Sony World Photography Awards (SWPA) – it is one of the most prestigious international competitions pictures. Here is a list of the recipients in the SWPA 2016.
This is the ninth edition of the competition, the main sponsor of which is Sony (founder hardware attractive prizes and financial). This time it was attended by 230103 Photo, again over, than in the previous year. Scott Gray, CEO of World Photography Organisation stresses, what:
"SWPA-is one of the most important events in the world of photography, и если попасть в список финалистов или лауреатов, it can positively influence the career development of each photographer. ".
Gallery
In the above gallery, appended to the text are photos, who won the first, second and third place in each of the professional categories. Each photographer and award are the two pictures. The order of the photos of the same, as in the following list the recipients. The first time a photographer has been awarded to more than one category.
CATEGORY "ART"
- architecture: I place – Labourdette, France (Second place: Hui Zhang, China, III place: Stephan Zirwes), Germany)
- out of hiding: I place – Kirsan Schmitt, Germany (Second place: Nick Ng, Malaysia, III place: Andrea Rossato, Italy)
- conceptual photo: I place – Julien Mauve, France (Second place: Alejandro Beltran, Venezuela, III place: Floating Barbaros, Turkey)
- Landscape: I place – Maroesjka avalanche, Belgium (Second place Maoyuan Cui, China, III place-Stefan Schlumpf, Switzerland)
- Portrait: I place – Marcello Bonfanti, Italy (Second place Fauzan Ijaz, Indonesia, III city Rub?n Salgado Escudero, Spain)
- production: I place – Alberto Alicata, Italy (II place-Kristina Vatielli, Italy, III site Kristoffer Eliassen, Norway)
- Still life: I place – Francesco Amorosino, Italy (место Oliver Black Forest II, Germany, III place Xirosi Vatanaʙe, Japan)
DOCUMENTARY CATEGORIES
- Advertising campaign: I place – jetmir Idris, Kosovo (Second place: David Chancellor, United Kingdom, III place: Antoine Repess?, France)
- Modernity: I place – Asghar Khamseh, Iran (Second place: Kevin Frayer, Canada, III place: Simona Ghizzoni, Italy)
- Current events: I place – Angelos Tzortzinis, Greece (Second place: Andrea and Magda, Italy and France, III place: Andrew Burton, USA)
- Everyday life:1 a place – Espen Rasmussen, Norway (Sandra II city Hoyne, Germany, III Place Stephanie Sinclair, USA)
- Environment: I place – Kevin Frayer, Canada (II town Li Feng, China, III place Lucy Nicholson, United Kingdom)
- People: I place – Kevin Frayer, Canada (Philip II место Venturi, Italy, III site Alessandro D'Angelo, Italy)
- sport: I place – Nikolai Linares, Denmark (II place Jens Desir, Denmark, III место Annick Donkers, Belgium)
The rest of the awarded
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR IN THE OPEN CATEGORY – KEI NOMIYAMA, JAPAN
Photo titled "Enchanted Bamboo Forest" ("Enchanted forest of bamboo"), автор Кей Nomiyama, It was recognized as the best single-shot.
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR IN YOUTH CATEGORIES – CEM DELAWARE, USA
Звание Фотограф Года в молодежной категории завоевал 18-летний студент Сем Делавэр за прекрасный портрет своей младшей сестры. Sam was born in Freeport, Maine, and is currently studying in Angwin, California. He is self-taught photographer, It takes pictures with 12. year. Part of his prize was a trip to London for the gala-SWPA.
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR – ПОБЕДИТЕЛЬ ПРОГРАММЫ STUDENT FOCUS
23-summer Sofij Jern with Novia University of Applied Sciences in Finland, She won the title of Photographer of the Year Program Student Focus. The winning photo report describes the lives of young people, that on the streets of Kitale, Kenya fleeing from reality into the world of drug addiction.
Awards for outstanding contributions in the photo – RONGRONG & INRI
During the ceremony in London, the award for outstanding contribution to photograph the couple got RongRong & inri: известная пара фотографов, which has a huge impact on contemporary photography, China and other Asian countries.
Portrait of the awardees
Фотографии RongRong & inri are a reflection of their own, intimate world and set new trends in the traditional methods of treatment of black and white photos in a dark room. Photographers are also the founders of China's first arts center, devoted pictures – Three Shadows Photography Art Centre. AT 2015 year. on their own initiative the festival of photos Jimei x Arles Photo Festival, organized in collaboration with the creators of Les Rencontres d'Arles festival of European.
