlife there.
ENTHUSIAST PHOTOGRAPHER
Liz Hammond is a photographer and artist who makes her living in IT. She fell in love with photography after developing black-and-white film at primary school. Liz mainly shoots digitally, across a range of genres, but continues to explore analogue and camera-less techniques as part of her practice and she’s been shortlisted in Close-Up Photographer of the Year. During late April and early May, you will find her in the bluebell woods of Hampshire. Website
PHOTOGRAPHER
After retirement from my profession in IT, I became a photographer as I had always had a love of art and imagery and frequently attended the Royal Drawing School in Shoreditch. I subsequently founded LowRedPhoto. As I love being outdoors, one of my favourite genres is landscape photography and I’ve had features in Amateur Photographer magazine and Photography News. I also enjoy street, macro and artistic photography. I particularly enjoy seeing an image printed.
ENTHUSIAST PHOTOGRAPHER
My journey in photography began in the darkroom during my teenage years, sparking an enthusiasm for experimenting with various techniques, equipment – from iPhones to mirrorless cameras with vintage lenses – and various editing apps and software.
I have an ARPS, a CPAGB and a BPE1*. I am a camera club judge as well as a judges’ trainer for the Surrey Photographic Association and I spent four years on the RPS‘s Licentiateship Distinction panel.
ENTHUSIAST PHOTOGRAPHER
Although I loved photography since childhood, I worked as a cancer research scientist. Now, retired, I can get back to my passion. I am a disabled photographer. My photography education includes a degree in Professional Photography from the New York School of Photography, as well as a licentiate with the RPS and Craftsmanship with the Guild of Photographers. I have won numerous photographic competitions and had exhibitions in France and other countries. My photos have been published in magazines and books, including National Geographic Traveller Magazine.
PHOTOGRAPHER
Michaela describes herself as a Scottish photographer of people and place. She’s been a freelancer for over 15 years. In 2015, the BIPP awarded her Press & PR Photographer of the Year and runner-up in the Portrait Category.
A change of lifestyle and move to North Tyneside has allowed her to create more personal work and collaborate with charities other creatives on ongoing projects. As well as printing for clients in her studio, she makes handmade books, with collectors in the UK and further afield. Her work is licensed through Getty Images. Website
PHOTOGRAPHER & JOURNALIST
Musa Bwanali is a self-taught portrait, wedding and event photographer based in London/Bedford. Her passion for photography is fuelled by her interest in empowering people, especially women, by using her camera as a mirror to capture and reflect her subjects in the best light. Musa has exhibited her work in Zimbabwe (2017) and the UKBFTOG in Walsall and London (2021, 2024).
PHOTOGRAPHER
I’d been an enthusiast photographer for years but swapping my life working on the ocean waves for a narrowboat in 2019 allowed me to take my photography to the next level. Since then, I’ve been documenting my travels around England’s waterways, shooting birds and nature in the environment with natural light and minimal intervention. I’ve been commended in Bird Photographer of the Year, published in various magazines and shortlisted in international competitions. Website
ARTIST & PHOTOGRAPHER
Sarah Williams (Longes) is an award-winning nature and wildlife photographer from Surrey.
She started out mainly painting and drawing until disability affected her manual dexterity and photography became her focus. She says ’being outdoors with nature has become not just a passion but a therapeutic management for me as I continue to battle chronic illness. But even more than that, the naturalist in me has a need to learn, to explore the joy in discovery. Photography really is an excellent way to observe and record all the behaviour I witness. And it makes me happy!’
PHOTOGRAPHER
Tigz Rice is an empowerment photographer based in Hertfordshire, supporting women to reconnect with their bodies after life-changing experiences. With an international client base, she is known for pushing creative boundaries. Her award-winning book STRIP/TEASE documents a decade within the burlesque community and champions self-worth and confidence. Website
JOURNALIST & CO-FOUNDER OF CUPOTY
Tracy Calder has more than 20 years of experience in the photo magazine industry and is a former editor of Outdoor Photography. In 2018 she co-founded Close-up Photographer of the Year. She has written numerous photography books, and her work has appeared in more than 30 consumer magazines, as well as on the walls of The Saatchi Gallery, The Photographers’ Gallery and The National Portrait Gallery. Instagram
