Public voting open for inaugural Mobile Phone Award winner at 2015 Sony World Photography Awards
Public voting opens today to decide the winner of the first Mobile Phone Award at the Sony World Photography Awards. Members of the public can choose from 20 spectacular shots shortlisted by an expert judging panel at www.worldphoto.org
The Sony World Photography Awards is the world’s biggest photography competition and this year it launched a new competition dedicated to mobile phone photography. The Mobile Phone Award was introduced in recognition of the increased accessibility the latest camera technology within mobile phones has given photographers of all abilities and the creative freedom this has allowed.
Photographers had just one month from 27th January to enter their best shots taken with any mobile phone. The competition received a staggering 10,293 entries from across the world in this short time.
A shortlist of 20 images has been compiled by the following experts from across the photographic industry:
- Anna Dickson, Deputy Director of Photography, Wall Street Journal, USA
- Chris Hudson, Group Art Editor, National Geographic Traveller, UK
- Anthony Lepinay, Photographer and Creative Director, France
- Alvin Soon, Associate Editor, HWM and HardwareZone.com, Singapore
- Evgeny Tchebotarev, CPO and Co-Founder, 500px, Canada
The 20 shortlisted photographers are:
- Craig Atkinson, UK
- Salvatore Calafato, Italy
- Monica Coteriano, Portugal
- Emanuel Faria, Portugal
- Henny Gylfa, Iceland
- Weronika Kaźmierczak, Poland
- Olga Nazarova, Russia
- Luca Laghetti, Italy
- Hamed Nazari, Iran (shortlisted for two images)
- Nuno Perestrelo, Portugal
- Atle Rønningen, Norway
- Ako Salemi, Iran
- Janos Schmidt, Hungary (shortlisted for two images)
- Gerard Trang, France
- Mijail Vallejo, Ecuador (shortlisted for two images)
- Carla Vermeend, Netherlands
- Helen Whelton, UK
The winner is now to be chosen via public vote at www.worldphoto.org
How To Vote
Members of the public simply go to http://worldphoto.org/mobshortlist/ to view all 20 shortlisted images and “Thumbs up” their favourite image.
The image with the most “Thumbs ups” will be named the winner and will be revealed at the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards gala ceremony in London on Thursday 23 April.
The winner will receive:
- A trip to London to attend the Sony World Photography Awards gala ceremony on 23 April
- Will be included in the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London from 24th April – 10th May
- A Sony Mobile product bundle including the flagship Xperia™ smartphone and tablet.
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)
