The following photographers won awards at the 2010 LensCulture Exposure Awards in the Single Image category.
You can access the photographers' LensCulture profiles and personal websites by clicking on their names.Martine Fougeron
Winner, 1st Prize
From the series Tête-à-Tête: After-Prom 09
In 2005, Fougeron began photographing her
sons, presenting the subtle, beautiful details of daily life through informal
portraits of these young teenagers. As the project broadened to consider
the relationships between the sons and among their circle of friends, Fougeron
observed that most photography about teenage boys has portrayed dysfunction
rather than the routine angst, exuberance, and rebelliousness that characterize
adolescence. Continuing to focus on day-to-day moments and seeming
non-events, Fougeron chose to present what she saw as a more representative
portrait of teenage life—filled not with despair, but with the rich and complex
drama of growing up. With After Prom, Fougeron closes the adolescent
phase of Tête- à-Tête, examining a key rite of passage—the post-prom
party. Fougeron captures the abandon and the ambivalence of this moment
when the comfort of what is familiar begins to slip away.
Albertina d'Urso
Winner, 2nd Prize
From the series Haiti on its knees but still alive
A massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the
Caribbean nation of Haiti on January 2010, leaving hundreds of thousands of
dead, injured and homeless and destroying the capital of Port au Prince and the
surrounding areas.
After the first weeks of emergency, Haitians, who
are used to survive with little to nothing, have responded by doing what they
can to make life as normal as possible. They are finding refuge wherever it's available
and trying to carry on with their activities in this incredible devastation...
Anne Berry
Winner, 3rd Prize
From the series Menagerie
In today’s society pets are pampered and
anthropomorphized, but animals are often overlooked and dismissed. My
photographs are about the beauty of animals but, more importantly, about their
plight. The pictorial quality of these images softens the shock, but the punch
is there in the eyes and expressions of the animals. I anticipate the moment
that I can capture something in the essence of an animal, so that through the
photograph it speaks. Each animal begs the viewer to consider his place in a
world where bulldozers are rapidly destroying animal habitats; he is an
ambassador for all the animals in his species.
Be sure to see the Portfolio Prize Winners and the 25 Honorable Mention winners too!
Congratulations to all!
