2011 FotoWeekDC International Awards CompetitionThe Results are in!We are pleased to announce the FotoWeekDC International Award Competition Winners! Congratulations to all winners and a big thank you as well to all of the entrants for their inspiring display of creativity and talent. Clearly, photography is alive and well and thriving here in DC and around the world! All Award Winners and Honorable Mentions will be shown at FotoWeek Central during the festival November 4-12. In addition, all submitted images by every entrant will be included in the Thumbnail Show at the Festival. To view the list of judges and their biographies click here. SINGLE IMAGEPhotojournalism/Social DocumentaryA single image with a documentary/reportage focus. This includes domestic and international spot or general news and issue reporting. First Place: Pedro PardoSecond Place: Glenna GordonThird Place: Marco LongariHonorable Mentions: Sebastian Meyer; Pedro PardoCommercialA single image created for the purpose of communicating or selling ideas, services or products. First Place: Cade MartinSecond Place: Peter McBrideThird Place: Sam KittnerHonorable Mention: Cade MartinFine ArtA single image that has been created to fulfill the artistic vision of the photographer. First Place: Alessandro BelgiojosoSecond Place: Michael BorekThird Place: Michael JN BowlesHonorable Mentions: Nicolo Sertorio; Caroline SpaceContemporary LifeA single image with a lifestyle/human interest focus. Image that represents a fresh view of everyday activities, sports, relationships or emotion. Includes wedding photography. First Place: Val ProudkiiSecond Place: Michael ZellerThird Place: Peter DazeleyHonorable Mentions: Val Proudkii; Yacouba TanouTravelA single image conveying sense of place; from exotic to backyard, urban to wild. Includes architecture and people of diverse cultures. First Place: SerliSecond Place: James MorganThird Place: Aristide Economopoulos/The Star LedgerHonorable Mentions: Val Proudkii; Daniel BedellPortraitA single image that focuses on an individual and captures unique aspects of their experience or personality. First Place: Brandon ThibodeauxSecond Place: Monika MervaThird Place: Chris UsherHonorable Mention: Muriel HasbunThe Natural WorldA single image focusing on nature, including plants, animals (wild & domestic), landscapes, waterscapes and aerials. First Place: Peter LikSecond Place: Dan JenkinsThird Place: Peter LikHonorable Mentions: Claudio Santana; Lea FosterPORTFOLIOPhotojournalism/Social DocumentaryA series of related images (minimum 3, maximum 9) exploring the human condition to facilitate social change. Images should focus on the compelling issues of our time, and may include global warming, war, poverty, international justice and the environment. First Place: Pedro PardoSecond Place: Jahi ChikwendiuThird Place: Aris MessinisHonorable Mentions: Julie Glassberg; Gabriela BulisovaFine ArtA series of related images (minimum 3, maximum 9) that has been created to fulfill the artistic vision of the photographer. First Place: Josh RushingSecond Place: Harold RossThird Place: James CrableHonorable Mentions: Jimmy Williams; Andreas FrankeThe Natural WorldA series of related images (minimum 3, maximum 9) focused on nature, including plants, animals (wild & domestic), landscapes, waterscapes and aerials. First Place: Peter McBrideSecond Place: Gaston LacombeThird Place: Mary Clay BerryHonorable Mentions: Robin Moore; Josephine Elizabeth CoxSTUDENT SINGLE IMAGEFirst Place: Nick MintonSecond Place: Gabriella DemczukThird Place: Robert GomezHonorable Mentions: Gabriel Romero; Samantha ShumaSTUDENT PORTFOLIOA series of related images (minimum 3, maximum 9) that represents a cohesive body of work by a student (age 18 or older, currently enrolled in an accredited academic program). First Place: Gabriel RomeroSecond Place: Jared DiMartineThird Place: Chong Kok YewHonorable Mentions: Pavla Teie; Omar A. JuarezMULTIMEDIAWork that may include still photography, video, sound and graphics to either communicate a reality-based narrative story or is freely expressionistic. First Place: MediaStormSecond Place: Peter McBrideHonorable Mentions: James Morgan; Amelia KunhardtMOBILE PHONECell Phone GeneralFirst Place: Jocelyn AugustinoSecond Place: Skip BrownThird Place: Michael DeAngelisHonorable Mention: Guillermo CerveraCell Phone "Spirit of Washington"First Place: Julie FlygareSecond Place: Alyona VogelmannThird Place: Paulette WaltzHonorable Mentions: Devon Rowland; Chantal Dussuel |