Jury 2021

Eyerusalem Jiregna

x.zhou — Fri, 21 May 2021 13:44:17 +0000

Eyerusalem Jiregna

x.zhou Fri, 21/05/2021 - 15:44

Photographer and fashion designer, Ethiopia

Eyerusalem Adugna Jiregna (b.1993) is an emerging photographer and fashion designer based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Informed by her experience in design, she uses photography to document the vibrant everyday realities of the nation's inhabitants. She specialises in evocative and sensitive portraits, which are disinguished by their brilliant multitude of colours and textures.

Jiregna has received considerable acclaim for her work both in Ethiopia and internationally. She has exhibited at the Kasher Gallery, Refraction: New Photography of Africa and Its Diaspora (2018); From Our Perspective: Young Ethiopian Photographers Changing the Gaze; the New York photography festival Photoville 2016 and participated in the New York Times Portfolio Review 2016. Her work will be part of the upcoming exhibition: Treasures of Islam in Africa. From Timbuktu to Zanzibar at the Musée Mohammed VI d'art moderne et contemporain in Rabat. Eyerusalem Jiregna has studied in Ethiopia and in the USA. Her photographs have been featured among others on the Everyday Horn of Africa in Mfon: Women Photographers of the African Diaspora; Marie Claire and Whitewall Magazine. She was recently named as featured in the New York Times article "Five Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now".

Graciela Iturbide

x.zhou — Fri, 21 May 2021 13:47:38 +0000

Graciela Iturbide

x.zhou Fri, 21/05/2021 - 15:47

Photographer, Mexico

Graciela Iturbide was born in Mexico City in 1942. She studied at the University Center for Cinematographic Studies of the Autonomous University of Mexico. Since then, she has photographed what surprises her, using the camera as a pretext to discover the world. From 1971 to date, her work has been exhibited in more than ninety solo shows and numerous group exhibitions in museums, galleries, and institutions specializing in modern and contemporary photography in America, Europe, and Asia.

Among the awards, scholarships, and work commissions with which her work has been recognized are the W. Eugene Smith Prize, the Grand Prize of the Month of Photography in Paris, the Grand Prize of Hokkaido, Japan, and the Prize of the City from Arles, France. In 2008, her work was honored with the highest recognition in the world of photography, the Hasselblad Foundation Award. In 2014, the National Council for Culture and the Arts paid tribute to her work at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, and that year she was awarded the Infinity Prize by the International Center of Photography in recognition of her career. Recently, the National Museum of Women in the Arts recognized her with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in the Arts 2020 and the Sony World Photography Organization granted her the Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award 2021.

Caroline Metcalfe

x.zhou — Fri, 21 May 2021 13:37:23 +0000

Caroline Metcalfe

x.zhou Fri, 21/05/2021 - 15:37

Director of Photography, United Kingdom

Caroline Metcalfe is a Director of Photography and runs CMC consulting. Well connected with photographers, agents and publishers globally she specializes in commissioning, editing, researching and conceptualizing photography, including shoot production and project management in both editorial and commercial spheres.

Most recently Director of Photography at Conde Nast Traveller, her career spans being Photo Editor of several newspaper magazine including the Financial Times, The Independent, Saturday Telegraph magazine and the Observer.

She currently works on a broad range of editorial magazines commissioning covers and 10-12 page photo essays. Primarily she works on a number of global commercial photographic projects focusing on luxury and lifestyle brands.

She has run workshops and discussion groups on lifestyle photography and is a regular judge of high-profile international photography competitions. She participates in portfolio reviews and mentoring.

Caroline is known to be a passionate and resourceful problem-solver with over 20 years experience and extensive global contacts. She has worked with some of the world’s best-known photographers as well as always being committed to encouraging new talent.

GMB Akash

t.golkar — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:26:29 +0000

GMB Akash

t.golkar Mon, 16/09/2019 - 15:26

Photographer, Bangladesh

GMB Akash is an award-winning Bangladeshi photographer whose work has been featured in over 100 major publications including Vogue, The Economist, Amnesty Journal and The Fader. His photographs have been exhibited all over the world with solo exhibitions in Bangladesh, Germany, Portugal and the USA.

In 2002, he became the first Bangladeshi to be selected for the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass in the Netherlands. In 2004, he received the Young Reporters Award from the Scope Photo Festival and in 2009, he was awarded the international "Travel photographer of the Year" title at the International Travel Photographer of the Year Competition.

In 2012 he presented the results of his 10 year project "Survivors", with proceeds from the resulting publication going towards helping the subjects of the book establish their own small businesses.

In 2013, he founded the GMB Akash Institute of Photography in Bangladesh teaching students from all over the world. The proceeds from his photography workshops go towards the provision of basic education for street children, underprivileged talented students and child labourers.

GMB Akash has previously served as a jury member in international photo contests such as the Friends of the Earth International Photo Competition (The Netherlands) and the Worldwide Photography Gala Award (UK). In December 2017 he participated in the National Geographic Exodus Fest in Aveiro, Portugal where he exhibited, spoke and gave a master class.

Song Gangming

t.golkar — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:03:45 +0000

Song Gangming

t.golkar Mon, 16/09/2019 - 15:03

Photographer, China

With a focus on humanistic photography, Song Gangming’s award winning career has spanned 43 years.

In 2004 his work "Blessing" won the 27th outstanding works Award of the International Photographic Black and White Biennale. In 2005 "Dawn" won the gold medal at the 14th Hasselblad Exhibition in Austria. His work "Hui Ju Reflection" won the first prize of the United Nations Human Contribution Award in 2000, the Silver Award of the 27th national film exhibition of China, and the seventh Chinese Gold Award of Art Photography. In 2006, he won the special contribution award for the 50th anniversary of China photographers association. In 2013 "The Long March", which was shot during a solo journey of 1, 290 km, and its accompanying exhibition "The Long March of One Man", won the social record category award of the 2016 PingYao International Photography Exhibition.

In 2018 he was a judge for the 12th China Photography Academy Awards.

Coşkun Aral

t.golkar — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:00:42 +0000

Coşkun Aral

t.golkar Mon, 16/09/2019 - 15:00

Photojournalist, Turkey

Coşkun Aral was born in Siirt, Turkey. He began photojournalism in 1974, in the newspapers Günaydın and Gün.

He gained recognition by the international press while his photos were distributed by the French photo agency Sipa Press and published in the news magazines Time and Newsweek.

From 1980, Coşkun Aral was assigned by Sipa Press to cover different parts of the world including Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, Chad and Far East.

He continued his profession as a photojournalist, serving the weeklies Time, Newsweek, Paris Match, Stern and Época.

He produces and directs, the news show Haberci ("The Reporter"), which is broadcasted in Turkish international television channels. He is co-founder and the director general of Turkey's first documentary and travel channel İZ TV.

His works have been exhibited all around the world.