At the private viewing of our Photographic Award in association with Magnum Photos, we announced the six finalists who will be going through to the next round of the competition…
Wine was quaffed. Photography was admired. And finalists were chosen.
Industry insiders mingled with IdeasTap members and staff at our Photographic Award exhibition launch on 16 October at The Flower Cellars in London’s Covent Garden. The show – which runs until 26 October – features images by the 12 photographers shortlisted for the award.
IdeasTap Chairman Peter De Haan chaired the judging panel, which included:
* Adrian Mott, Course Director for graduate diploma/certificate in Photography Practice at London University of the Arts
* Fiona Rogers, Cultural & Education Manager at Magnum Photos
* Olivia Arthur, Magnum photographer
* Olivier Laurent, British Journal of Photography News and Online Editor
* Maria Gruzdeva, winner of the IdeasTap Photographic Award 2011
The judges were hugely impressed with the quality and range of the shortlisted photographers’ work, but in the end there could only be six finalists.
The finalists for the 16-22 age group are:
Marco Kesseler
Christian Schmeer
David Severn
The finalists for the 23-30 age group are:
Jordi Ruiz Cirera
Will Hartley
Alice Myers
Big congratulations to all six finalists! They will now be awarded £1,500 to shoot their dream project, create a multimedia Magnum in Motion project and attend a mentoring session. Two of them – one from each age group – will ultimately win £5,000 and sought-after internships at Magnum.
The IdeasTap Photographic Award exhibition runs until 26 October 2012 at The Flower Cellars, 45 Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7BN. Nearest tube: Covent Garden. The gallery is open from 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday.
Images by Naa Teki Lebar.
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