The International Photography Awards is delighted to announce the category winners and finalists in its 2024 Photography Competition for the professional and non-professional/student categories.A stellar international jury of renowned photography experts judged nearly 14,000 entries from 100 countries around the world to finally select these outstanding category winners, each of whom are in the running to receive the IPA’s top two prizes—Photographer of the Year for the professional categories, and Discovery of the Year for the non-professional / student categories. The finalists for these two awards will be presented with the IPA trophy—and the winner announced—at the IPA 2024 Awards Ceremony and Foto Fiesta on November 21-23 in Athens, Greece.Thank you to everyone who participated, we truly appreciate your work and the unique perspective that you brought to this event.More info:photoawards.com|Facebook|InstagramThis post may includeaffiliate links.
The International Photography Awards is delighted to announce the category winners and finalists in its 2024 Photography Competition for the professional and non-professional/student categories.
A stellar international jury of renowned photography experts judged nearly 14,000 entries from 100 countries around the world to finally select these outstanding category winners, each of whom are in the running to receive the IPA’s top two prizes—Photographer of the Year for the professional categories, and Discovery of the Year for the non-professional / student categories. The finalists for these two awards will be presented with the IPA trophy—and the winner announced—at the IPA 2024 Awards Ceremony and Foto Fiesta on November 21-23 in Athens, Greece.
Thank you to everyone who participated, we truly appreciate your work and the unique perspective that you brought to this event.
More info:photoawards.com|Facebook|Instagram
This post may includeaffiliate links.
Special Photographer Of the YearThis photo was taken in Nagano, Japan. A lightning rod (lightsaber) is swung during the exposure to create the light trail of the sword.
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Nature Photographer Of the YearPhoto shooting with the sardines is such an amazing experience, they can create incredible unique forms. I love how in this photo, the sardines are welcoming the freediver or swallowing it (depends how you see it)
1st Place / Nature/MacroIn the waters of Japan, various fish inhabit the shallow areas. If you look closely, you can see the expressions of fish that are less than a centimeter in size. Their seemingly carefree expressions always heal me, and the colors overflowing underwater always brighten my heart. The underwater world viewed through a macro lens is filled with new discoveries.
1st Place / Book/DocumentaryIn January 2020, North Korea closed its borders. Even before this, documenting the country was difficult due to strict photography controls. Despite these challenges, a collection of over 100 images offers a distinctive view of North Korean society. This book, born from three years of research and photography, encourages readers to look deeper, questioning assumptions and glimpsing the fusion of tradition and modernity within the nation. It challenges stereotypes, highlighting the complex dynamics of a nation navigating its course amidst global scrutiny.
2nd Place / Architecture/BuildingsLiving in Beijing for a long time, I am often drawn to the vintage residential buildings, especially when sunlight shines on them against a blue sky. I pause to observe their features: mottled walls, balconies with security nets, clothes hanging to dry, potted plants. These are traces of human life, still unfolding. Inspired, I began a photography project in September 2022, always shooting from a centered position and using Photoshop to eliminate distractions, leaving only the sky and the subject. My aim: to focus viewers' attention on every detail, undisturbed.
People Photographer Of the YearI started a journey to find my roots as an Iranian woman in this project, I drove more than 50 thousand kilometres in different parts of Iran to find women who live in intertwined communities. A journey into the history of Iranian women’s life, which is a combination of tradition and patriarchy, and at the same time, linguistic and cultural diversity. Women who, despite the limitations, with solidarity and interweaving in women’s groups strive for education of their children and at the same time, they want to preserve their ancestral identity. Some of these women are the last generation.
2nd Place / Nature/AstrophotographyAn expansive Sunflower field lit up under the stunningly beautiful southern sky.
2nd Place / People /ChildrenSardinian child at the procession of Sant’Efisio in Cagliari. The procession is the longest in Europe. It lasts for 4 days at a distance of 65 km from the Cagliari church of Stampace, to that of Nora, where the saint was martyred, and returns to Cagliari. It is one of the oldest processions of Sardinia and has taken place every year since 1656.
2nd Place / Fine Art/LandscapeThese images were shot at Death Valley, White Sands and Oceano Dunes in California. Normally I hike for hours at a time in order to find the right angle and light to capture the detail I am looking for. I shoot in the morning in order to capture the shadows, textures and curves of the sand dunes. There is just simple beauty in how the wind and shadows create art within the sand. I am always trying to make the shadows and shapes the hero of these images. By positioning myself behind the sun while using a polarizing filter, I was able to achieve a dark sky.
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1st Place / Event/Competitive EventI took a panning shot of the bicycle racers competing for first place. I set the shutter speed to 1/4 and swung the lens out the moment the shutter curtain came down. The trajectory of the camera was like that of a wing.
Advertising Photographer Of the YearThe Second Amendment was partially written to ensure that civilian America was sufficiently armed that they could deal with the British invasion should it ever happen, and yet here I was, door-knocking with a British accent asking to enter people’s homes to see their guns, have a chat - and take their photo. Over two weeks in January 2024, I headed to Prescott, Arizona with one goal - to talk my way into the living rooms of seemingly ordinary citizens & learn about the normalization of gun ownership in the USA.
2nd Place / Analog / Film/OtherThereza, a series of cyanotypes initiated in 2023, emerges from the search for one of my ancestors, known for decades as my grandfather’s dead-mother. Paper, chemicals, sunlight, and water are elements of this invented encounter, a way to overcome the absence of images and create narratives that speak of her beyond her maternal role. Thereza appears watery, like a river that reveals itself differently with each glance. May her name foster imaginations.
3rd Place / Analog / Film/PortraitVoukko has suffered from severe rheumatism for several years. The photo are from my ongoing project ”People to whom I have invited myself”. In the work, I examine how humans try to create meaning and belonging during our limited time in life. I have met all the people involved in thish project through random meetings. Their appearance and charisma have piqued my interest, whereupon I have quite cheekily invited myself into their homes. During these meetings and conversations with unknown people interesting encounters have arisen.
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