IPA Street Photography Asia Award 2013 Finalists

Our 2013 Awards Finalists so far

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It only seems not long ago that we launched our first ever crowd-funding campaign for the inaugural Invisible Photographer Asia Awards. A few months down and we’re now very much in the process of arriving at our eventual results. Here are our finalists so far in the Photo Book and Street Photography Awards categories…

IPA Photo Book Asia Award 2013 Finalists


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1) SUDHARAK OLWE : IN SEARCH OF DIGNITY AND JUSTICE – The Untold Story of Conservancy Workers

2) HAJIME KIMURA : KODAMA

3) GREG CONSTANTINE : EXILED TO NOWHERE: BURMA’S ROHINGYA

4) WILFRED LIM : 胡 | WHO

5) NOZOMI IIJIMA : SCOFFING PIG

6) ALEX MASI : BHOPAL SECOND DISASTER

7) HIROYUKI ITO : RED RAIN

“Looking at the submissions, I am encouraged by the diversity of approaches and the attention to craft that the photographers have displayed, vis-a-vis the making of their photo books. In this sense, unlike some Euramerican commentators, I do not think that we are looking at the death of photo books. At least that’s not the case in Southeast Asia, where more and more artists/photographers are exploring various ways of publishing their works, at the same time, tapping into the social media to get the word out.

In the finalists of this category, we have photographers who see the photo book as a device to spotlight an urgent issue in the world. We also have practitioners who see it more as a collectible object.” Zhuang Wubin, IPA Photo Book Asia Award 2013 Judge

“This very first IPA Photo Book Award competition is especially exciting. The book submissions are of quality in terms of imagery, text and contextual meaning in the topics that each photographer/artist explored. The diversity of genre and subjects that were submitted was also very interesting, ranging from fine art, documentary to journalism. All the artists have shown finesse in crafting their books. I applaud all of them for their efforts and approach.”
Chow Chee Yong, IPA Photo Book Asia Award 2013 Judge

IPA Street Photography Asia Award 2013 Finalists


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1) AKKARA NAKTAMNA, THAILAND

2) MD. FAHAD AL-ALAM, BANGLADESH

3) ARINDAM THOKDER, INDIA

4) AJI SUSANTO ANOM P., INDONESIA

5) ANOL BHATTACHARYA, SINGAPORE

6) DUNG KAM CHUEN, HONG KONG

7) SHIN NOGUCHI, JAPAN

8) GIORGIO TARASCHI, THAILAND/ITALY

9) ARUP GHOSH, INDIA

10) VITALIY VLASYUK, HONG KONG/UKRAINE

11) PAUL YEUNG TAK MING, HONG KONG

12) DAUDE HELAL FAHIM, BANGLADESH

13) KAUSHAL PARIKH, INDIA

14) DIMITRIS MAKRYGIANNAKIS, SWEDEN/INDIA

15) KAREN DIAS, INDIA

16) RIAN AFRIADI, INDONESIA

“I am very flattered to be part of this competition again this year. This year I have seen very interesting bodies of work from dozen of candidates. Some work involved a slight documentary approach, some have very interesting concepts behind it.

Street photography to me is not just simple documentation. It can also be used by the photographer himself or herself to pursue particular interests. I am happy to see a lot different styles and different work on the street level.” Ying Tang, IPA Street Photography Asia Award 2013 Judge.

 

Coming up soon… The Photo Essays…

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