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The Florence International Photography Awards (FIPA) PRO SERIES Awards 2015 – Winners Announced

As a very proud member of the International Jury for the FIPA Florence International Photography Awards, I am delighted to announce the twenty four winners below, all will be exhibited at the Chiostro di Santo Spirito in Florence, Italy between June 17 and 18th, 2015.

Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to everyone who entered, it was no easy task being a member of this Jury, all your work was to such a high standard. I also want to thank Andrea Bigiarini who has worked tirelessly and organised this complete event, outstanding job Andrea!

Sacha Domen, Jennifer A Thomas, Jane Schultz, Dani Salvadori, Ale Di Gangi, Brendan O Se, Hanakai2001, Christine O Sobczak, Stefania Pecchioli, Federica Corbelli, Dieter Gaebel, Alververas, Eric L Raddatz, Luison, Pamela Hochschartner Viola, Juta Jazz,  Joshua Sarinana, Michaela Meerkatz, Lee Atwell, Rob Pearson-Wright, Aldo Pacheco, Adelino Marques, Brett Chenoweth.

Joanne Carter is a British photographer, photography journalist, editor and curator and the founder and editorial director of TheAppWhisperer.com, an independent international photography publication established in 2009.Her journalism, criticism and commentary have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Vogue Italia, LensCulture, Popular Photography, Android Magazine, NikonPro, DPReview, Which Digital Camera and Which Camera. She has lectured internationally on photography and mobile art, served as a juror for international photography awards, and exhibited her own photographic work across the UK, Europe, South Korea and the United States.Alongside her editorial work, Joanne's photographic and postgraduate research explores death, grief, memory, representation and social inequality through contemporary photography, participatory practice and visual research methods, with the longer-term aim of developing this work through doctoral research.Through TheAppWhisperer, she continues to publish independent photography journalism spanning contemporary photographic practice, mobile imaging, photographic apps, computational photography and emerging imaging technologies.Joanne is available for editorial commissions, photography projects, judging, curatorial work, speaking engagements, consultancy and selected collaborations.