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Hasselblad Masters Finalist

Artist Comments
“I am immensely grateful for being a finalists in the prestigious Hasselblad Masters 2021 Competition. The image series “How we Bleed the Earth, our Guilt and Shame” was selected as one of ten finalists in the Arial Category. A series of images portraying the impact of humankind’s destructive industrial practices on the natural environment. 

The Hasseblad Masters is renowned for being one of the world’s most prestigious professional photographic competitions. 

With a registered My Hasselblad account, the public is able to vote on the Hasselblad website until 31 October 2021. The final winner from each of the 12 categories will be announced in November 2021. 

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CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THE HASSELBLAD MASTER 2021 HERE

 

HASSELBLAD MASTERS 2021 COMPETITION

Hasselblad Masters is renowned as one of the most prestigious professional photographic competitions. Since its inception in 2001, Hasselblad Masters has brought many incredible talents to light, giving not only acclaimed professionals but also aspiring newcomers the opportunity to become recognized in the photographic world. Creatives have the chance to present their most unique and innovative work in order to compete for a spot in the distinguished group of the 2021 Hasselblad Masters.

Celebrating the profession of photography itself, Hasselblad Masters is open to all professional photographers* who have been actively working in the field for more than three years. Entries can be shot on any digital camera, regardless of brand or format, that have at least 16 megapixels. Photographs shot on drone and film cameras are also applicable for entry, while images made with smartphone and tablet cameras are not eligible.

This year’s Hasselblad Masters is larger than previous years and has expanded to 12 categories, including the newest one, Heritage, which commemorates Hasselblad’s 80-year anniversary. The year 2021 marks 80 years of Hasselblad cameras having captured numerous photographs that have become known as classic, iconic images, and therefore, are part of Hasselblad’s history. With the new Heritage category, photographers are asked to use their creativity to submit images that celebrate Hasselblad’s rich heritage.

Being selected as one of the 12 winners means earning the coveted title of “Hasselblad Master” in addition to receiving their own medium format mirrorless Hasselblad camera. With their Hasselblad cameras, the winners take part in a collaborative project with Hasselblad, which is then published in the commemorative Hasselblad Masters book as well as digitally on all Hasselblad channels.

Hasselblad Masters proves to be more and more popular among photographers with each competition – the 2016 Hasselblad Masters boasted more than 10,000 entries followed by over 31,500 entries for the 2018 Hasselblad Masters. Stunning imagery from the final 11 winners in 2018 were included in the Hasselblad Masters Volume 6 book which centered on the theme “Innovate.” These images were displayed at Photokina 2018 in addition to galleries and media publications around the globe.

Hasselblad Masters are judged on their photographic ability, creativity, compositional skills, conceptual strength and technique. Entrants will first face the Hasselblad Internal Jury consisting of Hasselblad staff, experts in the field of photography and cameras. The Hasselblad Internal Jury will select ten finalists in each category that showcase a high level of technical skill and creative flair. Voting will then be opened up to the public in addition to the Hasselblad Grand Jury, which includes several top photographic figures. Together with the Public Jury vote, which acts as a seat on the Grand Jury, the Hasselblad Masters are chosen from the 120 finalists. The 2021 Hasselblad Grand Jury will be unveiled later in the year.

2021 CATEGORIES:

  • Art
  • Aerial
  • Architecture
  • Beauty & Fashion
  • Landscape/Nature
  • Portrait
  • Product
  • Project//21
  • Street/Urban
  • Wedding
  • Wildlife
  • Heritage

Hasselblad Masters 2021 is open for entries between 14 April 2021 and 31 July 2021. The Hasselblad Internal Jury voting process will take place during August 2021, followed by the announcement of the 10 finalists from each of the 12 categories in September 2021. The Public and Grand Jury voting opens on the same day as the release of the 120 finalists and will be open from September to October 2021. The 2021 Hasselblad Masters winners will be announced in November 2021.

Find more details, see past Hasselblad Masters’ work, and submit entries for Hasselblad Masters here.

Find the complete list of rules for Hasselblad Masters 2021 here.

*The Project//21 category is an exception. Project//21 is open to all amateur photographers, students, assistants and young professionals 21 years old and under at the close of the competition submission period. Proof of age will be required.

Download the Hasselblad Masters 2021 video below or access it on YouTubehere.

Source: www.Hasselblad.com

The Hasselblad Masters is one of the world’s most prestigious professional photographic competitions, giving acclaimed professionals, as well as aspiring newcomers, the chance to make their mark in the world of photography.

 

ABOUT HASSELBLAD

Founded in 1941, Hasselblad is one of the leading manufacturers of digital medium format cameras and lenses. True to its Scandinavian heritage, Hasselblad cameras are renowned for their iconic ergonomic design, uncompromising image quality and extremely high performance. For over half a century, Hasselblad cameras have captured some of the world’s most iconic images – including the first landing on the Moon – and helped shape the way we look at the world through genuine photographic artistry. Trusted by NASA and used by some of the greatest photographers in the world, Hasselblad continues to develop products that enable all types of creatives to capture their artistic vision.

Hasselblad’s H and X Camera Systems and their superb range of medium format lenses fuse innovative technology with precision mechanics, delivering exceptional imaging experiences for every sort of photographer. The highly professional H System, with its latest line up of the H6D-50c, H6D-100c and H6D-400c Multi-Shot, offers the ultimate image quality and resolution with 50, 100 and 400-megapixel solutions. The more portable X System easily enables bringing medium format photography outside of the studio with options that include the world’s first compact mirrorless digital medium format camera – the X1D-50c – followed by the second generation X1D II 50C. Combining the CFV II 50C digital back and 907X camera body, Hasselblad’s photographic history is connected, bringing the X, H, and V Systems together in a portable, sleek package.

Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, Hasselblad is a global brand with offices in New York, London, Tokyo, Paris, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Shenzhen with distributors located throughout the world.

Source: www.Hasselblad.com

For 80 years, Hasselblad cameras have captured numerous photographs that have become known as classic, iconic images, and therefore, are part of our heritage. NASA; space; 500C; Victor & Erna Hasselblad; Scandinavian design; legendary photographers and the faces of history they’ve documented – these words are all part of our Swedish heritage.

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Winners of the Budapest International Foto Awards 2020 exhibited at House of Lucie Budapest

 
July 15, 2021

We are proud to present the Budapest International Foto Awards private exhibition in the intimate space of the House of Lucie Budapest Gallery. The show was on view by appointment, from 1st till the 14th of July, 2021. The group exhibition showcased the winning images of the 2020 Budapest International Foto Awards, comprising 33 artworks of the 1st and 2nd place winners in each category.
 






 

The work of the following photographers was the part of the exhibition: Eduardo Lopez Moreno, Sabrina Komár, Amyn Nasser, Luca Rosati, Austin Irving, Jose Roberto Bassul, Simon Johansson, Jorge Novominsky, Daniel Antalfi, Lebohang Kganye, Gita Montazer, Torleif Lie, Földi László, Wei Ding, Arseniy Neskhodimov, Lara Alcantara, Nicoletta Cerasomma, Austin Irving, Tomoya Matsuura, Fabio Galvez, Gábor Hegyi-Kovács, Oliver Raschka, Karina Bikbulatova, Marco Marcone, Domenico Iannantuono, Werner Roelandt, Mieke Douglas, Irma Szabó, Mea Baráth, Natalia Krezel, Simone Francescangeli, Irina Petrova, Sebastiano Bellomo.

Source: Budapest International Foto Awards

 

“How we Bleed the Earth, our Guilt and Shame”








It is my great pleasure to inform you that your submission “How we Bleed the Earth, our Guilt and Shame”has been selected as a 1st Place Category Winner in the 2020 Budapest International Foto Awards – Congratulations! Hossein Farmani – President and Founder, Farmani Group

 

BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS

Budapest International Foto Awards is an inspirational community that recognizes the power and influence of photography in shaping how we see the world. We are here to nurture creative expression and support photographers who have important stories to share through their images.

BIFA connects professional, amateur and student photographers from around the world with the creative community in Budapest, Hungary, putting them in the spotlight and providing them with a great platform to showcase their work.

Winners are selected by our esteemed jury of photographers and leaders in the photography world and are awarded the BIFA trophy, cash prizes, extensive publicity showcasing their work to a worldwide audience, and much more.

BIFA is managed by Farmani Group, International Awards Inc.

https://budapestfotoawards.com/

 

BIFA Jury 2020

Hossein Farmani – The Lucie Awards, IPA
Richard W. Gadd – Weston Gallery
Martin Krystynek – APFSR
Inemesit Etentuk – Artlocator Magazine
Sheena Harvey – BBC Wildlife
Nora Kovats – Dobossy Auction House
Tomas Opitz – TOBE Gallery
Jesper Thomsen – News42 Gallery
Lili Farkas-Zentai – NeighbourART
Milan Racmolnar – Budapest Metropolitan University
Rohit Vohra – APF
Judit Gellèr – Robert Capa Center
Linda Lendvai – Supermarket Gallery
Emese Mucsi – Robert Capa Center
Abel Lin – Art Angle Corporation
Susan Baraz – AtEdge
Sherrie Berger – Photography Consultant
Bea Puskàs – TOBE Gallery
Szabolcs Barakonyi – Freelancer
Domagoj Sever – Freelancer

BIFA Jury – https://budapestfotoawards.com/jury/

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1st Place Category Winner in the 2020 Budapest International Foto Awards

 

Artist Comments
“I am immensely grateful for being awarded 1st Place Category Winner in the prestigious Budapest International Foto Awards. I feel privileged to have my work showcased alongside such talented and creative artists. Congratulations to all the photographers and a huge thank you to the esteemed jury.

How we Bleed the Earth, our Guilt and Shame” is series of images portraying the impact of humankind’s destructive industrial practices on the natural environment. The images portray the terrible beauty of mining’s toxic impact on the land, whilst serving as a reminder of man’s folly.

Human impact on the environment or anthropogenic impact includes changes to biophysical environments and ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources. This affects global warming, environmental degradation such as ocean acidification, mass extinction and biodiversity loss, creating an ecological crisis, and ecological collapse. Modifying the environment to fit the needs of society is causing severe effects, which become worse as the problem of human overpopulation continues.

The opencast mines of Rio Tinto have been excavated since the 19th century, providing heavy metal ores such as iron, copper, silver and gold. Mountains, valleys and villages have disappeared from the hungry machinery devouring the land implacably, year after year. Giant scars on the landscape have been referred to as otherworldly with terrible hues of blue, green and red. The runoffs from these mines have created an eerie blood red flow in the river, hence the name Tinto. The river flows to the gulf of Cadiz carrying high acidity levels and heavy metals, in effect making this an environment disaster, a toxic reminder of human’s ability to irreversibly destroy the landscape in the name of corporate profits, a legacy of greed for future generations.”

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“How we Bleed the Earth, our Guilt and Shame”








It is my great pleasure to inform you that your submission “How we Bleed the Earth, our Guilt and Shame”has been selected as a 1st Place Category Winner in the 2020 Budapest International Foto Awards – Congratulations! Hossein Farmani – President and Founder, Farmani Group




 

BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS

Budapest International Foto Awards is an inspirational community that recognizes the power and influence of photography in shaping how we see the world. We are here to nurture creative expression and support photographers who have important stories to share through their images.

BIFA connects professional, amateur and student photographers from around the world with the creative community in Budapest, Hungary, putting them in the spotlight and providing them with a great platform to showcase their work.

Winners are selected by our esteemed jury of photographers and leaders in the photography world and are awarded the BIFA trophy, cash prizes, extensive publicity showcasing their work to a worldwide audience, and much more.

BIFA is managed by Farmani Group, International Awards Inc.

https://budapestfotoawards.com/

 

BIFA Jury 2020

Hossein Farmani – The Lucie Awards, IPA
Richard W. Gadd – Weston Gallery
Martin Krystynek – APFSR
Inemesit Etentuk – Artlocator Magazine
Sheena Harvey – BBC Wildlife
Nora Kovats – Dobossy Auction House
Tomas Opitz – TOBE Gallery
Jesper Thomsen – News42 Gallery
Lili Farkas-Zentai – NeighbourART
Milan Racmolnar – Budapest Metropolitan University
Rohit Vohra – APF
Judit Gellèr – Robert Capa Center
Linda Lendvai – Supermarket Gallery
Emese Mucsi – Robert Capa Center
Abel Lin – Art Angle Corporation
Susan Baraz – AtEdge
Sherrie Berger – Photography Consultant
Bea Puskàs – TOBE Gallery
Szabolcs Barakonyi – Freelancer
Domagoj Sever – Freelancer

BIFA Jury – https://budapestfotoawards.com/jury/

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Team Norway – World Photographic Cup 2021



World Photographic Cup

The World Photographic Cup was founded in 2013 as a cooperative effort by The Federation of European Photographers (FEP) and Professional Photographers of America (PPA). Its singular goal is to unite photographers in a spirit of friendship and cooperation. A Governing Committee has been created to conduct the ongoing affairs of the competition, also supported by UAPP (United Asian Professional Photography) and AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography). The brotherhood and sisterhood of photography is a bond that transcends language, culture, and geography. That’s the foundation behind the World Photographic Cup, a one of a kind international team competition.

The WPC organizing body is made up of photographers from across Europe, the United States, and Canada. Images are judged by a committee of 15 highly-trained photographers from around the world.

www.worldphotographiccup.org

The World Photographic Cup is a unique “Olympic” styled competition. It is the only photography contest open to national teams of professional photographers and artists representing their countries/ nation

Artist Comments
“I am honored and excited and certainly flattered to be on the national team in photography, representing Norway in the World Photographic Cup 2021. Being in the illustrious company of so many talented photographers is incredibly humbling.”


 

Landskonkurransen 2020

The Norwegian National Photography Awards (Landskonkurransen) is the country’s most prestigious photography awards. Landskonkurransen is an annual competition accepting entries from all professional photographers and students / apprentices. The photographer with the highest total score is named Norwegian Photographer of the Year. The student / apprentice with the highest score is named Student / Apprentice of the Year. The picture with the highest score in each category becomes category winners. Gold, silver and bronze medals are also awarded in each category.

The awards in the National Competition form the basis for selection for the national team in photography, participating in the World Photographic Cup – the World Cup in Photography.

History
The national competition as we know it today took its form in the mid-80s, but the competition itself has its roots back to 1927. Then, the Norwegian Photographers’ National Association (which later became the Norwegian Photographer’s Association) organized its first annual Awards Competition, with one category and six participants. Since then, the competition has undergone several changes, both in name and form, and has grown considerably. Today, the National Competition is one of the country’s largest of its kind.

Landskonkurransen

 

Norges Fotografforbund

The Norwegian Photographer’s Association (NFF) was founded in 1894. It is a Norwegian association with more than 500 professional photographers. The association’s purpose is to bring together the country’s professional photographers to collaborate on the development of photography and safeguard the interest of the photographer.

Norges Fotografforbund

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Underwater Study – News Article in Vest-Telemark Blad

Artist Torleif Lie searches for a magical, dreamlike expression in his photographs and lives for creating timeless imagery portraying a deeper perspective.

He seeks to touch his audience’s soul and mind and present them with something they have not before seen. Now the artist has gone underwater to create unique imagery in the magical and mysterious world of weightlessness.

Dressed in a large silk fabric, Ingvild Aase moves slowly through the pool with water reaching her chest. The vibrant pink fabric flows in glittering waves behind her as she walks down the underwater catwalk. Torleif Lie is submerged underwater, breathing through a snorkel while he photographs Aase with an underwater camera system. After the model has walked down the catwalk the two gathers together to study the photographs from the most recent session. – Your movements were elegant and sublime, and there were wonderful waves in the silk fabric, says Lie to Aase afterward.

Her ability to gracefully move and express herself underwater is exceptional

This type of work requires a lot of patience and fine-tuning. Every little detail is essential. All the elements need to coincide to achieve the desired result, which is not easy to accomplish when working in such a challenging underwater environment. Controlling the air bubbles, how the model moves her body and how the fabric flows in the water, are all crucial factors. Even a misplaced finger can make the difference between a sublime image and an unusable one.

Torleif Lie is an award-winning photographer with a career in underwater photography spanning more than a decade. Born in Stavanger, Norway, with his ancestors from Telemark, he currently resides in Vråliosen. His work takes him on journeys all over the world.

Due to the pandemic and recent traveling restrictions, he decided to seek artistic opportunities in his local community. – Gaining access to a commercial pool of this size is not easily attained. Due to the pandemic, the pool was closed for the public, and we were fortunate to be granted exclusive access for several weeks, he says

The swimming pool at Straand hotel in Vrådal has been converted into a photo studio. Lie has been planning this project for three months and has spent two weeks building an underwater studio. For the last three weeks, he has been photographing models underwater.

–For the first time in my career, I have had the opportunity to create the artistic underwater imagery of divine models I have been dreaming of, says Lie.

The artist desired to work with local models, and he is grateful for the opportunity to work with Ingvild Aase from Seljord. – Ingvild does not have prior modeling experience, but she is incredibly talented. Her ability to gracefully move and express herself underwater is exceptional, says Lie.

Aase says that the collaboration between the two came about a bit by chance and that her day job is working as a kindergarten teacher in Bø. For the last couple of weeks, she has driven one and a half hours each day to model in the pool in Vrådal. – We keep working for as long as Ingvild decides. I am very impressed by how long she endures in the water and how late in the evenings we work, especially considering she will attend her day job early tomorrow morning, says Lie.

– My desire is to capture a dreamlike freedom in a weightless state with focus on the beautiful and mysterious. Images that convey an underlying message and a deeper perspective, tells the artist.

My desire is to capture a dreamlike freedom in a weightless state with focus on the beautiful and mysterious. Images that convey an underlying message and a deeper perspective

Creating a beautiful image of a model in a studio is one thing. To accomplish this underwater is an entirely different challenge. On their first day, they worked exclusively on teaching breathing and modeling techniques. – It`s exciting work, but also very demanding. There are so many considerations; if one finger is out of place, the photograph can be ruined, says Aase.

– We live in a world that is oversaturated by photographs. Nice, easy, and ordinary has been done before, Lie says. He wants to create something new, something unique, and he has found his arena underwater.

I am passionately interested in creating timeless imagery with an underlaying message.

Aase moves gracefully down the underwater catwalk with the vibrant silk fabric flowing several meters behind her. A burst of flashes fires from below the surface, creating a fascinating spectacle. After each session, they study the photographs and decide on small adjustments for the next session.

Now it’s time for a break. Even with a comfortable water temperature, the body gets cold after several hours in the pool. Both the model and the photographer takes a hot shower to prepare for the next session.

– Underwater photography requires one to work in a slow phase. It’s a demanding medium to work in, but the results can be incredibly rewarding, says Lie.

For the next shoot, Aase changes into a dress. Elegantly dressed as for a summer party, she enters the pool. This time they are both completely submerged underwater. Lie photographs her as she dives under and swims across the pool. From above, she looks like a princess from a fairy tale as she gracefully glides through the water.

Lie`s devotion to his craft is admirable with his artwork sourced by collectors worldwide. – I am passionately interested in creating timeless imagery with an underlaying message . Early in my career I made the conscious decision to only offer my work on the finest museum grade art materials in the world, says Lie.

After completing three weeks of photographing models in the pool, months of editing work and print testing awaits. The result will be outstanding, with a premium price to match the quality of his work. – Do you live for art – Yes, I live for creating timeless imagery, and I feel privileged to make a living of my greatest passion. 

 

Based on the original article in Norwegian by Kari Smeland – Vest-Telemark Blad 



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Anthropogenic #6 accepted in the esteemed PPA Loan Collection


PPA’s annual International Photographic Competition produces the very best photographers from all over the world. Thousands of images are submitted, but only the very best get selected to be published in the esteemed PPA Loan Collection Book.
PPA’s International Photographic Competition

To enter the IPC, photographers submit prints, electronic files and physical and/or digital albums to be judged by a panel of qualified experts. Competitors must designate the category under which each image is being submitted. The three categories include photographic open, artist competition, and wedding competition. Submissions will either merit or not merit and are judged against a standard of excellence using PPA’s “12 elements of a merit image”. Images that merit are then judged for the opportunity to become part of PPA’s prestigious Loan Collection—the best of the best in photography.

 

The PPA Loan Collection Book

Simply put, the Loan Collection exhibits the best of the best from the IPC. These amazing images are collected into a gorgeous and massive, hardcover Showcase book. This book is made available for purchase to collectors all over the world. Most importantly, it is known for being a collection of images that set the standard for quality in our industry. These gorgeous books are published by one of PPA’s partners, Marathon Press.

 

PPA – The 12 Elements of a Merit image

When defining a “merit image”, PPA’s International Photographic Competitions Committee (IPCC) applies 12 distinct criteria. PPA-approved judges are trained to be aware of these 12 elements when judging images to the PPA merit level. These 12 elements bring together both the historical and modern practice of our profession.

While every image will have traces of some of these 12 elements, only the best of the best will have them all.
PPA – The 12 Elements of a Merit image

 

Professional Photographers of America

Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the largest international non-profit association created by professional photographers, for professional photographers. Almost as long-lived as photography itself, PPA has roots that date back to 1869. It assists more than 30,000 members through protection, education and resources for their continued success. See how PPA helps photographers be more at www.ppa.com

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Silver winner in Prix de la Photographie Paris 2020

PARIS, FRANCE
PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS (PX3) ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF PX3 2020 COMPETITION.

Torleif Lie of Norway was awarded Silver in the category Nature/Sunset – Professional for the entry entitled “Zeus”. The jury selected PX3 2020’s winners from more than 5000 entries from 120 countries.

Winning photographs from this competition are exhibited in a high-profile gallery in Paris and published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 Annual Book.


 

Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3)

The “Prix de la Photographie, Paris” (PX3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. A selection of work from this competition is displayed in Paris and the winners are published in the PX3 Annual Book. Juried by leading editors, publishers, curators, gallery owners, consultants, creative directors, and art directors, PX3 brings the best of photography from across the globe to Paris.
 
 

PX3 Press Release

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2020 WINNERS OF “LE PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE DE PARIS” !

The Paris Photography Prize (PX3) team is delighted to announce the winners of its 2020 photography competition in both Professional and Amateur divisions.

Receiving over 5,000 entries from 120 countries around the world, The 2020 edition of the PX3 competition proved to be another outstanding photographic event, displaying a vast and varied talent pool and extraordinary perception from talented photographers of all skill levels.

PX3’s renowned international Jury selected the two top winners from among the 1st place Category Winners: The title PX3 Photographer of the Year 2020 was awarded to Alberto Giuliani his photographic series “San Salvatore”. Best New Talent 2020 was awarded to Mohammad Rakibul Hasan for “The Last Savings”.

In addition to these and the 2nd prize runner-ups, other winning entries were awarded either a gold, silver, or bronze award, and many other brilliant submissions were awarded Honourable Mentions.

PX3 Paris Photo Prize is proud to organize its 14th annual curated Winners Exhibition at the Espace Beaurepaire from December 14th to December 20th, 2020.

The exhibition will feature the 1st and 2nd place winning photographs from PX3 2020 and selected images from “State of the World” 2020, curated by Mr Hossein Farmani. There will also be a projection of the other PX3 winners (Gold, Silver, and Bronze).

Congratulations to all the contestants and winners for showing us their visions!
 
 

PX3 Jury

Juried by leading editors, publishers, curators, gallery owners, consultants, creative directors, and art directors, P×3 brings the best of photography from across the globe to Paris.

Anna Sansom – State of the World – 2019, Robert Berman – Robert Berman Gallery, Steve McCurry – Photographer, James Wellford – National Geographic, Susan Baraz – Lucie Awards, Eliane Laffont – Laffont Inc, Kenan Aktulun – Truth, Daria Bonera – Daria Bonera Agency, Samuel Nja Kwa – Forbes Afrique, Osceola Refetoff – Photographer, Michket Krifa – Artistic Director, Mauricio Ladesma – Latin American Fotografia and Illustraciòn, Janette, Christophe Loviny – Yangon Photo Festival, Carol Johnson – Freelance Curator, Christian Gogolin – GEO magazine, Mortiz Neumüller – The Curator Ship, Jeanette Danel – KijK Galerie, Nan Oshin – Freelance, Fausto Marci – Melkart Gallery, Clèment Saccomani – NOOR, Torvald Derksen – Kunst. nl – Business Art Service, Gina Martin – National Geographic Creative, Guillaume Bonn – Lens based Media Artist, Jerome Huffer – Paris Match, Chiara Mariani – Corriere della Sera, , Jesper Thomsen – Mews42 Gallery, Patrice Farameh – The Curated Collection, Nicolas Havette – Galerie Le Magasin de jouets, Nathalie Belayche – Visual Delight, Sean Davey – Photographer – Editor, Vineet Vohra – Art Photo Feature Magazine, Sherrie Berger – Photography Consultant and Creative Collaborator, Javid Ramezani – Tandis Art, Samuel Feron – Terra Quantum, Susan Aurinko – Freelance, Rohit Vohra – Art Photo Feature Magazine, Isabelle Peracchi – Michelle Filomeno Agency.

SOURCE www.px3.fr

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Thor Fine Art photographs published in the 13th International Color Awards winners video series

Celebrating its 14th year, International Color Awards is the world’s leading international color photography award. The program has showcased thousands of photographers from around the world, making it the benchmark by which international color photography is rated. 
 
Professional Winner Aerial (13th Annual)

 
Professional Winner Video Abstract (13th Annual)

 
Professional Winner Video Nature (13th Annual)

 
Awarded Images 2020
Anthropogenic #5 – Abstract
Anthropogenic #9 – Aerial
Anthropogenic #12 – Aerial
Chimera – Nature

 
INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS
International Color Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography. www.colorawards.com

 
13TH ANNUAL JURY
For fourteen years International Color Awards has been committed to bringing you world-class Juries selected from the most influential names in the industry. Annually a new jury pool is created to ensure the program’s reputation for recognizing first-movers, new emerging talent and current trends across the industry. Jury members are selected by exclusive invitation to join the international panel and sent ballots to log on, review the entries and make their nomination selections. Only by having the greatest talent from both sides of the lens do we produce the intoxicating and diverse collections of color photography the program is renowned around the globe for showcasing.

APARTHEID MUSEUM – Johannesburg – Christopher Till, Director
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ART – THE HAUGE, Netherlands – Marieke Schoenmakers, President & Director
PREUS MUSEUM – Norway – Hanne Holm-Johnsen, Senior Curator
FOTOGRAFISKA CENTER – Copenhagen – Kristine Kern, Chief Curator / Director
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY – Melbourne – Made Spencer-Castle, Curator / Exhibitions
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – Washington – James Wellford, Senior Visual Editor/Producer for Global Issues
KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN & MUSEEN AUGSBURG – Germany – Dr. Thomas Elsen, Director of H2 / Contemporary Art
GALERIE MITTERRAND – Paris – Edward Mitterrand, Artistic Director
WHITECHAPEL GALLERY – London – Christopher Aldgate, Head of Exhibition Design and Production
MAISON MARGIELA – Paris – Jung A Park, Head of Design
NEWSWEEK – New York – Diane Rice, Director of Photography
THE ART CHANNEL – London – Joshua White, Founder
DALLAS CONTEMPORARY – Dallas – Laurie Ann Farrell, Senior Curator – Dallas
CORNETTE DE SAINT CYR – Brussels – Caroline Gentsch, Specialist Contemporary Art
DROGA5 – New York – Juliana Cobb, Group Creative Director
OPIOM GALLERY – Alpes-Maritimes – Eve Janprasert, Director
BBH ASIA PACIFIC – Singapore – Omar Sotomayor Noel, Creative Director
GALLERY KONG – Seoul – Grace K.H. Kong, Founder
KOLLER AUCTIONS – Zurich – Gabriel Mueller, Head of Photography
WUNDERMAN THOMPSON INTELLIGENCE – New York – Emma Chiu, Global Director
MOTHER – London – Kyle Harman-Turner, Creative Director
EVO Films – Los Angeles – Will Newell, Head of Creative
RCHD – Amsterdam – Rachid Naas, Creative & Executive Director
CHIELD GERMANY, Frankfurt – Arnab Biswas, Creative Director
SIERBEELD IMAGEMAKERS – Nijmegen – Ab Sier, Owner
KOLLE REBBE – Hamburg – Savina Mokreva, Senior Art Director
WIEDEN+KENNEDY – Portland – Sara Phillips, Senior Art Director
DUDA – Warsaw – Tiago Pinto, Art Director
UBER – Amsterdam – Michelle Gauci, Creative Director
DIESEL – New York – Nick Rogers, Art Director
ANGIE DAVEY ART ADVISORY – London – Angie Davey, Art Consulting and Advisory
BONNIER CORPORATION – New York – Sean Johnston, Group Creative Director
KAREN SILVERIA CREATIVE DIRECTION & BRAND STRATEGY – New York – Karen Silveira, Executive Creative Director
JOHANNES LEONARDO – New York – Samira Ansari, Group Creative Director
UNCLOUDY & CO – Gothenburg – Andreas Panagiotopoulos, Director & Founder
RALPH LAUREN – New York – David Oscroft, VP, Brand Creative
NBC UNIVERSAL – New York – Kaori Sohma, Creative Director
FOX BROADCASTING NETWORK – Los Angeles – Phil Bates, Art Director, Film, TV & Sports
CALVIN KLEIN – Netherlands – Katarina Pepichova, Creative Producer & Art Buyer
FACEBOOK – San Fransisco – Jenna Livingston, Associate Creative Director
NETFLIX – Los Angeles – Tomasz Opasinski, Creative Lead/Product Imagery Innovation
IKEA – Sweden – Daniel Vaziri, Art Director
FILA – New York – John Lin, Executive Creative Director, VP of Basketball
MINI / BMW GROUP – London – Leo Marks, Global Creative Director

SOURCE International Color Awards

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Silver winner in the Norwegian Professional Photography Awards 2020



 

 

Artist Comments
“The Norwegian Professional Photography Awards (Landskonkurransen) is the country’s most prestigious photography awards. The awards in the National Competition form the basis for selection of the national team in photography, participating in the World Photographic Cup – the World Cup in Photography.

I am truly honored to have been awarded two silver awards, one Bronze and one Honorable Mention in Landskonkurransen 2020. Being ranked number eight across all categories is incredibly humbling. I feel privileged to have my work showcased alongside such talented and creative artists. Congratulations to all the photographers and a huge thank you to the esteemed jury who have taken their time to deliberate over such a wide selection of images”.


 

NORWEGIAN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2020

The Norwegian Professional Photography Awards (Landskonkurransen) is the country’s most prestigious photography awards. Landskonkurransen is an annual competition accepting entries from all professional photographers and students / apprentices. The photographer with the highest total score is named Norwegian Photographer of the Year. The student / apprentice with the highest score is named Student / Apprentice of the Year. The picture with the highest score in each category becomes category winners. Gold, silver and bronze medals are also awarded in each category.

The awards in the National Competition form the basis for selection for the national team in photography, participating in the World Photographic Cup – the World Cup in Photography.

History
The national competition as we know it today took its form in the mid-80s, but the competition itself has its roots back to 1927. Then, the Norwegian Photographers’ National Association (which later became the Norwegian Photographer’s Association) organized its first annual Awards Competition, with one category and six participants. Since then, the competition has undergone several changes, both in name and form, and has grown considerably. Today, the National Competition is one of the country’s largest of its kind.

Landskonkurransen

 

The Esteemed Jury

JOS VERHOOGEN
Thomas More University Mechelen, Belgium – President of the Jury – Master QEP FEP

MARTIN KRYSTYNEK
President Association of Professional Photographers of Slovak Republic – Master QEP FEP – International Award Winning Photographer

ANDY HENS
Vice President Central Federation of German Professional Photographers CV – IPC Leadership Award – International Photographic Council

MARTINA WÄRENFELDT
Mstudio i Växjö – Sweden – International Award Winning Photographer

MIKAELA HOLMBERG
International Award Winning Fine Art Photographer – QEP Fine Art Photography FEP

TIINA HARING
International Award Winning Photographer – Master Photographer, SAVM, MQEP

Jury 2020

 

Norges Fotografforbund

The Norwegian Photographer’s Association (NFF) was founded in 1894. It is a Norwegian association with more than 500 professional photographers. The association’s purpose is to bring together the country’s professional photographers to collaborate on the development of photography and safeguard the interest of the photographer.

Norges Fotografforbund

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Gold winner in Moscow International Foto Awards 2020

Artist Comments
“I am incredibly honored to be among the winners in the prestigious Moscow International Foto Awards 2020. Congratulations to all the photographers and a huge thank you to the esteemed jury who have taken their time to deliberate over such a wide selection of images across so many different genres.”


“Anthropogenic”












“Zeus”


MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS Jury
The Moscow International Photo Awards panel is comprised of an international pool of photography industry professional from photo editors, art directors, art buyers, gallery owners, art directors, curators, publishers and other influential luminaries.

The Judges reviewed each entry based on originality, creativity, excellence of execution and overall impact. Identities of the participants were not revealed to the jury panel to ensure fairness and integrity of the competition.


About Moscow International Foto Awards:
Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) is a prestigious gathering for international talents in photography. It is an annual competition that serves as a platform to recognize, reward and expose talented professional, non-professional and student photographers on a global scale. Participants from all over the world are encouraged to join the annual Moscow International Foto Awards. MIFA challenges photographers of all levels to grow within their craft and their profession.

The MIFA was created by the people that are behind the glamorous Lucie Awards and the prestigious Paris Photo Prize. It is MIFA’s goal to create an ambitious and comprehensive medium to find the most amazingly talented photographers from all corners of the globe and introduce them to Moscow photography community.

Visit http://www.moscowfotoawards.com/

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Merit winner in the European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2020

The European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2020 Live Video Broadcast premiered Saturday, April 4th at 8 pm CET. During the broadcast the winners of both the FEP European Professional Photographer of the Year 2020 and the FEP Young Photographer Award was revealed.

Awarded images Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2020

European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2020

Artist Comments
“I am honored to be awarded nine Merits in the FEP Professional Photographer of the Year Awards 2020. Congratulations to all the winners and a special thank you to the judges and the organizers of this prestigious competition”.


Awarded Images

Zeus + Merit – Landscape
Desert Cathedral  + Merit – Landscape
Enchanted + Merit – Landscape
Anthropogenic #3 + Merit – Landscape
Anthropogenic #12 + Merit – Landscape
Yemaya + Merit – Wildlife
Pasithea + Merit – Wildlife
Interaction + Merit – Wildlife
Harmony + Merit – Wildlife


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 headquarter 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.

Each year FEP hosts the European Professional Photographer of the Year Awards to promote the highest standards in European professional photography.

FEP Website

FEP JURY

Ian Cartwright, United Kingdom
Pierre Delaunay, France
Jens Eldøy, Norway
Miloš Fic, Czech Republic
Bernd Gassner, Germany
Tiina Haring, Finland
Cecilie Hatløy, Norway
Friedrich Jansenberger, Austria
Peder Klingwall, Norway
Martin Krystýnek, Slovakia
Carl Lapeirre, Belgium
Franck Lecrenay, France
Eugenio Li Volsi, Italy
Vincent O’ Byrne, Ireland
Jan Pohribný, Czech Republic
Philippe Uglietta, Spain
Eva Helene Storm Hanssen, Norway
Peter Svoboda, Slovakia
Jos Verhoogen, Belgium
Mirco Villa, Italy
Neil Warner, Ireland

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“Anthropogenic” image series shortlisted in London International Creative Competition 2020

Artist Comments
“I am truly honored to be among the 14 Professional Photographers who were shortlisted in the London International Creative Competition 2019. In total 100 design and projects were shortlisted from work across a diverse range of formats, from painting to printmaking and from fashion to photography”.

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LONDON INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE COMPETITION

Since starting out in 2006, the London International Creative Competition has been recognising and rewarding the world’s most fresh and progressive talents. Our artists are connected not by conventions, but by qualities. We’re not looking for anything done by-the-book. We’re looking for work that is as visual as it is vital.

The LICC is a way for the visionaries to really stand out from the crowd. We’re here to help cultivate creativity, to help artists push boundaries and break down walls. The LICC isn’t here to plant seeds, but to help them grow. We’re keen to hear from people who look at life a little differently, who fit squares into circles and for whom the ordinary can be truly, truly extraordinary.

www.licc.uk

We aren’t interested in the Damien Hirsts and Grayson Perrys of the world. We want to hear from new, exciting artists. We want to be the platform introducing unique, extraordinary, but unknown names to an international audience.
The LICC Jury Panel

The LICC jury is made up of of internationally esteemed creatives, curators, gallery owners, writers and other artistic arbiters.

Rebecca McClelland Saatchi & Saatchi / Head of Department Art Production
Peter Frank Riverside Art Museum / Senior Curator
Marcia Fortes Galeria Fortes Vilaça / Director
Knut Ormhaug Bergen Art Museum / Senior Curator
Hossein Farmani Farmani Group / Founder & President
Regis Krampf Krampf Gallery / Director
Thomas Wunsch / Fine art photographer and lecturer
Laurence Gartel Gartel Art / Digital Media Pioneer
Xavier Hufkens Xavier Hufkens Gallery / Owner & Director
Yasmine El Rashidi / Writer/ Curator
Vera Munro Galerie Vera Munro / Owner & Director
Stathis Panagoulis and George Vamvakidis The Breeder / Directors
Sarah Kent / Writer and art critic
Saffet Kaya Bekiroglu Zaha Hadid / Architect
Robert Berman Robert Berman Gallery / Owner
Christian Baun LogoDesign DK / Founder
Lisa Wells Elizabeth Wells Appraisals and Fine Art Services / Owner
Jesper Thomsen Mews42 Gallery / Director
Barbara Polla ANALIX FOREVER / Owner & Director
Alfonso Artiaco Alfonso Artiaco / Founder
Annie Ivanova Studio Ivanova / Executive Director

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13th Annual International Color Awards winner

Artist Comments
“I am incredibly honored to be among the winners in the 13th Annual International Color Awards. I feel privileged to have my work showcased alongside such talented and creative artists. Congratulations to all the photographers and a huge thank you to International Color Awards and the esteemed jury who have taken their time to deliberate over such a wide selection of images across so many different genres.”

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International Color Awards – Winner Announcement

LOS ANGELES March 14th, 2020 – Professional photographer Torleif Lie of Norway was presented with four Honorable Mentions and eleven Nominee titles in the 13th Annual International Color Awards at the prestigious Nomination & Winners Photo Show Saturday, March 14th, 2020. 13h Annual Winners Gallery

The gala was attended by photography fans around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the industry’s most important event for color photography.

The Jury represented the industry’s biggest names and tastemakers including; Apartheid Museum – Johannesburg, Royal Academy of Art, Center for Contemporary Photography – Melbourne, Preus Museum, Norway, Fotografiska Center – Copenhagen, The Art Channel – London, National Geographic – Washington, DC, Kunstsammlungen & Museen Augsburg – Germany, Galerie Mitterrand – Paris, Whitechapel Gallery – London, Newsweek – New York, OPIOM Gallery – Alpes-Maritimes, Dallas Contemporary – Dallas,  Gallery Kong – Seoul, Wunderman Thompson Intelligence – New York, Cornette de Saint Cyr – Brussels, MOTHER – London, Bonnier Corporation – New York, Maison Margiela – Paris, EVO Films – Los Angeles, Karen Silveira Creative Direction & Brand Strategy – New York, Ralph Lauren – New York, Diesel – New York, Fox Broadcasting Network – Los Angeles and Calvin Klein – Netherlands.

It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 6,093 entries we received this year,” said Basil O’Brien, the awards Creative Director. Torleif’s “Chimera”, an exceptional image entered in the Nature category, represents contemporary color photography at its finest, and we’re pleased to present him with the title of Honorable mention.





 

INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS

International Color Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography. www.colorawards.com

 

13TH ANNUAL JURY

For fourteen years International Color Awards has been committed to bringing you world-class Juries selected from the most influential names in the industry. Annually a new jury pool is created to ensure the program’s reputation for recognizing first-movers, new emerging talent and current trends across the industry. Jury members are selected by exclusive invitation to join the international panel and sent ballots to log on, review the entries and make their nomination selections. Only by having the greatest talent from both sides of the lens do we produce the intoxicating and diverse collections of color photography the program is renowned around the globe for showcasing.

APARTHEID MUSEUM – Johannesburg – Christopher Till, Director
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ART – THE HAUGE, Netherlands – Marieke Schoenmakers, President & Director
PREUS MUSEUM – Norway – Hanne Holm-Johnsen, Senior Curator
FOTOGRAFISKA CENTER – Copenhagen – Kristine Kern, Chief Curator / Director
CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY – Melbourne – Made Spencer-Castle, Curator / Exhibitions
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC – Washington – James Wellford, Senior Visual Editor/Producer for Global Issues
KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN & MUSEEN AUGSBURG – Germany – Dr. Thomas Elsen, Director of H2 / Contemporary Art
GALERIE MITTERRAND – Paris – Edward Mitterrand, Artistic Director
WHITECHAPEL GALLERY – London – Christopher Aldgate, Head of Exhibition Design and Production
MAISON MARGIELA – Paris – Jung A Park, Head of Design
NEWSWEEK – New York – Diane Rice, Director of Photography
THE ART CHANNEL – London – Joshua White, Founder
DALLAS CONTEMPORARY – Dallas – Laurie Ann Farrell, Senior Curator – Dallas
CORNETTE DE SAINT CYR – Brussels – Caroline Gentsch, Specialist Contemporary Art
DROGA5 – New York – Juliana Cobb, Group Creative Director
OPIOM GALLERY – Alpes-Maritimes – Eve Janprasert, Director
BBH ASIA PACIFIC – Singapore – Omar Sotomayor Noel, Creative Director
GALLERY KONG – Seoul – Grace K.H. Kong, Founder
KOLLER AUCTIONS – Zurich – Gabriel Mueller, Head of Photography
WUNDERMAN THOMPSON INTELLIGENCE – New York – Emma Chiu, Global Director
MOTHER – London – Kyle Harman-Turner, Creative Director
EVO Films – Los Angeles – Will Newell, Head of Creative
RCHD – Amsterdam – Rachid Naas, Creative & Executive Director
CHIELD GERMANY, Frankfurt – Arnab Biswas, Creative Director
SIERBEELD IMAGEMAKERS – Nijmegen – Ab Sier, Owner
KOLLE REBBE – Hamburg – Savina Mokreva, Senior Art Director
WIEDEN+KENNEDY – Portland – Sara Phillips, Senior Art Director
DUDA – Warsaw – Tiago Pinto, Art Director
UBER – Amsterdam – Michelle Gauci, Creative Director
DIESEL – New York – Nick Rogers, Art Director
ANGIE DAVEY ART ADVISORY – London – Angie Davey, Art Consulting and Advisory
BONNIER CORPORATION – New York – Sean Johnston, Group Creative Director
KAREN SILVERIA CREATIVE DIRECTION & BRAND STRATEGY – New York – Karen Silveira, Executive Creative Director
JOHANNES LEONARDO – New York – Samira Ansari, Group Creative Director
UNCLOUDY & CO – Gothenburg – Andreas Panagiotopoulos, Director & Founder
RALPH LAUREN – New York – David Oscroft, VP, Brand Creative
NBC UNIVERSAL – New York – Kaori Sohma, Creative Director
FOX BROADCASTING NETWORK – Los Angeles – Phil Bates, Art Director, Film, TV & Sports
CALVIN KLEIN – Netherlands – Katarina Pepichova, Creative Producer & Art Buyer
FACEBOOK – San Fransisco – Jenna Livingston, Associate Creative Director
NETFLIX – Los Angeles – Tomasz Opasinski, Creative Lead/Product Imagery Innovation
IKEA – Sweden – Daniel Vaziri, Art Director
FILA – New York – John Lin, Executive Creative Director, VP of Basketball
MINI / BMW GROUP – London – Leo Marks, Global Creative Director

SOURCE International Color Awards

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“Enchanted” published in the Black & White Spider Awards winners video 2019

 

Black & White Spider Awards

Black & White Spider Awards online exhibition represents the world’s finest contemporary photographers as nominated by the Jury. Thousands of images are submitted each year with only a few hundred images making it to Nominee status. The Nominee shortlist consists of images that have received the highest percentage of votes overall and is the shortlist from which the winners are decided.

www.thespiderawards.com

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“Kerauno” published in the Monochrome Awards Book 2019

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Artist Comments
I have spent years experimenting in the artistic field of my passion and try to implement monochrome photography in my work as often as possible. I find that light and dark and the interplay between the two contrasting elements can be more interesting to focus on than color relationships. I consider monochrome photography not as a technical limitation but as a creative choice. It lends a certain timeless quality to the images.”

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Monochrome Photography Awards

International Black & White Photography Contest

Monochrome Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for professional and amateur photographers. With the penultimate mission of celebrating monochrome visions and discovering great talents across the globe. Monochrome Photography Awards is one of the most coveted and enviable annual competitions in the field of black and white photography.

www.monoawards.com

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Silver winner in One Eyeland Awards 2019

Artist Comments

“I am deeply honored to be a among the winners in the One Eyeland Awards 2019. Being in the illustrious company of some of the world’s finest professional photographers is incredibly humbling.

“How we Bleed the Earth, our Guilt and Shame” image series was awarded 5 Silver Awards in the following categories; Editorial-Environmental, Fine Art-Abstract, Fine Art-Landscape, Nature-Aerial and Nature-Landscape.

“Enchanted” was awarded Bronze Award in the Fine Art – Landscape category.

Congratulations to all the winners and a heartfelt thanks to the eminent jury who have taken their time to deliberate over such a wide selection of images across so many different genres.”

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One Eyeland Winners Gallery

 

“How we Bleed the Earth, our Guilt and Shame”













 

“Enchanted”



One Eyeland Awards 2019

The World’s Largest Photography Awards

In keeping with its mission to showcase the finest work of the finest photographers, One Eyeland the world’s most sought after online gallery for creative images, organized the contest for determining the very best Photographers in the World.

Awards Jury 2019

Adam Livesey Executive Creative Director – BBDO New York, USA
Amy Carvajal Executive Creative Director – Wunderman Thompson, USA
Barry Makariou Director – Film & Photography, UK
Cynthia Held Owner – Held & Associates, USA
Glen Wexler Photographer + Director, Los Angeles, California, USA
Isaac Bonnier Senior Creative – ACNE, Sweden
Joel Holtby Partner – Creative Director – Rethink, Canada
Jenny Ehlers Executive Creative Director – The King James Group, South Africa
José Filipe Gomes Creative Lead / Senior Art Director – Innocean Worldwide Europe, Germany
Julio Andery Founder – Lavanderya, Brazil
Mariela Rueda Creative Director – Alma DDB, USA
Rodrigo Nakaza Associate Creative Director – Serviceplan Group Middle East, UAE
Tim Hawkey COO – Area 23, USA
Sharad Haksar Photographer & Founder – One Eyeland, India
 


www.oneeyeland.com

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Thor Fine Art published in Varden newspaper

Article by Anniken Wathne – Journalist Varden Newspaper

Click this link to read the full article in english.

 




Varden is a local newspaper published in Skien, Norway.

The newspaper was first established with a test issue on 17 December 1874, with Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg as first editor-in-chief. It has been published daily since 1895. Its current editor-in-chief is Tom Erik Thorsen.

The leading newspaper in Telemark county for many years, Varden was surpassed by Telemark Arbeiderblad in 1974, only to regain the number one spot in 1988.

At the time Varden was established, newspapers in Norway had close ties with political parties. Varden was special in that it changed political allegiance from Liberal to Conservative, in 1953. The ties between political parties and newspapers no longer exist. Today, the newspaper classifies itself as an “independent” newspaper, which works to promote a liberal and democratic society with respect for individual rights, social fairness and free enterprise.

Varden has a circulation of 27,341 and 25,859 subscribers.

www.varden.no

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Gold in Tokyo International Foto Awards 2019

Artist Comments
“I am overwhelmed and incredibly grateful to be a Gold winner in the prestigious Tokyo International Foto Awards 2019. The image “Zeus” was awarded Gold in the Landscape-Sunset category and Bronze in the Nature-Lanscapes category.

Congratulations to all the photographers and a huge thank you to TIFA, the incredible judges and the organizers who run this distinguished photographic competition.”

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Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA)

In another tremendous year for TIFA, we received thousands of highly qualified entries from all around the world and our esteemed international Jury Panel reviewed each submission, based on the following criteria: originality, creativity, excellence of execution, and overall impact.

The Tokyo International Foto Awards acknowledges, commends, and promotes outstanding photography from all corners of the globe. TIFA connects photographers with the creative community in Tokyo, Japan, to provide them with an excellent platform to present their work to a new market.
www.tokyofotoawards.com
 

TIFA 2019 Jury

The Tokyo International Foto Awards 2019 was judged by a jury of renowned photo editors, professors, art directors, agency directors, gallery owners, curators, publishers and other influential luminaries.

Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri – Indrani / Photographer and Director
Kenro Izu – Kenro Izu / Photographer
Dr Akira Takaue – Independent Curator / Ph.D., Architect, P.E.jp
Alfie Goodrich – Japanorama / Owner of Japanorama
Tomohide Ikeya – Freelancer / Professional Photographer
Goh Kim Hui – Photographic Society of Singapore (PSS) / President
Jesper Thomsen – Mews42 Gallery / Director
Susan Baraz – AtEdge / International Director of Photography
Alessandro Scali – Nanoart, OKKULT Motion Pictures
Soichiro Shimizu
Timothy B. Anderson – Shadow & Light Magazine, The Journal / Publisher/Managing Editor
Casey Kelbaugh – Slideluck
Prof. William Snyder – Rochester Institute of Technology / School of Photographic Arts & Sciences / Program Chairman -Photojournalism
Beate Chelette – PhotoBizCoach
Beliy Den – National Association of Professionals of the Photoindustry / Development Director of NAPP
Susan Spiritus – Susan Spiritus Gallery / Director
Rohit Vohra -APF / Editor in Chief
Lucy Bell – Lucy Bell Fine Art Gallery / Curator
Sherrie Berger – Photography Consultant / Photography Consultant and Creative Collaborator / Director
Hossein Farmani – The Lucie Awards, IPA / Founder / Curator
Frank Meo – The Photo Closer / Founder
Christophe Loviny – Yangon Photo Festival / Artistic Director

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Bronze Star Award in ND Awards 2019

Artist Comments
“I am truly honored and humbled by being awarded 3rd Place and Bronze Star Award for my image series “Oneiri” in the Fine Art Landscape Category and Honorable Mention for my image “Zeus” in the same category. I’m privileged to have my work showcased alongside such talented and creative artists.

A special thank you to the distinguished staff and jurors of the prestigious ND Awards for continuing to create such a beautiful stage, portraying art from some of the finest photographers in the world in their most favorable light”.

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The highly acclaimed ND AWARDS is a melting pot of some of the world’s most outstanding and talented souls in the field of photography where recognition, prestige and publicity are instantaneously gained by the winning entry.

The past couple of years have been an evident testament of the success of ND AWARDS on its journey towards becoming one of the most sought-after professional competitions among photographers. Our trademark is modern approach to photography coupled with respect towards tradition. In the spirit of reciprocity, at ND AWARDS, our participants are the center of the competition as this award-giving body cannot exist without its participants. The latter are just as equally important for us as we are for them. In the same vein, we illuminate the path to development as we continue to discover, inspire and find out track promotion for the best artists.
 

Mission and vision

Photography is a creative art where the artist may present not only the image itself, but also the story behind it. Grinding the necessary skills requires eons upon eons of practice. While winning the contest can be extremely difficult as there is usually no guarantee to break through a huge competition, our equally competent and nonpartisan jury will only choose entries that exemplify an immaculate style and a fresh approach to photography.

Source: https://ndawards.net/

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Title Winner – World`s Top 10 Landscape Photographers 2019

Artist Comments
“I am incredibly grateful to be a Title Winner in the Prestigious WORLD`S TOP 10 LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHERS 2019 and being awarded the GOLDEN X TROPHY. I was ranked #7 in the world. This is the second time I have been fortunate to be among the ten Title Winners in this recognized competition.

One Eyeland is one of the largest photography awards in the world and the standard is incredibly high, so I`m humbled that my work was chosen by the international community of my peers from around the world”.

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An international jury of acclaimed photographers adjudged over a thousand entries and identified the coveted winners in 26 categories in landscape photography.

In all 14 Golds, 65 Silvers, 89 Bronzes and 227 Finalists were handpicked. From among the worthiest of these worthies, the jury then named the World’s Top 10 Landscape Photographers for 2019. They are as follows:

RANK #1 – CRAIG BILL – AUSTIN, UNITED STATES
RANK #2 – KELVIN YUEN – HONG KONG, HONG KONG
RANK #3 – CP LAU – HONGKONG, HONG KONG
RANK #4 – SHIRLEY WUNG – TAIPEI, TAIWAN
RANK #5 – ALES KRIVEC – JESENICE, SLOVENIA
RANK #6 – PETER SVOBODA – KOSICE, SLOVAKIA
RANK #7 – TORLEIF LIE – STAVANGER, NORWAY
RANK #8 – JAKA IVANCIC – ANKARAN, SLOVENIA
RANK #9 – JACK CURRAN – ST. LOUIS, UNITED STATES
RANK #9 – KAI HORNUNG – HANNOVER, GERMANY
RANK #9 – VENKAT ANAND GOTETI – HILLSBOROUGH, UNITED STATES







One Eyeland

In keeping with its mission to showcase the finest work of the finest photographers, One Eyeland the world’s most sought–after online gallery for creative images, organized the contest for determining the TOP 10 Landscape Photographers in the World.
www.oneeyeland.com

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Gold winner in Budapest International Foto Awards 2019

Artist Comments
“I am incredibly grateful to be a Gold winner in the prestigious Budapest International Foto Awards 2019.

Congratulations to all the photographers and a huge thank you to BIFA, the incredible judges and the organizers who run this distinguished photographic competition”.

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Landscape photography is an unsung art form with boundless scope for those who wish to capture the breathtaking beauty of nature
Budapest International Foto Awards

Budapest International Foto Awards is an inspirational community that recognises the power and influence of photography in shaping how we see the world. We are here to nurture creative expression and support photographers who have important stories to share through their images.

BIFA’s mission is to promote the work of professional and emerging international photographers to the fast-growing artistic community of Budapest, putting them in the spotlight and providing them with a great platform to showcase their work.

We encourage all photographers to participate–professional, amateur and student–to share your unique talent and vision with the world, and win prizes, awards, and recognition.

www.budapestfotoawards.com

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Unique Moments in Time


The award-winning photographer Torleif Lie is just as much an artist as a photographer.

– My biggest passion is nature and landscape photography. I create photographic artwork based on a personal interpretation of a place. I consider myself an artist who uses photography to express myself, explains Torleif Lie.

He has won several international awards for his work and was recently one of the winners in the prestigious International Color Awards. He has also won several awards in Prix de La Photographie Paris, One Eyeland Awards and Moscow International Foto Awards. There is a tremendous amount of work behind his great photographs.

– When I create an image, I first start with a concept and then spend several months on research. I usually spend two weeks on location, capturing image files using one of the most advanced camera systems in the world. Only the best instrument can achieve the desired quality, says Lie.

The quality of the camera system is essential, but it is after the raw files are recorded that the main part of the creation process begins.

– I start with one or more raw files that I consider to be sketches. Based on these files, I usually spend three to four months, sometimes several years, on completing an image. I work with several layers to achieve the desired result. I consider the process quite similar to how a painter creates a painting.

At the fair, Lie will display several of his photographs and hope the audience will appreciate his art.

– During the exhibition there will be displayed a selection of photographs on different art mediums, sizes, and price ranges. I also offer fine art prints without framing at an affordable price point. This allows the collector to outsource a frame locally at a desired price point to compliments their interior design.

Original text in Norwegian by Ida Stave.

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Thor Fine Art photographs published in the International Color Awards winners book 2019

The International Color Photographer of the Year – Winners Book features the best color photography of 2019, selected by the industry at the 12th International Color Awards.

“Desert Cathedral” was published in the the 2019 Winners Book – Volume 2 on page 12.

Click on the books below to immerse yourself in a collection of spectacular imagery from photographic artists across the globe.



International Color Awards

Celebrating its 13th year, International Color Awards is the world`s leading international color photography award. The program has showcased thousands of photographers from around the world, making it the benchmark by which international color photography is rated.

Source: www.colorawards.com

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Silver medalist in the Professional Photographers of America International Photographic Competition 2019

Artist Comments
“I am completely overwhelmed and incredibly grateful to be a Silver Medalist in the prestigious Professional Photographers of America’s International Photographic Competition 2019 and by having an image selected to be published in the esteemed Loan Collection Book.

Congratulations to all the photographers and a huge thank you to PPA, the incredible judges and the organizers who who run this distinguished photographic competition.”

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PPA’s annual International Photographic Competition produces the very best photographers from all over the world. Thousands of images are submitted, but only the very best get selected to be published in the esteemed PPA Loan Collection Book.

PRESS RELEASE: Norwegian Photographer Named Silver Medalist at International Photographic Competition 

Torleif Lie is honored by peers and jurors for high quality photography.

STAVANGER, NORWAY – Torleif Lie of Thor Fine Art Photography was named a Silver Medalist in the Professional Photographers of America’s International Photographic Competition 2019. Lie`s work will be on display at Imaging USA in Nashville, Tennessee, January 19-21, 2020. This International Photographic Exhibit is held in conjunction with Imaging USA, an annual convention and expo for professional photographers. These images constitute one of the world’s largest annual exhibits of professional photography gathered simultaneously under one roof. Also at Imaging USA 2020, the best of the best of the images will be announced at the esteemed Grand Imaging Awards.

A panel of 36 eminent jurors from across the United States selected the top photographs from more than 5,000 total submitted entries at PPA Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Judged against a standard of excellence “Enchanted” was selected for the esteemed Loan Collection — the best of the best. The Loan Collection images will all be published in the much-anticipated “Loan Collection” book and more than 200 selected General Collection images will be published in the “Showcase” book by Marathon Press.

Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2019 International Photographic Competition Awards. These individuals demonstrated excellence in their craft and earned tremendous achievements.




Professional Photographers of America

Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the largest international non-profit association created by professional photographers, for professional photographers. Almost as long-lived as photography itself, PPA has roots that date back to 1869. It assists more than 30,000 members through protection, education and resources for their continued success. See how PPA helps photographers be more at www.ppa.com

The PPA Loan Collection

PPA’s annual International Photographic Competition produces the very best photographers from all over the world. Thousands of images are submitted, but only the very best get selected to be published in the esteemed PPA Loan Collection Book.

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Gold in Moscow International Foto Awards 2019

Torleif Lie of Norway was awarded one Gold and two Bronze Awards in the Moscow International Foto Awards 2019.

Gold in Nature – Sunset – Professional category “Sentient Beauty”

Bronze in Nature – Underwater – Professional category “Sentient Beauty”

Bronze in Nature – Landscape – Professional category “Oneiri”




Moscow International Foto Awards Jury

The Moscow International Foto Awards panel is comprised of an international pool of photography industry professional from photo editors, art directors, art buyers, gallery owners, art directors, curators, publishers and other influential luminaries.

The Judges reviewed each entry based on originality, creativity, excellence of execution and overall impact. Identities of the participants were not revealed to the jury panel to ensure fairness and integrity of the competition.
 

Moscow International Foto Awards

Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) is a prestigious gathering for international talents in photography. It is an annual competition that serves as a platform to recognize, reward and expose talented professional, non-professional and student photographers on a global scale. Participants from all over the world are encouraged to join the annual Moscow International Foto Awards. MIFA challenges photographers of all levels to grow within their craft and their profession.

The MIFA was created by the people that are behind the glamorous Lucie Awards and the prestigious Paris Photo Prize. It is MIFA’s goal to create an ambitious and comprehensive medium to find the most amazingly talented photographers from all corners of the globe and introduce them to Moscow photography community.

Visit http://www.moscowfotoawards.com/

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Bronze in Prix de la Photographie Paris 2019

TORLEIF LIE OF NORWAY WAS AWARDED BRONZE IN THE PX3 2019 COMPETITION.
PARIS, FRANCE
PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS (PX3) ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF PX3 2019 COMPETITION.

Torleif Lie of United States was awarded Bronze in the category Nature/Landscape – Professional for the entry entitled “Oneiri”. The jury selected PX3 2019’s winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries.

Winning photographs from this competition are exhibited in a high-profile gallery in Paris and published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 Annual Book.

P×3 Jury

Juried by leading editors, publishers, curators, gallery owners, consultants, creative directors, and art directors, P×3 brings the best of photography from across the globe to Paris.

Anna Sansom – State of the World – 2019, Steve McCurry – Photographer, Sean Davey – Photographer – Editor, James Wellford – National Geographic, Susan Baraz – Lucie Awards, Eliane Laffont – Laffont Inc, Kenan Aktulun – Truth, Daria Bonera – Daria Bonera Agency, Samuel Nja Kwa – Forbes Afrique, Osceola Refetoff – Photographer, Michket Krifa – Artistic Director, Mauricio Ladesma – Latin American Fotografia and Illustraciòn, Janette Danel – KijK Galerie, Christophe Loviny – Yangon Photo Festival, Caol Johnson – Freelance Curator, Christian Gogolin – GEO magazine, Mortiz Neumüller – The Curator Ship, Nan Oshin – Freelance, Fausto Marci – Melkart Gallery, Clèment Saccomani – NOOR, Torvald Derksen – Kunst. nl – Business Art Service, Gina Martin – National Geographic Creative, Guillaume Bonn – Lens based Media Artist, Jerome Huffer – Paris Match, Chiara Mariani – Corriere della Sera, Nan Oshin – Freelance,  Jesper Thomsen – Mews42 Gallery, Patrice Farameh – The Curated Collection, Nicolas Havette – Galerie Le Magasin de jouets, Nathalie Belayche – Visual Delight,  , Sean Davey – Photographer – Editor, Vineet Vohra – Art Photo Feature Magazine, Sherrie Berger – Photography Consultant and Creative Collaborator,  Javid Ramezani – Tandis Art, Samuel Feron – Terra Quantum, Isabelle Peracchi – Michelle Filomeno Agency,  Fernando Gutiérrez-Juárez – dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH, Bernard Utudjian – Galerie Polaris, Arnaud Adida – A Galerie, Anna Zekria – photographer.ru, Christine Ollier – Filles du Calvaire, Françoise Paviot – Galerie Françoise Paviot, Viviane Esders – Expert près la Cour d’Appel de Paris, Jean Francois Camp – Espace Dupon, Patricia Lanza – Annenberg Space for Photography, Rebecca McClelland – New Statesman Magazine, Tatiana Kurtanova – Journal of Portfolio / FotoLoft Gallery

Px3

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The “Prix de la Photographie Paris” (Px3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. The Paris Photography Prize was founded in 2007, and has since become one of the most prestigious photography awards in Europe.
Visit http://px3.fr

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12th Annual International Color Awards winner

Artist Comments
“I am deeply honored by being among the winners in the 12th Annual International Color Awards.  I feel privileged to have my work showcased alongside such talented and creative artists. Thank you International Color Awards for the chance to show our work on an international stage and big thank you to the incredible judges for their time.”

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“Desert Cathedral”

“Buffalo”

“Gaia”


LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2019 – Professional photographer Torleif Lie of Norway was presented with an Honorable Mention and two Nominee titles in the 12th Annual International Color Awards at a prestigious Nomination & Winners Photoshow Saturday, March 9, 2019. 12th Annual Winners Gallery

The gala was attended by 11,829 photography fans around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the industry’s most important event for color photography.

The Jury represented the industry’s biggest names and tastemakers including Sotheby’s, New York; Benetton, Ponzano Veneto; The Art Channel, London; Kolle Rebbe, Hamburg; Droga5, New York; Preus Museum, Norway; Art Beatus, Hong Kong; Forsman & Bodenfors, Gothenburg; Wieden & Kennedy, Portland; Fox Broadcasting Network, Los Angeles; Gallery Kong, Seoul; and Phillips, New York.

“It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 7,241 entries we received this year,” said Basil O’Brien, the awards Creative Director. Torleif’s “Desert Cathedral,” an exceptional image entered in the Nature category, represents color photography at its finest, and we’re pleased to present him with the award.”

International Color Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography. www.colorawards.com

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Finalist in the European Professional Photographers of The Year Awards 2019

MARCH 16TH 2019, HAUS DER MUSIK – INNSBRUCK




© Foto: Günther Egger. Further information about Günther Egger:  www.guentheregger.at
 

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

COMMERCIAL
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

LANDSCAPE
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

SPORT
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.
 

FINALIST

“Valhalla Rising”

“Chimera”

“White Angel”

“Golden Hour”

 
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!”

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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/  

© Foto: Günther Egger. Further information about Günther Egger:  www.guentheregger.at

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Title Winner in the One Eyeland Awards 2018

Artist Comments
“Thank you to the judges, organizers and fellow photographers for sharing these beautiful images.
I am very humbled and honored to be among those who were awarded in the prestigious One Eyeland Awards 2018.

It’s truly an honor to be among the Title Winners and for being awarded the Golden Camera Trophy. 

The image series “Oneiri” was awarded Silver in the Fine Art – Landscape Category. “Sentient Beauty” was awarded Bronze both in the Nature – Wildlife and in the Nature – Underwater Category, and 6 of my images were in the Final in this year`s competition. Congratulations to all the winners! I am humbled to be in your company.

I look forward to next year awards and beyond. Thank you everyone!

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Bronze Award in the EPSON International Pano Awards 2018

Torleif Lie of United States was Awarded: Bronze in the category Nature / Landscape – Professional for the entry entitled “The Awakening”.

The jury selected the winners from thousands of photography entries from over 74 countries.

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Title Winner – World`s TOP 10 Landscape Photographers 2017

“I am completely overwhelmed and incredibly grateful to be among the WORLD`S TOP 10 LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHERS 2017 and being awarded the GOLDEN X TROPHY in the Prestigious One Eyeland Awards. I was ranked #2 in the United States and #8 in the world.
One Eyeland is one of the largest photography awards in the world and the standard is incredibly high, so I`m very proud that my work was chosen by the international community of my peers from around the world”

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In keeping with its mission to showcase the finest work of the finest photographers, One Eyeland the world’s most sought–after online gallery for creative images, organized the first–ever photo contest for determining the TOP 10 Landscape Photographers in the World.

Landscape photography is an unsung art form with boundless scope for those who wish to capture the breathtaking beauty of nature

An international jury of acclaimed photographers comprising Alex Noriega (USA), Lars Van de Goor(Netherlands), Thiery Bornier (China), William Toti(USA) and Sharad Haksar (India), adjudged over a thousand entries and identified the coveted winners in 26 categories in landscape photography.

In all, 97 photographers from 40 countries were awarded, and 14 Golds, 41 Silvers, 87 Bronzes and 127 Finalists were handpicked. From among the worthiest of these worthies, the jury then named the World’s Top 10 Landscape Photographers for 2017. They are as follows:

RICARDO DA CUNHA, Australia
FRANCO CAPPELLARI, Italy
STEPHEN KING, Hong Kong
PETER SVOBODA, Slovakia
CHRISTOPHE MARTIN, France
STUART CHAPE,  Samoa
CRAIG BILL, United States
TORLEIF LIE, United States
HENGKI KOENTJORO, Indonesia
CAMERON DAVIDSON, United States



SOURCE One Eyeland,

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Thor Fine Art Photographs published in the One Eyeland Best of The Best Photographers Book 2017

You can click on the book below and immerse yourself in a collection of spectacular imagery from photographic artists across the globe.

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Silver winner in Prix de La Photographie Paris (PX3) 2017

PARIS, FRANCE
PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS (PX3) ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF PX3 2017 COMPETITION.

Torleif Lie of United States was awarded Silver in the Fine Art/Landscape – Professional category for the entry entitled “Desert Cathedral”.

Limited Edition Artwork

Winning photographs from this competition are exhibited in a high-profile gallery in Paris and published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 Annual Book.

The jury selected PX3 2017’s winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries.

P×3 Jury

Juried by leading editors, publishers, curators, gallery owners, consultants, creative directors, and art directors, P×3 brings the best of photography from across the globe to Paris.

Px3 is juried by top international decision-makers in the photography industry:
Carol Johnson, Curator of Photography of Library of Congress, Washington D.C.; Gilles Raynaldy, Director of Purpose, Paris; Viviene Esders, Expert près la Cour d’Appel de Paris; Mark Heflin, Director of American Illustration + American Photography, New York; Sara Rumens, Lifestyle Photo Editor of Grazia Magazine, London; Françoise Paviot, Director of Galerie Françoise Paviot, Paris; Chrisitine Ollier, Art Director of Filles du Calvaire, Paris; Natalie Johnson, Features Editor of Digital Photographer Magazine, London; Natalie Belayche, Director of Visual Delight, Paris; Kenan Aktulun, VP/Creative Director of Digitas, New York; Chiara Mariani, Photo Editor of Corriere della Sera Magazine, Italy; Arnaud Adida, Director of Acte 2 Gallery/Agency, Paris; Jeannette Mariani, Director of 13 Sévigné Gallery, Paris; Bernard Utudjian, Director of Galerie Polaris, Paris; Agnès Voltz, Director of Chambre Avec Vues, Paris; and Alice Gabriner, World Picture Editor of Time Magazine, New York.

Px3

The “Prix de la Photographie Paris” (Px3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. The Paris Photography Prize was founded in 2007, and has since become one of the most prestigious photography awards in Europe.
Visit http://px3.fr
 

About the Winner:
Torleif Lie is an award winning fine art photographer based in Stavanger, Norway. His work captures not only the beauty of the natural world, but also the essence of a particular place. On the surface of his images the viewer can perhaps see an environmental message, or a celebration of the beauty of the natural world, but in the depth of his photographs one can sense a homage to the cultures that have inhabited these extraordinary locations for millenniums, the true essence of what is in front of us with its ancient resilience and beauty.

contact@thor.photography

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Silver winner in Moscow International Foto Awards 2017

Moscow International Foto Awards Announces Winners of MIFA 2017 Competition

Torleif Lie of United States was Awarded Silver in Nature – Sunset – Professional category for the entry entitled “Golden Hour”.

Moscow International Foto Awards Jury

The Moscow International Foto Awards panel is comprised of an international pool of photography industry professional from photo editors, art directors, art buyers, gallery owners, art directors, curators, publishers and other influential luminaries.

The Judges reviewed each entry based on originality, creativity, excellence of execution and overall impact. Identities of the participants were not revealed to the jury panel to ensure fairness and integrity of the competition.
 

Moscow International Foto Awards

Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) is a prestigious gathering for international talents in photography. It is an annual competition that serves as a platform to recognize, reward and expose talented professional, non-professional and student photographers on a global scale. Participants from all over the world are encouraged to join the annual Moscow International Foto Awards. MIFA challenges photographers of all levels to grow within their craft and their profession.

The MIFA was created by the people that are behind the glamorous Lucie Awards and the prestigious Paris Photo Prize. It is MIFA’s goal to create an ambitious and comprehensive medium to find the most amazingly talented photographers from all corners of the globe and introduce them to Moscow photography community.

Visit http://www.moscowfotoawards.com/

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Thor Fine Art photographs exhibited in the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

A selection of the artist works will be on display at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA) Gallery Exhibition, December 8, 2017 – January 26, 2018. This is a unique opportunity to experience these stunning art pieces and immerse yourself in the true beauty of this exquisite art presentation. 

We hope to see you at the museum!

Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
400 N. Ashley Drive
Cube 200
Tampa, Florida 33602
813-221-2222

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Merit winner in the Professional Photographers of America International Photographic Competition 2016

Merit
A panel of 46 eminent jurors from across the United States selected the top photographs from nearly 5,700 total submitted entries at Gwinnett Technical College in Georgia.

Judged against a standard of excellence, the image “Chrysopelea” was awarded a Merit in the General Collection.

All accepted images will also be on display at the International Photographic Exhibition at Imaging USA, held in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX, Jan. 8-10, 2017.

SOURCE www.px3.fr

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