La Agencia Magnum Photos y LensCulture han anunciado a los ganadores y finalistas de The Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2017. El jurado conformado por fotógrafos de la agencia como Alec Soth, David Hurn y Susan Meiselas; así como por otros expertos, entre los que destacan Jim Casper, fundador de LensCulture; Sarah Leen, directora de fotografía de National Geographic y Lesley Martín, directora creativa de Aperture Foundation; reconocieron en total el trabajo de 41 fotógrafos de 24 países de los cinco continentes, en una amplía gama de propuestas, temas y estilos.
© Artur Zdral. Portrait Single Image Winner, Magnum Photography Awards 2017.
El trabajo de los ganadores y finalistas será mostrado en una exposición en The Photographers’ Gallery de Londres a finales de este año. Sarah Leen, directora de fotografía de National Geographic ha destacado el gran número de trabajos presentados por fotógrafos emergentes de enorme calidad, que dificultó un poco la labor del jurado. A continuación presentamos algunas de las fotografías reconocidas este año en The Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2017.
STREET: Losing Face – Argus Paul Estabrook
South Korea
Read All About It. During a cold winter evening, a man sells Workers’ Solidarity newspapers to protesters marching towards the presidential Blue House. The headline reads: “Park Geun-hye Resign Now.” © Argus Paul Estabrook. Street Series Winner, Magnum Photography Awards 2017.
PORTRAIT: Beautiful Boy – Lissa Rivera
United States
Blindfold, 2016. © Lissa Rivera. Portrait Series Winner, Magnum Photography Awards 2017.
DOCUMENTARY: Bread and Circuses – Nick Hannes
Belgium
Floating Seahorse, Dubai, January 2017. The Floating Seahorse is an underwater holiday villa at the Heart of Europe, a man-made archipelago 2.5 miles off Dubai. It features underwater bedrooms and bathrooms. By the time the ambitious project is complete, in 2018, there will be more than 125 floating villas, which cost as much as £2.2 million each. © Nick Hannes. Documentary Series Winner, Magnum Photography Awards 2017.
FINE ART: Botanical Inquiry – Daniel Shipp
Australia
Residential Embankment. © Daniel Shipp. Fine Art Series Winner, Magnum Photography Awards 2017.
PHOTOJOURNALISM: Destination Europe – Jason Florio
United Kingdom
Gambian and other West African migrants just rescued from a packed rubber boat off the coast of Libya huddle on the deck of Migrant Offshore Aid Station’s ship. In the background, their rubber boat is set ablaze to prevent smugglers, who were circling during the rescue, from taking the engine and boat back to Libya to use again. © Jason Florio. Photojournalism Series Winner, Magnum Photography Awards 2017.
OPEN: Chroma: An Ode to J.D. ’Okhai Ojeikere – Medina Dugger
Nigeria
© Medina Dugger. Open Series Winner, Magnum Photography Awards 2017.
Mira el trabajo de todos los ganadores y finalistas de la edición 2017 de The Magnum and LensCulture Photography Award en la página de LensCulture.
