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The Art of Photography Show Announces Winners
The top 111 photographs selected from 16,000 entries from 57
countries will beon display at the Lyceum Theatre Gallery until
November 1.
San Diego, Calif. (September 10, 2009) The fifth annual Art of
Photography Show, aninternational competition and exhibition of
photographic art, announced the top fifteen winnersat the Opening
Reception Gala and Awards. These winners were judged and selected
from16,000 entries from 57 countries by Charlotte Cotton, the
esteemed curator and head of thePhotography Department in the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art. A total of $10,000 in cashawards was
presented to the top 15 artists chosen by Ms. Cotton.
1st Place: Benoit Paill (Montral, Canada), A stranger 53 year
old2nd Place: Jan Banning (Utrecht, Netherlands), The Bureaucratics
series3rd Place: Walter Lockwood (Los Angeles, United States), The
Sukiyaki Western Series4th Place: Martine Fourgeron (New York,
United States), "Tete-a-Tete Project:Sleepover"
Honorable Mentions:Leon Chew(London, United Kingdom), The Man
Next DoorJudy Cooper(New Orleans, United States), The Irish TwinsEd
Freem (Los Angeles, United States), Street Scene, Jaipur,
IndiaTatiana Grigorenko(New Haven, United States), A former
coal-miner's daughter at home.Stakhanov, Ukraine
Pal Hansen (London, United Kingdom), His Excellency TafidaAlison
Jackson(London, United Kingdom), Bush Plays RubixJon Kral (Boone,
United States), FlyswatterLes Phillips (Fresno, United States),
Lunch Preparation in NicaraguaJosef Tornick (Santa Fe, United
States), Connemara Pony Show Judging, Ireland, 2007Jeff Wiant (San
Diego, United States), Street of Dreams 2006 JaimeLeah Zawadzki
(Orange, United States), Generations
In the spirit of the Art of Photography competition, the first
prize was awarded to Benoit Paill onthe strength of a single,
extraordinary photograph. Benoits vulnerable portrait of a 53 year
old
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man encapsulates the potency of a camera in the hands of a
sentient image maker, said Ms.Cotton about her selection. Benoits
portraits of strangers, and especially of older men,demonstrate his
ability to use his camera to create a fast, forced bond of intimacy
between himand his subjects. But in the circumstances that surround
this portrait, something out of theordinarybeyond the photographers
orchestration came to pass. Having approached thisstranger, Benoit
was invited back to his subjects home, which he had shared all his
life with hisrecently deceased mother. In his heightened sense of
loneliness and isolation, the man elected
to present himself naked, seated on a childs chair and,
together, he and Benoit profoundlycaptured the essence of his state
of being. It is a remarkable photograph in its
piercingrepresentation of an acute and specific human state.
The fact that the Art of Photography Show is judged by a major
museum curator each year iswhat differentiates this competition
from other competitions. Photographers rarely have theopportunity
to reach these respected and influential people, which is why the
show receives somany entries from world-renowned photographers.
Another amazing thing is that during thesetough economic times, the
number of entries increased by 31% from the previous year.
I feel that Charlotte's selections come together as a very
cohesive body of work. She wasincredibly insightful about
perceiving the true substance of these images. It's a totally
blind
judging process, as she was not told the name of any of the
photographer, said StevenChurchill, founder and producer of The Art
of Photography Show. And, we the producers onlyknow what the
artists may reveal to us about themselves, when they enter their
images. Sothere was one big surprise to all of us, that the artist
who shot "Raining Love", Sadie Rapp, isonly 12 years old. She
attended the opening reception last night and the various events
andactivities we had today -- along with her parents. I think it's
super that such a young artist hasreceived this wonderful
encouragement by our esteemed Judge, and lots of valuable input
viathis experience. Charlotte was very pleased as well to learn of
her age and to meet her thisweekend.
This world-class photography exhibit will be on display at the
Lyceum Theatre Gallery untilNovember 1, 2009 and is expected to be
viewed by over 25,000 people. An elegant 80-page
show catalog is available for $20 that features all 111 final
photographs.
About The Art of Photography ShowThe mission is to provide a
truly "artist oriented" show and to create a world-class
presentationof photographic art in San Diego. This is the fifth
year of this annual photographic exhibition.The Lyceum Theatre
Gallery is open and free to the public seven days a week. Gallery
hoursare 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to
5:00 p.m. on the weekends.For more information about the
exhibition, please visitwww.artofphotographyshow.com.
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