TIPA World Awards

The TIPA Awards are the world’s most sought-after accolade for photo and imaging products. We’re thrilled to have been honoured with not just one, but four TIPA World Awards this year—marking our 13th TIPA World Award overall and the 8th consecutive year we’ve received this prestigious recognition.

What are the TIPA World Awards?

TIPA are the Technical Image Press Association, a global panel of experts in the photo and imaging industry. The TIPA panel are renowned for their trustworthy appraisals and expertise.

Every year the panel meet to discuss, nominate and vote for the very best photography products, honouring around fifty products from the world of photography each year.

The TIPA Award rewards innovation, technological advances, design, ergonomics, ease of use and value for money. Award categories are not fixed and change every year according to the latest market developments.

Winner in the category "Best Photo Book" with the CEWE PHOTOBOOK with panoramic pages

CEWE has unveiled a very special feature for photo books that allows for the incorporation of a double-sided, foldout page anywhere within the book.

Stunning, double-sided feature over a metre long that goes a step beyond the classic double page spread
Perfect for cityscapes, landscapes, or family collages
Nearly invisible within the binding, making for a wonderful surprise and showcase moment.

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CEWE has added a very special touch to the CEWE PHOTOBOOK, which makes it possible to integrate a double-sided fold-out spread at any point in the book.

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Winner in the category "Best Photo Service" with the CEWE Fineline Wall Calendar

Blending style and sustainability, the CEWE Fineline Wall Calendar is far more than just a traditional calendar.

Reusable wall mounting system made of black anodised metal
A3 format with easily interchangeable calendar pages for each year
Individual designs suitable for every room and style
Choice of start month, layout and number of images per page

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The CEWE Fineline Wall Calendar serves a growing trend towards personalised photo decoration for the home or office and offers the opportunity to create an attractive and updated calendar with a unique product design from a single source.

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Winner in the category "Best Design & Technology" with the CEWE Smart Layout concept

Achieve the perfect design in just one click with the new Smart Layout feature in the CEWE Creator Software and App, making personalised design effortless.

AI-powered suggestions for beautifully balanced image layouts in CEWE PHOTOBOOK and Calendars
Intuitive tools for quick and visually appealing photo placement
Fully customisable layouts with options to adjust spacing, sizes, and page structure
Available across all platforms – mobile, desktop, and web

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With the new Smart Layout function, CEWE has created a new approach to the design of a CEWE PHOTOBOOK and CEWE Calendars, and integrated it into the ordering applications which are available via the mobile, desktop and web pages.

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Winner in the category "Best Professional Printing App" with the CEWE Passport Photo App

With our new CEWE Passport Photo App, which is launching soon, you can create passport photos easily, quickly - and in compliance with standards - directly on your mobile phone.

The CEWE Freeform Sticker revolutionises personalisation and immediate printing, as it allows the image to be precisely cut along its contour, resulting in a distinct shape for the sticker. Users can effortlessly create customised stickers from either single or mixed images. This exciting innovation is now available at CEWE Photostations, making personalisation enjoyable and accessible to everyone.

Our 2023 TIPA World Award for “Best Photo Service” was awarded to our CEWE PHOTOBOOK with Recycled Paper which is 100% recycled, FSC® certified paper, with a silky semi-matte finish and brilliant white base showcasing natural colours and harmonious contrasts.

Our new personalised slipcase for the XL Square CEWE PHOTOBOOK received a coveted TIPA World Award in 2022. As the winner of the "Best Photo Service" category, you can expect fantastic quality from your personalised slipcase. It's designed to keep your XL Square CEWE PHOTOBOOK safe and secure. Made from a high-quality matte laminated board, the slipcase fits perfectly around your photo book, regardless of your chosen paper type or the number of pages you have.

Our 2021 TIPA World Award for 'Best Photo Service' was awarded in honour of our new A2 Calendar with Gold Highlights. Available in portrait or landscape, our A2 Wall Calendar with Gold Highlights is printed on high-quality, matte paper with a non-reflective surface and adds truly special finish.

The CEWE Photostation was awarded the “Best Retail Finishing System Worldwide” title in 2021 for both intuitive ease of ordering and the wide range of products on offer. The CEWE Photostation is available in selected Boots stores, allowing instant prints across a wide range of premium products.

open layflat photo book exemplifying award winning print quality

The 2020 award was won for our new Leather and Linen CEWE PHOTOBOOK covers. Our leather covers, available in classic black, marbled brown or contemporary white, add a traditional style of a vintage photo album, while our fine woven linen covers available in white, grey or cobalt blue, add a modern and unique tactile feel.

hexagonal photo tiles in honeycomb shape displayed as wall art

The 2019 award recognises our hexxas photo tiles, with the TIPA panel commending the innovative approach to displaying your photos, stating that “home and office image displays now have a new concept with the tile arrangement”. The quality of hexxas was also recognised, with the panel adding “each hexagonal tile in the display is made of high-quality rigid foam board with images printed on the board using UV resistant inks.”

close up on photo book with gold embossing

In 2018, TIPA praised our range of CEWE PHOTOBOOK cover types, particularly our Highlights. These additions were admired as a way to “instantly give your CEWE PHOTOBOOK that extra special finishing touch.” The panel were also impressed by our guided creation process which “makes book selection and creation easy.”

The 2008 award was in honour of our photo books. The panel chose CEWE as the Best Photo Service in the Photofinishing category, with a special commendation for our flagship product, the CEWE PHOTOBOOK.