All images used with permission from the Fine Art Photography Awards. Lead Image by David Tortora.
The winners of the Fine Art Photography Awards for 2016 were recently announced. In a collaorative effort, David Tortora and Jaime Travezan won overall Professional category with the title of Professional Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2016 and a $3000 prize. Their winning series called ‘Flora (2015)’ is a celebration of nature.
In the Amateur category, Florian Ruiz was announced as Amateur Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2016 with $2000 prize money. His winning series called ‘Mirage cities’ capture Chinese towns that are now known as “Ghost Cities”.
More images are after the jump.
Abstract – Amateur – 1st Place – Paulina Klonowska
Fine Art – Amateur – 1st Place – Ella Rynehart
Fine Art – Professional – 1st Place – Vicky Martin
Landscape – Amateur – 1st Place – Jayanta Roy
Landscape – Professional – 1st Place – Maroesjka Lavigne
Nature – Amateur – 1st Place – Valentina Abinanti
Nature – Professional – 1st Place – Suzanne Forrest
VULCANO
Gaza City, waiting in a barber shop in Al Shate’e Camp in a late winter afternoon. © Gianluca Panella
Nudes – Amateur – 1st Place – Bartek NinoVeron
Open Theme – Amateur – 1st Place – Hiroo Fujitani
Open Theme – Professional – 1st Place – Laima Kavaliauskaite
Panoramic – Amateur – 1st Place – Lorenzo Rossato
Panoramic – Professional – 1st Place – Jacopo Paglione
People – Amateur – 1st Place – Niki Boon
People – Professional – 1st Place – Alexvi Li
Photojournalism – Amateur – 1st Place – Jan Møller Hansen
Poland, Village of “Biala Wies” close to Grodzisk Wlkp.Here inside the company “Nutrex” one of the most important intensive breeding of minks in all Poland.In this warehouse came the lifeless bodies of the minks, killed by gas fumes. Mink will be subsequently placed on a conveyor belt and transported to the various rooms where mantles will be separated from their bodies.
Photomanipulation – Amateur – 1st Place – Damiens Nicolas
Photomanipulation – Professional – 1st Place – Alexei Sovertkov
Portrait – Amateur – 1st Place – Monica Frisell
Portrait – Professional – 1st Place – Katerina Belkina
Seascape – Amateur – 1st Place – Csaba Tokolyi
Seascape – Professional – 1st Place – Yigal Pardo
Street Photography – Amateur – 1st Place – Radu Diaconu
Street Photography – Professional – 1st Place – Koji Tajima
Travel – Amateur – 1st Place – Larry Snider
Travel – Professional – 1st Place – Simona Bonanno
Wildlife-Animals – Amateur – 1st Place – Pedro Jarque
Wildlife-Animals – Professional – 1st Place – Claire Watson
