TIPA Award 2012 goes to Nik Software for Snapseed
Nik Software (www.niksoftware.com) has been recognized with the prestigious Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) Award for Snapseed in the Best Mobile Photo App category. TIPA emphasized that Snapseed offers an original and comprehensive set of tools and stands out for its functionality and intuitive handling of photos. Snapseed is a new generation of photography software that inspires everyone, everywhere to enjoy photography. High quality results are now fast, easy, and fun.
“Snapseed offers true ‘photographic’ choice of image effects color, toning, framing and sharpness of images, plus all effects can be combined,” said TIPA of Snapseed.
“We are extremely proud to win a prestigious TIPA Award for the second year in a row, recognizing Snapseed now as the Best Mobile Photo App,” said Michael J. Slater, President and CEO of Nik Software. “As we continue to grow our reach to customers around the world we appreciate being recognized by an international organization representing imaging and photography customers worldwide.”
The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) was founded in 1991 as an independent, non-profit association of photo and imaging magazines. Today, TIPA has 29 member magazines and a cooperative agreement with the Camera Journal Press Club of Japan, with members from 15 countries worldwide. TIPA is the largest and most influential association of its kind in the global photo and imaging industry. The TIPA Awards are the most coveted photo and imaging awards worldwide and are globally recognized throughout the industry and the channel.
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
