Washington, DC [October 13, 2011] – The winning images in the 2011 FotoWeek DC International Awards Competition have proven to be the most stimulating and evocative in the festival’s four year history. With over 5,600 submissionsfrom 44 countries, the panel of judges had a challenging, yet rewarding task.
“Along with stunning art photography and exciting commercial work, many of this year’s entries had a powerful social message. Themes of social justice, human rights, and environmentalism lent a particular poignancy to so many of the images we reviewed,” said FotoDC Founder and Executive Director, Theo Adamstein. “These are photographs with the power to change the way we view our world.”
The following is a listing of the competition winners:
SINGLE IMAGES
| Photojournalism/Social Documentary | Fine Art |
| 1st Place: Pedro Pardo | 1st Place: Alessandro Belgiojoso |
| 2nd Place: Glenna Gordon | 2nd Place: Michael Borek |
| 3rd Place: Marco Longari | 3rd Place: Michael JN Bowles |
| Honorable Mention: Sebastian Meyer | Honorable Mention: Nicolo Sertorio |
| Honorable Mention: Pedro Pardo | Honorable Mention: Caroline Space |
| Commercial | Portrait |
| 1st Place: Cade Martin | 1st Place: Brandon Thibodeaux |
| 2nd Place: Peter McBride | 2nd Place: Monika Merva |
| 3rd Place: Sam Kittner | 3rd Place: Chris Usher |
| Honorable Mention: Cade Martin | Honorable Mention: Muriel Hasbun |
| Contemporary Life | Travel |
| 1st Place: Val Proudkii | 1st Place: Serli |
| 2nd Place: Michael Zeller | 2nd Place: James Morgan |
| 3rd Place: Peter Dazeley | 3rd Place: Aristide Economopulos/The Star Ledger |
| Honorable Mention: Val Proudkii | Honorable Mention: Val Proudkii |
| Honorable Mention: Yacouba Tanou | Honorable Mention: Daniel Bedell |
STUDENT
| Single Image | Portfolio |
| 1st Place: Nick Minton | 1st Place: Gabriel Romero |
| 2nd Place: Gabriella Demczuk | 2nd Place: Jared DiMartine |
| 3rd Place: Robert Gomez | 3rd Place: Chong Kok Yew |
| Honorable Mention: Gabriel Romero | Honorable Mention: Pavla Teie |
| Honorable Mention: Samatha Shuma | Honorable Mention: Omar A. Juarez |
PORTFOLIO
| Photojournalism/Social Documentary | Fine Art |
| 1st Place: Pedro Pardo | 1st Place: Josh Rushling |
| 2nd Place: Jahi Chikwendiu | 2nd Place: Harold Ross |
| 3rd Place: Aris Messinis | 3rd Place: James Crable |
| Honorable Mention: Julie Glassberg | Honorable Mention: Jimmy Williams |
| Honorable Mention: Gabriela Bulisova | Honorable Mention: Andreas Franke |
The Natural World
| 1st Place: Peter McBride |
| 2nd Place: Gaston Lacombe |
| 3rd Place: Mary Clay Berry |
| Honorable Mention: Robin Moore |
| Honorable Mention: Josephine Elizabeth Cox |
MOBILE PHONE
| Spirit of Washington | General |
| 1st Place: Julie Flygare | 1st Place: Jocelyn Augustino |
| 2nd Place: Alyona Vogelmann | 2nd Place: Skip Brown |
| 3rd Place: Paulette Waltz | 3rd Place: Michael DeAngelis |
| Honorable Mention: Devon Rowland | Honorable Mention: Guillermo Cervera |
| Honorable Mention: Chantal Dussuel |
MULTIMEDIA
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1st Place: MediaStorm |
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2nd Place: Peter McBride |
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Honorable Mention: James Morgan |
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Honorable Mention: Amelia Kunhardt |
The committee of judges was comprised of 25 photography specialists. They included photo editors, world-renowned photographers and curators.
The 2011 winners received over $20,000 in cash prizes across 14 photography and new media categories. The contest was open to professional and amateur photographers from theWashington,DCregion and beyond.
The International Awards Competition winning images will be on display in a special exhibition at FotoWeek Central located at1800 L St. NW,Washington,DC. FotoWeek Central will be open to the public during the FotoWeek DC Festival: November 5-12, 10 AM to 7 PM daily. Admission will be free of charge; advance or on-site registration will be required. Another highlight of FotoWeek Central will be the Thumbnail Show, featuring every image submitted for the awards competition.
For more information regarding FotoDC or FotoWeekDC, please go to: http://www.fotoweekdc.org.
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About FotoDC
FotoDC is a non-profit organization that evolved from a city-centric annual photography festival,FotoWeekDC, founded in 2008. In 2010,FotoWeekDCgrew to FotoDC, an organization dedicated to year-round tributes to photography in all its forms. FotoDC celebrates the transformative power of photography through the exhibition of inspiring and provocative images, diverse programming, and collaboration with the local and international community. FotoDC / FotoWeek DC provides a dynamic, evocative, engaging experience for photographers, cultural institutions, galleries, curators, schools, area residents and visitors to the Nation’s Capital. FotoWeekDCcontinues to play a central role in FotoDC programming, with its annual festival in November.
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