© Foto: Günther Egger. Further information about Günther Egger: www.guentheregger.at
FEP & HASSELBLAD
PRESENTS THE
“EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2019”
AWARD CEREMONY
SPONSORED BY GLORIFY AND SUPPORTED BY SWAROVSKI
MARCH 16TH 2019, HAUS DER MUSIK – INNSBRUCK
Artist Comments
“I am deeply honored to be a among the finalists in the Landscape Category in the prestigious European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2019.
Being in the illustrious company of some of the world’s finest professional photographers is incredibly humbling.
Congratulations to all the nominees and a heartfelt thanks to the judges and the organizers who have taken their time to deliberate over such a wide selection of images across so many different genres.
I look very much forward to meeting all of the nominees, the FEP staff, sponsors and judges in Innsbruck, March 16th!”
FEP – Federation of European Photographers – Press Release:
FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2019, finalists announcement
The International Jury, composed by 20 international judges and chaired by Johan Brouwers, worked hard during last month and so now we have the first results!
Ladies and gentlemen, we are happy to announce, in alphabetic order, the finalists of the FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2019.
TOP 10 IN EACH CATEGORY
Enda Cavanagh, Ireland
Jürgen de Witte, Belgium
Günther Egger, Austria
Dušan Holovej, Slovakia
Onni Wiljami Kinnunen, Finland
Mika Levälampi, Finland
Steven Massart, Belgium
Roger O’Sullivan, Ireland
Andreas Varro, Sweden
Kristoffer Wittrup, Norway
FASHION
Patrizia Burra, Italy
João Carlos, Portugal
Günther Egger, Austria
Pedro Gameiro, Portugal
Michael Hayes, Ireland
Antti Karppinen, Finland
Suvi Sievilä, Finland
Grzegorz Sikorski, Poland
Natasha Volk, Ukraine
Martina Wärenfeldt, Sweden
ILLUSTRATION/DIGITAL ART
Markus Aspegren, Finland
Patrizia Burra, Italy
Peter Cakovsky, Slovakia
Vicente Esteban, Spain
Andrey Guryanov, Russia
Mikaela Holmberg, Finland
Jenny Puronne, Sweden
Katya Rashkevich, Russia
Juhamatti Vahdersalo, Finland
Andreas Varro, Sweden
Vladimir Alekseev, Russia
Stefan Brenner, Austria
Eberhard Ehmke, Germany
Peter Gordon, Ireland
Tomáš Havel, Czech Republic
Torleif Lie, Norway
Marcos Rodríguez, Spain
Jan Šmíd, Czech Republic
Václav Sojka, Czech Republic
Markus van Hauten, Germany
PORTRAIT
Therese Asplund, Sweden
João Carlos, Portugal
Pierre Chermette, France
Vicente Esteban, Spain
Mikaela Holmberg, Finland
Jeanette Larsen, Norway
Terri Lindholm, Sweden
Michael Schnabl, Austria
Laila Villebeck, Sweden
Nicola Webster, Ireland
REPORTAGE/PHOTOJOURNALISM
Michael Dillon, Ireland
Luís Godinho, Portugal
Jesús Jiménez, Spain
Carl Lapeirre, Belgium
Rastislav Marguš, Czech Republic
Alfonso Novo, Spain
Evi Polak, Belgium
Marcos Rodríguez, Spain
Ulrich Schulte, Sweden
Kurt Vansteelant, Belgium
Serge Duursma, The Netherlands
Milos Fic, Czech Republic
Nadia Jabli, Austria
Victor Martinez Campos, Spain
William Moureaux, France
Hannu Rainamo, Finland
Damien Rosso, France
Julián Rus, Spain
Malkhaz Svanidze, Georgia
Laila Villebeck, Sweden
WEDDING
Iuri Akopov, Georgia
Fernando Cerrone, Italy
Thibault Chappe, France
Pino Coduti, Italy
Andreas Grünwald, Austria
Jose Luis Guardia Vázquez, Spain
John Hellström, Sweden
Ricardo Meira, Portugal
Carlos Felipe Ortiz, Spain
Manola van Leeuwe, The Netherlands
WILDLIFE
Ann Coppens, Belgium
Luc De Cock, Belgium
Michal Dobes, Czech Republic
José Fragozo, Portugal
Massimo Giorgetta, Italy
Sheena Jolley, Ireland
Hannelore Kirchner, Austria
Martin Morel, France
Seppo Rintala, Finland
Martin Steenhaut, Belgium
In each category, the TOP 3 photographers will be awarded with Bronze, Silver and Golden Cameras.
The winners of the Golden Cameras will also compete for the competition’s overall winner’s title, the FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year 2019.
The FEP Awards ceremony where the finalists (from 4th place to 10th place) will receive their certificates and the TOP 3 winners will receive their trophies, will take place Saturday, March 16, at the Haus der Musik, Innsbruck, Austria at 7 pm.
The Federation of European Professional Photographers (FEP)
The Federation of European Professional Photographers (FEP) is a nonprofit organization that organizes national professional photographers associations in the geographic area represented by the Council of Europe and has member organizations in 29 countries. The official FEP headquartered is located in Brussels. The Secretariat is in Rome. As the central reference authority for Photography in the European Union, it represents over 50.000 professional photographers in Europe. FEP website
Norges Fotografforbund
The Norwegian Association of Professional Photographers (Norges Fotografforbund – NFF) was founded in 1894. NFF support the photographic industry and work to assist its members in achieving their professional and artistic goals and to promote public awareness of the profession. NFF website
Haus der Music (House of Music)
The House of Music occupies a key site in the cultural center of Innsbruck adjacent to the Landestheater (Tyrolean State Theater), Innsbruck University, the imperial court, museums, landmarks and protected age-old trees. A building of synergy and connection, it was conceived as an Open House for cultural exchange among musicians, audiences, teachers, students and the general public, local and international, across all ages and performance genres. Housed inside are ten separate and previously scattered musical institutions, a 550-seat concert hall and a more intimate 100-seat chamber hall, rehearsal rooms, expansive support spaces, classrooms, event and meeting rooms, offices, dining, a preeminent national music library, and outdoor terraces with panoramic views of Innsbruck and the Alps. Haus der Music website
Source: Dietrich Untertrifaller Architects – https://www.dietrich.untertrifaller.com/en/
