Brand New!! Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 - Shortlist Announced
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The photographs in addition to photographers on the Shortlist for the £12,000 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 possess got been announced.
The next iv photographers possess got been shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013:
This twelvemonth 5,410 photographs yesteryear 2,435 photographers were entered for the Taylor Wessing Prize - yesteryear photographers from all over the world. This is an increase of 85 entries on final year.
It also agency that solely only over 1% of the plant submitted volition locomote on display at the National Portrait Gallery.
I screen this prize in addition to exhibition because the picture-making abilities of or then of the photographers is sometimes amend than that of the portrait painters - in addition to it's proficient to await at what the contest is upwards to!
Age: b. 02.06.1976
Nationality: Born inwards Tehran, Iran; lived in n Switzerland since he was v years old
Current home:
Current occupation: Magazine Photographer
Art / Photography Education: He studied at the University of Arts inwards Lausanne
Exhibitions:
Previous prizes:
Website: Blog http://anoushabrar.tumblr.com/
Subject: Kofi Annan, the Ghanaian diplomat who served equally the 7th Secretary-General of the UN until 2006. Commissioned yesteryear ZEIT Magazine in addition to published inwards March 2013.
Abrar had photographed Mr Annan previously in addition to he says he knew that fourth dimension was of the essence.
‘In my nous it was clear what I wanted to produce in addition to this portrait took literally 3 minutes!’
Age: b. 08.05.1961 inwards Münsingen/ Württ
Nationality: German
Current home:
Art / Photography Education
Current Occupation: works equally a lensman in addition to Pediatric Endocrinologist inwards Berlin. She is a founding fellow member of Exp12, gallery for photography, Berlin.
Exhibitions:
Previous prizes:
Website: http://www.dorotheedeiss.com/
Subject: Twin sisters, visited at their domicile (for her projection VisibleInvisible)
Age: 22.09.1978 in addition to grew upwards inwards Kent
Nationality: British
Current home: lives in addition to plant inwards London
Art / Photography Education:
Previous prizes: Various awards including
Website: http://www.spencermurphy.co.uk
and http://spencermurphy.tumblr.com
Subject: Katie Walsh - taken at Kempton Park Racecourse whilst shooting a serial of jump jockeys' portraits for Channel Four's The Original Extreme Sport campaign. He laid at the side of the racecourse in addition to pulled inwards the jockeys equally they finished their races.
Age: b. 09.07.1973
Nationality: British
Current home: Hertfordshire
Art / Photography Education: BA inwards Photographic Studies at University of Derby inwards 1994-7 (after leaving the regular army due to injuries sustained inwards Iarq
Exhibitions: exhibited widely in addition to has been commissioned yesteryear several magazines in addition to newspapers.
Previous prizes:
Website: http://www.gilesprice.com/
Subject: His portrait is from a serial shot at the 2013 Kumbh Mela Festival inwards Allahabad India. Taken exterior the primary infirmary inwards a popular upwards studio, the portrait shows Mamta who was on a pilgrimage to the Kumbh.
His involvement inwards photography began spell on military machine service. He joined the Royal Marine Commandos at xvi in addition to served inwards northern Republic of Iraq in addition to Kurdistan at the terminate of the start Gulf War inwards 1991.
About the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013
This is a major international photography abide by with a start prize of £12,000 sponsored for the 6th fourth dimension yesteryear international constabulary theatre Taylor.
Prizewinners volition locomote announced at the awards ceremony on Tuesday 12 November 2013 at 7pm.
The next iv photographers possess got been shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013:
- Anoush Abrar for Kofi Annan
- Dorothee Deiss for The Twins
- Spencer Murphy for Katie Walsh
- Giles Price for Kumbh Mela Pilgrim - Mamta Dubey in addition to infant
This twelvemonth 5,410 photographs yesteryear 2,435 photographers were entered for the Taylor Wessing Prize - yesteryear photographers from all over the world. This is an increase of 85 entries on final year.
It also agency that solely only over 1% of the plant submitted volition locomote on display at the National Portrait Gallery.
I screen this prize in addition to exhibition because the picture-making abilities of or then of the photographers is sometimes amend than that of the portrait painters - in addition to it's proficient to await at what the contest is upwards to!
The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 Shortlist
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| Image: Kofi Annan yesteryear Anoush Abrar, 2013 © Anoush Abrar |
Anoush Abrar for Kofi Annan
Age: b. 02.06.1976
Nationality: Born inwards Tehran, Iran; lived in n Switzerland since he was v years old
Current home:
Current occupation: Magazine Photographer
Art / Photography Education: He studied at the University of Arts inwards Lausanne
Exhibitions:
Previous prizes:
Website: Blog http://anoushabrar.tumblr.com/
Subject: Kofi Annan, the Ghanaian diplomat who served equally the 7th Secretary-General of the UN until 2006. Commissioned yesteryear ZEIT Magazine in addition to published inwards March 2013.
Abrar had photographed Mr Annan previously in addition to he says he knew that fourth dimension was of the essence.
‘In my nous it was clear what I wanted to produce in addition to this portrait took literally 3 minutes!’
Dorothee Deiss for The twins
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| The twins by Dorothee Deiss, 2013 © Dorothee Deiss |
Nationality: German
Current home:
Art / Photography Education
- 1982 - 1989 University of Medicine, Freiburg, Germany
- 1989 - 1999 MD inwards Karlsruhe/ Germany
- 2003 - 2004 Fotografie am Schiffbauerdamm, schoolhouse for photography, Berlin
- 2005 - 2008 Ostkreuzschule, schoolhouse for photography in addition to design, Berlin
- 2010 Founding fellow member of Exp12, qallery for photography, Berlin
- Since 2010 MFA Photography Program, Hartford Art School, Hartford, USA
Current Occupation: works equally a lensman in addition to Pediatric Endocrinologist inwards Berlin. She is a founding fellow member of Exp12, gallery for photography, Berlin.
Exhibitions:
Previous prizes:
Website: http://www.dorotheedeiss.com/
Subject: Twin sisters, visited at their domicile (for her projection VisibleInvisible)
‘I took a lot of to a greater extent than conventional portraits of them, but when I found the bathrobe inwards a corner, perfectly plumbing fixtures to the bedspread, that was when I knew I had the picture’.
Spencer Murphy for Katie Walsh
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Katie Walsh yesteryear Spencer Murphy, 2013 © Spencer Murphy |
Nationality: British
Current home: lives in addition to plant inwards London
Art / Photography Education:
- Kent Institute of Art in addition to Design
- BA inwards Photography at Falmouth College of Arts
Previous prizes: Various awards including
- Shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards inwards both 2010 in addition to 2011
- Portrait of histrion Mark Rylance won Taylor Wessing Third Prize inwards 2012
Website: http://www.spencermurphy.co.uk
and http://spencermurphy.tumblr.com
Subject: Katie Walsh - taken at Kempton Park Racecourse whilst shooting a serial of jump jockeys' portraits for Channel Four's The Original Extreme Sport campaign. He laid at the side of the racecourse in addition to pulled inwards the jockeys equally they finished their races.
‘I was bully to include Katie. I wanted to demonstrate both her femininity in addition to the toughness of spirit she requires to compete against the best riders inwards 1 of the virtually demanding disciplines inwards Equus caballus racing. I chose to shoot the serial on large format film, to give the images a depth in addition to timelessness that I recall would possess got been difficult to accomplish on a digital camera’.
Giles Price for Kumbh Mela Pilgrim Mamta Dubey in addition to infant
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| Kumbh& Mela Pilgrim - Mamta Dubey in addition to infant by Giles Price, 2013 © Giles Price |
Nationality: British
Current home: Hertfordshire
Art / Photography Education: BA inwards Photographic Studies at University of Derby inwards 1994-7 (after leaving the regular army due to injuries sustained inwards Iarq
Exhibitions: exhibited widely in addition to has been commissioned yesteryear several magazines in addition to newspapers.
Previous prizes:
Website: http://www.gilesprice.com/
Subject: His portrait is from a serial shot at the 2013 Kumbh Mela Festival inwards Allahabad India. Taken exterior the primary infirmary inwards a popular upwards studio, the portrait shows Mamta who was on a pilgrimage to the Kumbh.
His involvement inwards photography began spell on military machine service. He joined the Royal Marine Commandos at xvi in addition to served inwards northern Republic of Iraq in addition to Kurdistan at the terminate of the start Gulf War inwards 1991.
About the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013
This is a major international photography abide by with a start prize of £12,000 sponsored for the 6th fourth dimension yesteryear international constabulary theatre Taylor.
Prizes
The First Prize winner receives £12,000. The Second Prize winner receives £3,000, the Third Prize £2,000 in addition to the Fourth Prize is £1,000. The winner of the John Kobal New Work Award volition win a cash prize of £4000 to include project a committee to photograph a sitter connected with the Great Britain cinema manufacture for the National Portrait Gallery Collection.Prizewinners volition locomote announced at the awards ceremony on Tuesday 12 November 2013 at 7pm.
Judges
The contest was judged from master prints by:
- Sandy Nairne Director, National Portrait Gallery, London (Chair);
- Kate Bush Head of Barbican Art Galleries;
- Suki Dhanda Photographer;
- Tim Eyles Managing Partner, TaylorWessing;
- Terence Pepper Head of Photographs Collection, National Portrait Gallery;
- Rebecca ValentinePhotographic Agent.
The John Kobal New Work Award was judged yesteryear Simon Crocker, Chairman of the John Kobal
Foundation.
Foundation.
Exhibition
The Exhibition for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 The exhibition volition run from fourteen Nov 2013 – ix Feb 2014 at the National Portrait Gallery, London. It willshowcase the operate of or then of the virtually talented emerging immature photographers, with that of established professionals, photography students in addition to gifted amateurs. Selected anonymously from an opened upwards competition, the diverseness of styles reflects the international mix of entrants equally good equally the hit of approaches to the portrait genre, encompassing editorial, advertising in addition to fine fine art images.
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