2012 FotoWeekDC International Awards CompetitionThe Results are in!We are pleased to announce the FotoWeekDC International Award Competition Winners! Congratulations to all winners and a big thank you as well to all of the entrants for their inspiring display of creativity and talent. Clearly, photography is alive and well and thriving here in DC and around the world! All Award Winners will be shown at FotoWeek Central during the festival November 9-18. In addition, all submitted images by every entrant will be included in the Thumbnail Show at the Festival. To view the work of these talented photographers, click here. To view the list of judges and their biographies click here. SINGLE IMAGE
Photojournalism/Social DocumentaryA single image with a documentary/reportage focus. This includes domestic and international spot or general news and issue reporting. First Place: Massoud Hossaini/Agence France-PresseSecond Place: Pierpaolo MitticaThird Place: James Lawler DugganHonorable Mentions: Behrouz Mehri; Mahmud Hams
CommercialA single image created for the purpose of communicating or selling ideas, services or products. First Place: Sam KittnerSecond Place: Jonathan TimmesThird Place: Sam KittnerHonorable Mention: Rodger Hosteler; Sam Kittner
Fine ArtA single image that has been created to fulfill the artistic vision of the photographer. First Place: Ellen JantzenSecond Place: Jean-Baptiste CourtierThird Place: Mark MillerHonorable Mentions: Ania Moussawel; Barry Steven Greff
Contemporary LifeA single image with a lifestyle/human interest focus. Image that represents a fresh view of everyday activities, sports, relationships or emotion. Includes wedding photography. First Place: Sonny TatSecond Place: Gali Tibbon/Agence France-PresseThird Place: Yacouba TanouHonorable Mentions: Tri Nguyen; Jianwei Yang
TravelA single image conveying sense of place; from exotic to backyard, urban to wild. Includes architecture and people of diverse cultures. First Place: Xuesong LiaoSecond Place: Greg KahnThird Place: Seth RubinHonorable Mentions: Tony Richards; Laura Bly
PortraitA single image that focuses on an individual and captures unique aspects of their experience or personality. First Place: Sanja KnezevicSecond Place: Edgar ArtigaThird Place: Howard PetrellaHonorable Mention: Felipe Jacome; Annika Haas
The Natural WorldA single image focusing on nature, including plants, animals (wild & domestic), landscapes, waterscapes and aerials. First Place: Richard BakSecond Place: Lea FosterThird Place: Skip BrownHonorable Mentions: Beamie Young; Martin Sneary
Modern VintageImage can originate with film or digital capture. Experimental, vintage and nostalgic styles, textures and colors are encouraged, whether they be from Brownie, Polaroid, Holga, Diana, Lomography or pinhole cameras. Images captured on mobile devices using app filters are also eligible for submission. First Place: Hisao MatsuiSecond Place: Gaston LacombeThird Place: Angela KleisHonorable Mentions: Valery Rizzo ; Christa Blackwood
PORTFOLIO
Photojournalism/Social DocumentaryA series of related images (minimum 3, maximum 9) exploring the human condition to facilitate social change. Images should focus on the compelling issues of our time, and may include global warming, war, poverty, international justice and the environment. First Place: Javier ArcenillaSecond Place: Pierpaolo MitticaThird Place: Dina LitovskyHonorable Mentions: Erik Messori; Mateusz Sarello
Fine ArtA series of related images (minimum 3, maximum 9) that has been created to fulfill the artistic vision of the photographer. First Place: Greg EmbreeSecond Place: Maxine HelfmanThird Place: Forest McMullinHonorable Mentions: J. Peter Mosley; Joseph Romeo
The Natural WorldA series of related images (minimum 3, maximum 9) focused on nature, including plants, animals (wild & domestic), landscapes, waterscapes and aerials. First Place: Robin MooreSecond Place: Jacquelyn WongThird Place: Emil KhalilovHonorable Mentions: Robert Flatt; Gaston Lacombe
Student PortfolioA series of related images (minimum 3, maximum 9) that represents a cohesive body of work by a student (age 18 or older, currently enrolled in an accredited academic program). First Place: Nick ChudeauSecond Place: Cenk OzerThird Place: Souvid DattaHonorable Mentions: Uliana Bazar; Rebecca Harlan
MULTIMEDIAWork that may include still photography, video, sound and graphics to either communicate a reality-based narrative story or is freely expressionistic. First Place: Seamus Murphy/MediaStorm -' A Darkness Visible': AfganistanSecond Place: Martine Fougeron, Richard Kendall, Frank de Ruiter and Simon Schorno/MediaStorm - 'Broken Lines'Third Place: Joshua Davis - 'The Fighter'Honorable Mentions: Maggie Steber/MediaStorm - 'Rite of Passage'; Joshua Davis - 'Respite for a Rambler'
2012 FOTOBOOK COMPETITION
Fine Art, PrintFirst Place: Michael Abrams - 'Welcome to Springfield'Second Place: John Gossage - 'The Actor'Third Place: Ernesto Bazan - 'Al Campo'Honorable Mention: David Jakelic - 'Split Perspective'
Fine Art, E-BookFirst Place: Dimitri Mellos - 'Its Strangest Patterns'Second Place: Debora Yun - 'Public Pay Phone Project'Third Place: Michael Zeller - 'Live Lens'
Photojournalism, PrintFirst Place: Stephen Ferry - 'Violentology'Second Place: Bill Crandall - 'The Waiting Room'Third Place: Laure Dunne - '...and mercy more than life!'
Photojournalism, E-BookFirst Place: Thomas Michael Alleman - 'Sunshine & Noir'Second Place: Jay Tyrell - 'Wind Army'Third Place: Dorte Verner- 'Arab People in Transition: Climatic and Cultural Change' |