La plataforma de fotógrafos Lens Culture ha hecho públicos los resultados de su prestigioso concurso dedicado a la fotografía de retratos. 39 “talentosos fotógrafos” de los cinco continentes que han resultado elegidos por un jurado de expertos del concurso de fotografía LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018 que este año ha celebrado su quinta edición.
Si el gran Richard Avedon dijo una vez que “las caras son los libros de nuestra experiencia”, para la organización del concurso las fotografías que os vamos a enseñar demuestran que “la gama casi infinita de posibilidades contenidas en la forma humana”. Entre los premiados de la categoría Series podemos destacar al ganador, el holandés Robin de Puy con su proyecto ‘Randy’ con poderosas imágenes en blanco y negro (como la de portada) que muestran a un niño muy especial que vive en un área remota del desierto de Nevada.
Como siempre os dejamos con las fotos más destacadas de los ganadores de las distintas categorías y os remitimos a su página web para ver todas las imágenes (merecen la pena).
Categoría Series
Primer puesto: 'Randy' de Robin de Puy (Holanda)
Randy. © Robin de Puy. 1st Place, Series, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Randy. © Robin de Puy. 1st Place, Series, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Randy. © Robin de Puy. 1st Place, Series, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Segundo puesto: 'Boko Haram Strapped Suicide Bombs to Them' de Adam Ferguson (EE.UU)
“They said to me, ‘Are you going to sleep with us, or do you want to go on a mission?’” Aisha, age 14, stands for a portrait on September 21, 2017. Like all the girls portrayed in this series, Aisha was kidnapped by Boko Haram, then assigned a suicide bombing mission. After she was strapped with explosives, she found help instead of blowing herself and others up. All portraits shot in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. © Adam Ferguson, shot for The New York Times. 2nd Place, Series, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
“I didn’t want a situation where I’m the reason anyone dies.” Fatima, age 16, stands for a portrait on September 21, 2017. © Adam Ferguson, shot for The New York Times. 2nd Place, Series, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
“I really didn’t expect to survive. I thought I had only minutes to live.” Maryam, age 16, September 20, 2017. © Adam Ferguson, shot for The New York Times. 2nd Place, Series, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Tercer puesto: 'Deep Park' de Bruce Polin (EE.UU)
Stephan & Dominique. Shot on 8x10 film © Bruce Polin. 3rd Place, Series, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Allie. Shot on 8x10 film © Bruce Polin. 3rd Place, Series, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Zeke & Karly. Shot on 8x10 film © Bruce Polin. 3rd Place, Series, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Categoría Single Images
Primer puesto: 'The Bass Family' de Kremer Johnson (EE.UU)
The Bass Family. © Kremer Johnson. 1st Place, Singles, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Segundo puesto: 'Duke and Joe, Alike but Not Alike' de Peter Zelewski (Reino Unido)
Duke and Joe, Alike but Not Alike. © Peter Zelewski. 2nd Place, Singles, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Tercer puesto: 'Untitled' de Juul Kraijer (Holanda)
Untitled, 2014. Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Museum Etching © Juul Kraijer. 3rd Place, Singles, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Menciones especiales del jurado ("Jurors´ picks")
Andrés Orjuela (Colombia)
The “anti-social” Luis Aldana, arrested in the morning. Beaten when trying to escape. January 27, 1969. Vintage photograph taken in black and white and hand-painted with Marshall’s oils. © Andrés Orjuela. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Luis Aldana and Gustavo Osorio, captured three hours after committing an assault. January 27, 1969. Vintage photograph taken in black and white and hand-painted with Marshall’s oils. © Andrés Orjuela. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Julia Fullerton-Batten (Reino Unido)
Ophelia. During preparatory research for my “Thames” project, I was delighted to discover that Hogsmill River is a tributary of the Thames. I decided this justified including the very moving story of the creation of Millais’ painting in the project. John Everett Millais’ famous painting of Shakespeare’s Ophelia, hanging in the Tate Gallery, London, has long been one of my favourite works of art. Ophelia was a noblewoman and the love interest in Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet.” © Julia Fullerton-Batten. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
The Race Box. The River Thames is a favoured location for internationally renowned boat races, not only the annual University Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge but also “The Great River Race” which runs for 21.6 miles from London Docklands to Ham in Surrey. This race attracts several hundred crews from all over the globe. Every year, yachting and rowing clubs line the banks of the river. Every day of the week, and especially on the weekends, yachtsmen and rowers can be seen enjoying their hobby, whatever the weather. © Julia Fullerton-Batten. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Meeri Koutaniemi (Finlandia)
Paschalia, 16, lays in her room in the Tanzanian shelter of Jipe Moyo. The shelter is maintained by nuns. When Paschalia’s mother died, her father wanted Paschalia to get married and get circumcised. Paschalia escaped and was saved from genital mutilation and child marriage. © Meeri Koutaniemi. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Labkhand Olfatmanesh (EE.UU)
Cover. Expressing my passion and frustrations about living in a misogynist, traditionally male-dominated society still today. © Labkhand Olfatmanesh. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Massimo Giovannini (Italia)
Henko © Massimo Giovannini. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Henko © Massimo Giovannini. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Mauro De Bettio (Italia)
Chasing Spirits. Shot in Comanesti, Romania, 2017. © Mauro De Bettio. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Anya Miroshnichenko (Rusia)
Dasha weighs 38 kg with a height of 171 cm. She has fought anorexia for five years. Twice during this time, she was hospitalized. Because of her anorexia, she has low blood pressure and heart disease. Her physical weakness causes her to travel around the city using a taxi. © Anya Miroshnichenko. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Symbols of anorexia. The red thread and the butterfly are the unspoken symbols of anorexia. If you look closely, you see a scar on her left hand—39. That was the weight that the heroine wanted to weigh. © Anya Miroshnichenko. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Felipe Jacome (Ecuador)
The mangroves of the Cayapas Mataje Reserve are some of the tallest in the world. The roots and branches of the trees grow in unpredictable shapes and forms. Amidst the trees, children as young as nine years old pick shells to contribute to their families’ income. All photographs made in Ecuador, 2013. © Felipe Jacome. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
Efraín goofs around with the black shells he just picked in the mangrove. He has five brothers and sisters, one of whom also picks shells with him. Even though black shells are a culinary delicacy in Ecuador, shell pickers are only paid 8 cents per shell. On average, pickers will find between 50 and 100 shells in a day’s work, 2013. © Felipe Jacome. Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Portrait Awards 2018
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