LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2018 Results
As an Editor for LensCulture as well as a member of the International Press I am happy to publish the results of the LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2018, now that the embargo has passed.
These Awards were LensCulture’s very first Art Photography Awards and they were eager to see a wide range of creativity from people in diverse cultures around the world. We are therefore delighted to present 38 contemporary photographers (from 18 countries) who are making remarkable work right now. The winning series and singles include everything from sensitive, intimate photographs and thought-provoking conceptual art to celebrations of pure beauty and light.
This call for entries attracted submissions from artists and photographers in 129 countries on six continents. The 38 photographers featured here represent a fascinating range of art made with photography, covering lots of different approaches and photographic techniques, as well as a surprising array of subject matter.
The selected photographers will be exhibited at New York City’s Aperture Gallery in 2019
“We hope you discover work here that amazes and delights you, as well as images that challenge your preconceived ideas about what art photography can be in the 21st century. Enjoy!” Jim Casper, Editor-in-Chief, LensCulture
Series Winners
1st Place: Peter Franck, Germany — “Landscapes”
2nd Place: Antonio Pulgarin, United States — “Fragments of the Masculine”
3rd Place: Edgar Martins, United Kingdom — “What Photography has in Common with an Empty Vase”
Single Image Winners
1st Place: Rachel Liu, United States — “The Family Album”
2nd Place: Walter Plotnick, United States — “Surprise Inside”
3rd Place: Jacopo Brunello, Italy — “Nothing Dark Matters”
Jurors’ Picks
Each of the seven jury members selected one photographer to be awarded special distinction.
Yorgos Yatromanolakis, Greece — “The Splitting of the Chrysalis & the Slow Unfolding of the Wings”Selected by Laura Moya, Director, Photolucida, Portland, United States
Vikesh Kapoor, United States — “See You at Home”Selected by Corey Keller, Curator of Photography, SF MoMA, San Francisco, United States
Florian Ruiz, Japan — “The White Contamination”Selected by Jim Casper, Editor-in-Chief, LensCulture, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lebohang Kganye, South Africa — “Ke Lefa Laka / Her-story”Selected by Michael Famighetti, Editor, Aperture Magazine, New York, United States
Marc Ohrem-Leclef, United States — “Jugaad – Of Intimacy and Love”Selected by Alona Pardo, Curator, Barbican Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Cassio Vasconcellos, Brazil — “Ships”Selected by Todd Hido, Artist, San Francisco, United States
AnneCharlotte Guinot, Mexico — “Blood-Red / Sangre Rojo”Selected by Catherine Edelman, Founder and Director, Edelman Gallery, Chicago, United States
Series Finalists
Peggy Washburn, United States – “Entropy”
Danielle Dean, United States – “An Island”
Balder Olrik, Denmark – “Blind Spots”
Vanessa Filley, United States – “#MeToo: A Story in Twenty Women”
Sophie Gabrielle, Australia – “Worry For the Fruit the Birds Won’t Eat”
Magda Kuca, United Kingdom – “The Grandmothers”
Jacob Burge, United States – “Recall”
Jerry Takigawa, United States – “Balancing Cultures”
Seunggu Kim, South Korea – “Better Days”
Garrett Grove, United States – “Journey to the Interior”
Rebecca Najdowski, Australia – “Ambient Pressure”
David Pace and Stephen Wirtz, United States – “Wirephoto 1938-1945”
Ingvild Kristine Melby, Norway – “The Forest, the Ocean, and the Girl”
Amy Friend, Canada – “Multi-Verse”
Michelle Rogers Pritzl, United States – “Not Waving But Drowning”
Cate Wnek, United States – “Raising Goosebumps”
Oluwasegun Oladele-Ajose, United States – “Story of Men”
Tabitha Barnard, United States – “Cult of Womanhood”
Single Image Finalists
Tania Ruda, Ukraine – “Anna”
Oli Kellett, United Kingdom – “Cross Road Blues”
Karine Roué, French Polynesia – “Female Architectronics”
Dick Sweeney, Australia – “Washing the Day Away”
Evelyn Bencicova, Slovakia – “Radana, Girl and Mother”
Zhou Chengzhou, China – “Under the Consciousness”
Maxine Helfman, United States – “Untitled, from the series ‘Exit 219B’”
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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)
