Mobile Photography – MIRA Mobile Prize – Winner and Shortlist Results – 2017 ‘Earth Our Planet’
This years MIRA Mobile Prize was dedicated to our very dear friend Carolyn Hall Young, a truly honourable, hugely talented and very much loved artist and friend to so many, not least myself and I truly miss her every single day. Thank you Manuela Matos Monteiro for organising this years competition and for dedicating it to our loved one, I know she would be so honoured and very proud.
I am delighted to congratulate all of the participants in this years MIRA Mobile Prize, 2017. I was fortunate to be a member of this Jury (along with Andrea Bigiarini, Gina Costa, Aldo Pacheco, Lee Atwell, Cadu Lemos, Jose Miguel and Michael Jones) and I have been so impressed with all the entries. From eight thousand images, to one overall winning image, a shortlist of 50 and a further 150 images to be Exhibited at MIRA FORUM and within the annual book.
Congratulations to the overall winner, Helen Breznik and to all on the shortlist including: Alex Duvier, Armineh Hovanesian, Bobbi McMurry, Brendan O Se, Arthur Palpac-Latoc, Beata Wietrzykowska, Cathrine Halsor, Cecily Caceu, Coco Liu, Cintia Boccalini, Claudia Fernandes, Emanuel Faria, Dominika Koszowska, Edward Santos, Jane Schultz, Isabel Afonso, Ivo Domingues, Joshua Sarinana, Jessika Johansson, Joana Kadosh, Lauren Maganete, Kat McClelland, Katie Teixeira, Marcin Diering, Lisa Peters, Luis Rodriguez, Mariko Klug, Marian Rubin, Mariette Schrijver, Philip Parsons, Matt Kayden, Philip Am Guay, Shelley Benjamin, Rebecca Bruyn, Robin Robertis, Tim Bingham, Steven Hesketh, Susan Tuttle, Valeria Cammarer, Christine Mignon, Connie Gardner Rosenthal, Jennifer Thomas, Karen Divine, Leonardo Eroico, Marco Prado, Marlene Reis, Rad Drew, Stefanie LePape and Tim Creamer.
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Winner of MIRA Mobile Prize Competition 2017 – ©Helen Breznik
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)
