An award instituted in 2003, which bears the name of Colin Ford, the first Director of the National Museum of Photography Film & Television in Bradford (now The National Media Museum). One award will normally be given each year to honour an individual who has contributed in a major way to curatorship.

Previous recipients of the Colin Ford Award are:

2003      Paul Goodman, Brian Liddy, Dr Amanda Nevill Hon FRPS, Russell Roberts
2004        Professor Raymond P Clark ASIS Hon FRPS, John R Page Hon FRPS
2005      Philippa Wright
2006      Jane Fletcher
2007      Gregory Hobson
2008      Toni Booth
2009      Pete James
2010      John Falconer
2011      Dr Dusan Stulik & Art Kaplan
2012      Stephen Perloff