March 2012 Archives

A 22-minute presentation of the winners of the Lens Culture International Exposure Awards 2011 — some of the best in global photography and multimedia today.

The nine top winners and 25 honorable mention winners represent work from 14 countries - submitted by artists from 48 countries.

In 2011, the international jury of experts awarded prizes in three categories:

Photography Portfolio
Single Image
Multimedia

The winning entries cover a broad and diverse range of subject matter, stylistic approaches, and technical processes. Enjoy!

These award winners are currently being screened at film festivals and international arts venues around the world, including the SPE National Conference Film Festival in San Francisco; the Houston Center for Photography during FotoFest 2012; The Bilder Nordic series in Olso, Norway; the Voies Off Festival in Arles, France; the international photo festival in Tuscany, Italy: Cortona On The Move — and venues in Paris, London, New York, Brisbane and others to be announced.

Enter YOUR photographs and multimedia for the Lens Culture International Exposure Awards Awards 2012:
lensculture.com/awards. The competition is now open for new submissions!

To celebrate International Women's Day, Lens Culture is linking to the work of 55 remarkable female photographers who are making the world a better place. Salut!

Beth Dow (United Kingdom)
Britta Jaschinski (United Kingdom)
Camilla Holmgren (Denmark/Hong Kong)
Camille Seaman (United States)
Candace Plummer Gaudiani (United States)
Carolle Benitah (France)
Catherine Cameron (Norway/Scotland)
Claire Felicie (Netherlands)
Corinne Vionnet (Switzerland)
Dana Popa (Romania/United Kingdom)
Elaine Duigenan (United Kingdom)
Elaine Ling (Canada)
Elaine Mayes (United States)
Elin Høyland (Norway)
Ellie Davies (United Kingdom)
Emma Livingston (Argentina)
Evgenia Arbugaeva (Russia)
Irina Popova (Russia)
Isabel Munoz (Spain)
Jessica Hines (United States)
Juliana Beasley (United States)
Karen Glaser (United States)
Katarina Radovic (Serbia)
Laura Sackett (United States/Spain)
Laurence Demaison (France)
Laurie Lambrecht (United States)
Liz Hingley (United States)
Louisa Marie Summer (Germany)
Lorena Guillén Vaschetti (Argentina)
Lori Grinker (United States)
Lucia Ganieva (Russia/Netherlands)
Margaret M. de Lange (Sweden)
Maria L. Felixmueller (Germany)
Marie Docher (France)
Marrigje de Maar (Netherlands)
Michelle Bates (United States)
Mimi Youn (South Korea)
Mona Kuhn (France/Brazil)
Nancy Levine (United States)
Nathalie Mohadjer (Germany/France)
Nicola Dove (New Zealand)
Odette England (United Kingdom)
Priya Kambli (India/United States)
Rachel Papo (United States/Israel)
Rana Javadi (Iran)
Robbie Kaye (United States)
Sarah Moon (United Kingdom/France)
Scarlett Coten (France)
Stefania Gurdowa (Poland)
Susan A. Barnett (United States)
Sylvia Plachy (Hungary/United States)
Tessa Bunney (United Kingdom)
Vanessa Winship (United Kingdom)
Vee Speers (Australia/France)
Yuki Onodera (Japan/France)

“Bored with obvious reality, I find my fascination in transforming it into a subjective point of view. Without touching my subject I want to come to the moment when, through pure concentration of seeing, the composed picture becomes more made than taken. Without a descriptive caption to justify its existence, it will speak for itself – less descriptive, more creative; less informative, more suggestive; less prose, more poetry.”

— Ernst Haas from ‘About Color Photography’, in DU, 1961

Read more about this ground-breaking photographer, and see more examples of his work, here in Lens Culture.