Spencer White Patato Wins Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2013
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Spencer Murphy has won the £12,000 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 with a photograph of Katie Walsh, an Irish Gaelic jockey who came tertiary inwards the Grand National 2012 together with is likely ane of the best, if non the best, woman mortal outflow jockeys currently riding inwards the UK.
He was also shortlisted for last year's Prize and won Third Prize. He's had operate inwards the exhibition on half dozen previous occasions. Quality counts every time! It's a non uncommon blueprint to these things for people who larn shortlisted together with win prizes despite the fact that the entries for this Prize are judged anonymously. The most the judges tin inquire to know is the championship - they cause got absolutely no other information.
The winning portrait together with the remainder of the prizewinners together with other selected artists are on demonstrate to Earth inwards the novel 2013 exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from Th fourteen Nov 2013 until nine Feb 2014.
You tin run across roughly of the selected industrial plant on the website (it's a compassion you lot can't run across them all!).
In 2013, 2,435 photographers who arrive at from amateurs to established professionals entered 5,410. (Figures for 2012 were 2,350 photographers together with 5,340 entries - together with thus a slight increase on both counts).
You tin also download the technical details of the selected works. I've highlighted these nether the prizewinners.
You tin read details of the backgrounds of the shortlisted artists/prizewinners inwards my previous post Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 - Shortlist announced
The contest was judged from master copy prints by:
What follows covers:
This photograph was taken at Kempton Park Racecourse every bit business office of a serial of portraits of outflow jockeys for a Channel 4 'The Original Extreme Sport' Campaign. Katie Walsh is spattered inwards mud afterwards a race. The photograph captures what the Prize is virtually "an outstanding photograph which transmits the circumstances together with grapheme of a sitter or group". It's a photograph of a outflow jockey existence a outflow jockey - in that place are no concessions to existence woman mortal - she is a adult woman inwards a actually demanding sport.
I had a smashing chat amongst Giles. He highlighted for me roughly of the contrasts inside the photograph which made him intend it was worth entering this competition. For the record:
This was a commissioned photograph together with the committee included the requirement that he await downwards together with cause got his eyes closed. The photograph took iii minutes!
The winner is Hana Knizova (08.05.1984), for her portrait Elza together with Nellie from the serial Family Matters
Somehow this exhibition e'er manages to await to a greater extent than contemporary than exhibitions of painted portraits. I run across to a greater extent than odd portraits together with to a greater extent than portraits of 2 or to a greater extent than people when viewing photographic portraiture.
This twelvemonth in that place seems to live a lot to a greater extent than color together with less monochrome photos. The exhibition includes photographs I was surprised to run across - together with nonetheless it also includes photographs which I was really pleased to see.
I really much liked the side past times side 2 photographs
This twelvemonth the exhibition also includes far to a greater extent than portraits of twins than anywhere else ever! Besides the 2 prizewinning photos of twins, the remaining 2 are:
I asked ane of the selectors together with roughly of the photographers what their tips were for entries to this competition. Here they are amongst a few of my ain along amongst a few of my own
Do photograph a adult woman if you lot desire to win the transcend prize - it's invariably a portrait of a adult woman that wins.
Do inquire peers for opinions of whether the photograph is skillful plenty for the competition.
Also hollo back a large scale monochrome photograph looks a process inwards the measure dark amongst white mat used past times the gallery to frame all the photographs inwards the exhibition.
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| Winner of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 Spencer Murphy amongst his portrait of outflow jockey Katie Walsh |
The winning portrait together with the remainder of the prizewinners together with other selected artists are on demonstrate to Earth inwards the novel 2013 exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from Th fourteen Nov 2013 until nine Feb 2014.
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| Prizewinners - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Competition 2013 at the National Portrait Gallery |
In 2013, 2,435 photographers who arrive at from amateurs to established professionals entered 5,410. (Figures for 2012 were 2,350 photographers together with 5,340 entries - together with thus a slight increase on both counts).
You tin also download the technical details of the selected works. I've highlighted these nether the prizewinners.
You tin read details of the backgrounds of the shortlisted artists/prizewinners inwards my previous post Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013 - Shortlist announced
The contest was judged from master copy prints by:
- Sandy Nairne Director, National Portrait Gallery, London (Chair);
- Kate Bush Head of Barbican Art Galleries;
- Suki Dhanda Photographer;
- Tim Eyles United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland Managing Partner, Taylor Wessing;
- Terence Pepper Head of Photographs Collection, National Portrait Gallery;
- Rebecca Valentine Photographic Agent
What follows covers:
- details of the prizewinners
- comments on the exhibition
- tips for photographers wanting to come inwards side past times side twelvemonth or inwards the future
- links to past times reviews of this exhibition on this blog
Prizewinners
£12,000 First Prize: Spencer Murphy for Katie Walsh
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| First Prize: Katie Walsh past times Spencer Murphy ISO: 160; F-Stop: 5.6; Camera: Horseman 45 hard disk drive (large format cinema camera) |
£3,000 Second Prize: Giles Price for Kumbh Mela Pilgrim Mamta Dubey together with babe
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| Second prizewinner: Giles Price amongst his on place pop-up studio portrait of Kumbh Mela Pilgrim Mamta Dubey together with infant Shutter Speed: 1/25 ISO: 100 F-stop: 8 Focal length 125mm Camera: Phase One P65+ |
I had a smashing chat amongst Giles. He highlighted for me roughly of the contrasts inside the photograph which made him intend it was worth entering this competition. For the record:
- Madonna together with shaver composition - of Christian rootage - together with nonetheless the lady is Hindu pilgrim
- The orangish yellowish of her wearing clothing complements the deep blueish of the background he was using for his popular upwards studio
- The babe sports a really contemporary western means onesie for babies whereas his woman rear is dressed inwards traditional fashion.
£2,000 Third Prize: Anoush Abrar for "Kofi Annan"
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| 3rd Prize: Anoush Abrar for Kofi Annan © Anoush Abrar Black backdrop, ane flash together with a reflector | Shutter speed: 1/60 | ISO: 100 | F-Stop: xvi | Focal Length: 85mm | Camera: Nikon D800 |
This was a commissioned photograph together with the committee included the requirement that he await downwards together with cause got his eyes closed. The photograph took iii minutes!
£1,000 Fourth Prize: Dorothee Deiss for "The twins"
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| 4th Prize: The twins past times Dorothee Deiss, 2013 © Dorothee Deiss ISO: 100 | F-Stop: 7.1 | Focal Length: 50 mm | Camera: Nikon 800D |
The £4,000 John Kobal New Work Award 2013
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| Elza together with Nellie past times Hana Knizova © Hana Knizova Shutter speed: 1/100 | ISO: 1600 | F-Stop: 2.8 | Focal Length: 40mm | Camera: Canon 5D grade II |
The winner is Hana Knizova (08.05.1984), for her portrait Elza together with Nellie from the serial Family Matters
Impressions of the exhibition
Somehow this exhibition e'er manages to await to a greater extent than contemporary than exhibitions of painted portraits. I run across to a greater extent than odd portraits together with to a greater extent than portraits of 2 or to a greater extent than people when viewing photographic portraiture.
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| Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2013 - gallery shot |
This twelvemonth in that place seems to live a lot to a greater extent than color together with less monochrome photos. The exhibition includes photographs I was surprised to run across - together with nonetheless it also includes photographs which I was really pleased to see.
I really much liked the side past times side 2 photographs
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| Hombres de Mar by Proyecto Mírame LIMA H5N1 portrait of a fisherman together with his household unit of measurement inwards Peru |
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| Lakhsman Dongari past times David Vintner |
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| Maria together with Corinne past times Lydia Panas |
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| Three Colours Red past times Tom Stewart |
Tips for time to come exhibitors
I asked ane of the selectors together with roughly of the photographers what their tips were for entries to this competition. Here they are amongst a few of my ain along amongst a few of my own
- twins - this is patently a perennial subject fifty-fifty if this year's exhibition rather over emphasises it amongst iv split upwards photographs of twins together with 2 of the prizes going to twin photos
- red-heads - ane won 2 years agone together with they croak along coming up. On the same theme ginger cats seem to live a perennial - nosotros had ane concluding twelvemonth together with ane time to a greater extent than this twelvemonth (and the twelvemonth earlier that nosotros had a really ginger guinea pig!)
- Gerhard Richter - he was inwards concluding twelvemonth together with ane time to a greater extent than this year! ;)
- people amongst piercings together with tattoos
- babies of every description
- travel photos amongst a mortal in. (Taking a photograph far away is non plenty - it has to live a skillful portrait!)
Do photograph a adult woman if you lot desire to win the transcend prize - it's invariably a portrait of a adult woman that wins.
Do inquire peers for opinions of whether the photograph is skillful plenty for the competition.
Also hollo back a large scale monochrome photograph looks a process inwards the measure dark amongst white mat used past times the gallery to frame all the photographs inwards the exhibition.
Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize - previous posts
2013
Previous Years
These are links to my reviews of this contest together with exhibition inwards previous years:- 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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