David Titlow Wins Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2014
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The photograph which won the £12,000 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize for 2014 is Konrad Lars Hastings Titlow past times David Titlow.
The photographs of the prizewinners highlighted below tin give the axe survive seen as locomote of the competition's exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery which opened today together with closes on 22 Feb 2015.
59 portraits direct hold been selected for the exhibition from 4,193 submissions entered past times 1,793 photographers. (This contest is fifty-fifty to a greater extent than pop than the BP Portrait Award!). It seems to me that this contest becomes to a greater extent than international with every yr that passes.
I spoke with each of the prizewinners yesterday together with this postal service contains the winning images together with data virtually each photograph together with the lensman - summation some views of the exhibition. For recommendations every bit to how to larn a photograph into this exhibition delight accept a hold off at in conclusion year's review - cited below.
The winning photograph reminds me real much of the chiaroscuro lighting seen inwards paintings past times Caravaggio together with other artists. It also has a lovely catamenia betwixt the subjects.
However it wasn't laid up. David's draw of piece of work organization human relationship of how it came virtually indicates the photograph was taken real quickly. The dependent champaign is his boy beingness introduced to a domestic dog on the morn after the nighttime earlier - which was a large political party to celebrate Midsummer - on the longest hateful solar daytime - on the farm of his Swedish girlfriend's parents (in Sweden). They locomote every yr - but this was the get-go fourth dimension they'd been with their novel born son. His boy has only been handed to a grouping of relatives together with friends.
The lite inwards the photograph is coming from the left - every bit it does inwards many classical paintings. He adjusted his photographic telly camera to minimise the dissonance inwards what would survive a photograph inwards depression light.
In the foreground are the beer cans which direct hold non even then been cleared away. The babe is outlined inwards rim lighting together with is sitting on the human knee of his girlfriend's sister. Another friend's eyes are seen peering over the top of the dog's neck. In the background is a Larsen similar wall paper inwards real subdued light.
In summary it is both a totally natural minute together with a real complex epitome with many of the attributes of a fine fine art painting. David took lots of photos together with when reviewing them this i jumped out direct away every bit "special".
The 2nd prize was won by Skate Girl past times Jessica Fulford-Dobson. Her photograph forms locomote of a serial of photographs called The Skate Girls of Kabul, which documents immature Afghan girls who attend Skateistan - a little non-profit skateboarding schoolhouse that uses skateboarding every bit tool for empowerment together with a way of connecting immature people to pedagogy together with cultural awareness.
In 2015, Jessica volition survive having an exhibition of the consummate serial of photographs. She's real cracking that stories coming out of Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan shouldn't all survive bleak. Her exhibition is virtually a practiced word flush together with her aim is have appointment with her subjects rather than beingness besides political.
Jessica also has a Facebook Page Jessica Fulford Dobson Photographer.
Exhibition
The photographs of the prizewinners highlighted below tin give the axe survive seen as locomote of the competition's exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery which opened today together with closes on 22 Feb 2015.
59 portraits direct hold been selected for the exhibition from 4,193 submissions entered past times 1,793 photographers. (This contest is fifty-fifty to a greater extent than pop than the BP Portrait Award!). It seems to me that this contest becomes to a greater extent than international with every yr that passes.
(This) showcases the piece of work of some of the most exciting contemporary photographers from to a greater extent than or less the world, including emerging talent, established professionals, photography students together with gifted amateurs.
Prizewinners
I spoke with each of the prizewinners yesterday together with this postal service contains the winning images together with data virtually each photograph together with the lensman - summation some views of the exhibition. For recommendations every bit to how to larn a photograph into this exhibition delight accept a hold off at in conclusion year's review - cited below.
Winner of the 2014 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize - £12,000
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| Konrad Lars Hastings Titlow Copyright: David Titlow |
The winning photograph reminds me real much of the chiaroscuro lighting seen inwards paintings past times Caravaggio together with other artists. It also has a lovely catamenia betwixt the subjects.
However it wasn't laid up. David's draw of piece of work organization human relationship of how it came virtually indicates the photograph was taken real quickly. The dependent champaign is his boy beingness introduced to a domestic dog on the morn after the nighttime earlier - which was a large political party to celebrate Midsummer - on the longest hateful solar daytime - on the farm of his Swedish girlfriend's parents (in Sweden). They locomote every yr - but this was the get-go fourth dimension they'd been with their novel born son. His boy has only been handed to a grouping of relatives together with friends.
The lite inwards the photograph is coming from the left - every bit it does inwards many classical paintings. He adjusted his photographic telly camera to minimise the dissonance inwards what would survive a photograph inwards depression light.
In the foreground are the beer cans which direct hold non even then been cleared away. The babe is outlined inwards rim lighting together with is sitting on the human knee of his girlfriend's sister. Another friend's eyes are seen peering over the top of the dog's neck. In the background is a Larsen similar wall paper inwards real subdued light.
In summary it is both a totally natural minute together with a real complex epitome with many of the attributes of a fine fine art painting. David took lots of photos together with when reviewing them this i jumped out direct away every bit "special".
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| David Titlow with his portrait of his boy beingness introduced to a domestic dog on a Midsummer morn inwards Sweden |
David Titlow (b. 1963) industrial plant every bit a lensman inwards fashion together with advertising. He has exhibited widely together with has been commissioned past times numerous magazines together with newspapers, including The Guardian, The Dominicus Telegraph, Vice together with Vanity Fair. Originally a participant from Halesworth inwards Suffolk, Titlow switched to photography inwards the early on nineties together with has since worked inwards the industry.
David maintains a daily photograph spider web log called Die Rache. He's represented past times Skinny Dip.
This is an Award given to a lensman nether xxx whose piece of work has been selected for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition. It's the 2nd most valuable prize beingness worth a cash prize of £4,000 summation a committee to photograph a sitter connected with the U.K. cinema manufacture for the National Portrait Gallery Collection.
The John Kobal New Work Award has been awarded to Laura Pannack for her photograph Chayla at Shul, a portrait of a immature Jewish girl.
This photograph is locomote of a long term projection virtually orthodox Jewish women inwards Stamford Hill. It's taken her years to larn access to the people she is photographing. Laura told me that Chayla is the alone daughter inwards her household unit of measurement together with a real shy kid who is also real serenity together with incredibly modest.
It is also even then some other redhead who wins a prize (see in conclusion year's review post)!
In 2012 she was awarded the Vic Odden Award past times The Royal Photographic Society accolade for a notable achievement inwards the fine art of photography past times a British lensman aged 35 or under. In 2010 Laura received get-go prize inwards the Portrait Singles category of the World Press Photo awards.
You tin give the axe encounter to a greater extent than of her piece of work on her blog (which has a lovely layout together with where she posts a photograph every week) together with Facebook Page Laura Pannack Photography. Her agent is Eyemade.
John Kobal New Work Award - £4,000
This is an Award given to a lensman nether xxx whose piece of work has been selected for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition. It's the 2nd most valuable prize beingness worth a cash prize of £4,000 summation a committee to photograph a sitter connected with the U.K. cinema manufacture for the National Portrait Gallery Collection.
The John Kobal New Work Award has been awarded to Laura Pannack for her photograph Chayla at Shul, a portrait of a immature Jewish girl.
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| Chayla at Shul Copyright: Laura Pannack |
This photograph is locomote of a long term projection virtually orthodox Jewish women inwards Stamford Hill. It's taken her years to larn access to the people she is photographing. Laura told me that Chayla is the alone daughter inwards her household unit of measurement together with a real shy kid who is also real serenity together with incredibly modest.
It is also even then some other redhead who wins a prize (see in conclusion year's review post)!
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| Laura Pannack with her portrait of Chayla |
Laura Pannack was educated at the University of Brighton together with Central Saint Martins College of Art together with is at in i trial a lensman based inwards London. Her piece of work has been extensively exhibited together with published both inwards the U.K. together with internationally, including the National Portrait Gallery, the Houses of Parliament, Somerset House, together with the Royal Festival Hall.Laura is 30 adjacent yr together with she's been to a greater extent than or less photography for a long time. She initially wanted to written report icon but afterward switched to photography at university. She at in i trial focuses on social documentary together with portraiture together with commissions for her agent. Her self-initiated personal projects emerge over years.
In 2012 she was awarded the Vic Odden Award past times The Royal Photographic Society accolade for a notable achievement inwards the fine art of photography past times a British lensman aged 35 or under. In 2010 Laura received get-go prize inwards the Portrait Singles category of the World Press Photo awards.
You tin give the axe encounter to a greater extent than of her piece of work on her blog (which has a lovely layout together with where she posts a photograph every week) together with Facebook Page Laura Pannack Photography. Her agent is Eyemade.
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize: Second Prize - £3,000
The 2nd prize was won by Skate Girl past times Jessica Fulford-Dobson. Her photograph forms locomote of a serial of photographs called The Skate Girls of Kabul, which documents immature Afghan girls who attend Skateistan - a little non-profit skateboarding schoolhouse that uses skateboarding every bit tool for empowerment together with a way of connecting immature people to pedagogy together with cultural awareness.
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| Skate Girl (2014) Copyright: Jessica Fulford-Dobson |
‘With the Skate Girls of Kabul portraits, I wanted to exhibit these immature Afghan girls with their skateboards inside the liberating environs that Skateistan provides for them. It is hither that for a few hours a calendar week they are able to direct hold some semblance of a childhood inwards a identify that is detached from the state of war together with their working life on the streets. Like then many other girls across the world, when given the run a endangerment to hit something positive that they love, each starts to notice their ain identity together with strength, their ain distinctive vogue together with personality.’Jessica Fulford-DobsonThis is a video which provides a BBC World Service interview with Jessica virtually Skateistan and The Kabul girls who tin give the axe skate but non cycle.
Jessica Fulford-Dobson (b. 1969) has worked every bit a freelance lensman since 2000. Her photographs direct hold been widely exhibited throughout Europe together with direct hold been published inwards The Telegraph Magazine, Vogue together with theEvening Standard.
Jessica also has a Facebook Page Jessica Fulford Dobson Photographer.
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| Jessica with her portrait. |
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize: Third Prize - £2,000
Braian together with Ryan won the 3rd prize for Birgit Püve who lives inwards Tallinn, Estonia. Birgit has entered 4 times inwards total - this is the get-go fourth dimension her submission has been selected then the prize is a large bonus! The photograph is from Double Matters, her serial of photographs of fourscore twins together with triplets.
Her get-go photograph was taken on a sunny hateful solar daytime together with produced besides much contrast then she went dorsum for a 2nd fourth dimension to endeavour together with attain a improve photograph inwards improve lite - together with this was the photograph she got every bit a result.
I authorities notation that both the get-go prizewinner together with this i maintain the theme of "animals win prizes" which I noted inwards in conclusion year's review - Spencer Murphy wins Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2013
Birgit started taking photographs inwards 2007, uses a medium format photographic telly camera with cinema together with at in i trial industrial plant every bit a freelance photographer. I noticed she was real active together with took lots of photographs of the preview.
She started out every bit a photograph editor together with this at in i trial gives her an payoff inwards knowing what sorts of photographs an editor volition like. It also agency she is at in i trial real tough with herself when editing her ain photographs.
To empathise Blerim's photographs it's necessary to empathise something of Blerim's background. He says his photography is has an emphasis on the philosophical together with is essentially virtually a yell for for identity.
Blerim Racaj (b. 1964) grew upward inwards Kosovo together with studied Economics. He moved to London inwards 1995 when he was 30. His studies hither include a BTEC course of written report inwards Photography at City of Westminster College inwards 2004 where is at in i trial studying for an MA inwards Photography. He has been developing a project, entitled Kosovars, for some time. Photos from it direct hold been published inwards the British Journal of Photography inwards 2006 together with exhibited inwards Italy, Kosovo, Republic of Croatia together with the UK.
This photograph is locomote of a recent together with unpublished serial virtually immature Kosovars - a projection triggered past times the socio-political landscape inwards Kosovo together with high score of unemployment alongside an increasingly immature population. The photograph was taken at the base of operations of the National Library, a identify chosen past times the sitters every bit an ‘escape zone’.
Racaj says:
I was trying to piece of work out what was dissimilar virtually the exhibition this yr together with decided it was that at that spot seemed to me to survive to a greater extent than 'straight' portraits ie with a neutral background. I must confess I prefer the ones which identify the dependent champaign inwards an appropriate context - together with it's noticeable that all the winners included context.
I peculiarly liked the wall of monochrome photographs - which includes portraits of Celia Paul (ex muse of Lucian Freud) together with Roger Lloyd-Pack, known to millions every bit "Trigger".
There are a issue of events associated with the exhibition of an educational nature - from weekend workshops to a workshop on Better Cameraphone Portraiture for immature people.
Her get-go photograph was taken on a sunny hateful solar daytime together with produced besides much contrast then she went dorsum for a 2nd fourth dimension to endeavour together with attain a improve photograph inwards improve lite - together with this was the photograph she got every bit a result.
I authorities notation that both the get-go prizewinner together with this i maintain the theme of "animals win prizes" which I noted inwards in conclusion year's review - Spencer Murphy wins Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2013
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| Braian together with Ryan (2013) Copyright: Birgit Püve, 2013 |
She started out every bit a photograph editor together with this at in i trial gives her an payoff inwards knowing what sorts of photographs an editor volition like. It also agency she is at in i trial real tough with herself when editing her ain photographs.
Birgit Püve (b. 1978) has exhibited inwards numerous solo together with grouping exhibitions together with has been commissioned past times publications such every bit The Dominicus Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Der Spiegel together with Ryanair Magazine.
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize: Fourth Prize - £1,000
The terminal prize was won by Blerim Racaj for "Indecisive Moment".To empathise Blerim's photographs it's necessary to empathise something of Blerim's background. He says his photography is has an emphasis on the philosophical together with is essentially virtually a yell for for identity.
Blerim Racaj (b. 1964) grew upward inwards Kosovo together with studied Economics. He moved to London inwards 1995 when he was 30. His studies hither include a BTEC course of written report inwards Photography at City of Westminster College inwards 2004 where is at in i trial studying for an MA inwards Photography. He has been developing a project, entitled Kosovars, for some time. Photos from it direct hold been published inwards the British Journal of Photography inwards 2006 together with exhibited inwards Italy, Kosovo, Republic of Croatia together with the UK.
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| Indecisive Moment ( 2013) Copyright: Blerim Racaj |
Racaj says:
‘The photograph signifies that minute inwards fourth dimension infused with dubiety together with vulnerability whilst knocking on the door of adulthood.’
Impressions of the Exhibition
Here are some to a greater extent than visuals of the exhibition together with its photographs. I idea grouping the prizewinners close i some other inwards i expanse of the exhibition - but non correct adjacent to i some other made for much improve viewing.I was trying to piece of work out what was dissimilar virtually the exhibition this yr together with decided it was that at that spot seemed to me to survive to a greater extent than 'straight' portraits ie with a neutral background. I must confess I prefer the ones which identify the dependent champaign inwards an appropriate context - together with it's noticeable that all the winners included context.
I peculiarly liked the wall of monochrome photographs - which includes portraits of Celia Paul (ex muse of Lucian Freud) together with Roger Lloyd-Pack, known to millions every bit "Trigger".
There are a issue of events associated with the exhibition of an educational nature - from weekend workshops to a workshop on Better Cameraphone Portraiture for immature people.
Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize - previous posts
These are links to my reviews of this contest together with exhibition inwards previous years:
- Spencer Murphy wins Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2013
- Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 - Shortlist announced
- Review: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2012
- Review: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2011
- Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 - prizewinners
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