LensCulture Exposure Awards - 2011 LensCulture Exposure Awards

We’re pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 LensCulture Exposure Awards – the best in global photography and multimedia. The nine top winners and 25 honorable mention winners represent work from 14 countries.

This award-winning work was selected from entries that came in from 48 countries. The quality, and sheer amount of submissions, amazed (and almost overwhelmed) the members of our international jury.

The winning entries cover a broad and diverse range of subject matter, stylistic approaches, and technical processes. So, in many ways, the judges’ selections represent a true snapshot of some of the best photography and multimedia as it is being practiced today.

Enjoy this winning photography here at LensCulture. Award winners in the Portfolio Category are featured in special LensCulture articles with in-depth presentations of each winning series (Grand Prize, 2nd Prize, 3rd Prize). The Multimedia Category winners' work can be seen on their websites by clicking on their names below. And you can see the prize-winners in the Single Image Category here (Grand Prize, 2nd Prize, 3rd Prize).

Finally, be sure to click on the links to the websites of each of the winners, as well. A traveling show of screenings and projections for this work was shown at galleries, theaters, schools, museums and other arts institutions around the world.

The award winners for 2011 are:

Portfolio Category Winners:

Grand Prize: Michael Marten
2nd Prize: Rachelle Mozman
3rd Prize: Jody Ake

Multimedia Category Winners:
Grand Prize: Olga Kravets, Maria Morina, and Oksana Yushko
2nd Prize: Florence Royer
3rd Prize: Markel Redondo

Single Image Category Winners:
Grand Prize: Kerry Mansfield
2nd Prize: S. Gayle Stevens
3rd Prize: Andrey Ivanov-Eftimiopulos & Sasha Shikhova

Honorable Mention Awards:
David Adams
Justyna Badach
Pierfrancesco Celada
Matthew Conduit
Julia Cybularz
Marrigje de Maar
Luca Desienna
Tamas Dezso
Laura El-Tantawy
Odette England
Claire Felicie
Eran Gilat
Lucia Herrero
Line Hjorth
Dave Jordano
Andrea Land
Boots Levinson
Mayra Martell
Kenneth O'Halloran
Donna Pinckley
Markel Redondo
Laura Stevens
Pat Swain
Stephen Vaughan
Cam Wrigley

Cheers to everyone who participated. And heartfelt thanks to every member of our jury this year.

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