2009 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
The 2009 International Photography Awards (aka Lucie Awards) have been announced. I am very happy that out of over 18,000 entries I have been awarded 7 Honorable Mentions in the Portrait, Fashion and Fine Art categories. The IPA have become one of the most significant in the Photography industry and it’s an honor to be among such stellar company.
The Lucie Awards, produced by the Lucie Foundation, (a non-profit, charitable foundation), salute the achievements of the world’s finest photographers, discover emerging talent through the International Photography Awards and promote the appreciation of photography worldwide. There were almost 18,000 submissions in competition this year from 104 countries around the world. Hossein Farmani, founder of the Lucie Awards commented, “We are absolutely delighted that the International Photography Awards have been able to grow and attract such a vast number of quality submissions. We’ve seen such stellar creative work from so many photographers around the world. The high level of interest in each and every category has been outstanding. The IPA is excited to promote the winning work from this year’s competition and expose the photography industry to new and exciting work every year.”
The awarded works are:
The series for Yaletown House, Portraits of Life.
An editorial fashion spread, The Raven, for Zink Magazine.
The new fine art series, Future Imperfect.
