Tag : Photography

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”.

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

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

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.

FEP Website

FEP JURY

The PPA Loan Collection

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.  You can buy the Loan Collection book directly from them.

Source: www.ppa.com