The time has come to announce the first round of selected photographers from this year’s Hariban Award competition! We received almost twice as many submissions as last year from photographers all around the globe, each one contributing to a highly talented and promising pool of entrants. Picking and choosing the work that will benefit most from a relationship with Benrido and the collotype process was no easy task. Explore the first round of selections below!
Selected Photographers: 1st round
Daniel Ackerman, Patricia Ackerman, Hiroyuki Adachi, Kundig Aline, Jim Baab, Olivier Barreyre-Beraud, Thiago Barros, Emily Bates, Alexander Binder, Ivan Boiko, Jacqueline Butler, Albarran Cabrera, Anthony Cairns, Angela Casagrande, Eiffel Chong, Michael Corridore, Misha de Ridder, Tiane Doan na Champassak, Penny Dunstan, Lisa Elmaleh, Felipe Enger, Flore Flore, Joe Freeman, Cedric Friggeri, Dana Fritz, Sharon Lee Hart, Brett Henrikson, Paloma Jimenez, Eunhee John, Manu Jougla, Anna Kadykova, Hirata Kai, Everett Kennedy Brown, Babak Kianifard, Carla Kogelman, Madeleine Kukic, Michael Lundgren, John Ma, Christine Mathieu, Marcia Michael, Irene Nelson, Christopher Nickel, Kanako Oho, Marie Passa, Piotr Pietryga, Omaar Reyna, Patricia Richards, Jeffrey Rinehart, Helena Rios, Constantin Schlachter, Kaoru Seki, David Shannon-Lier, Alexandra Shanovich, Erin Solomons, Len Speier, Colin Stearns, Lior Tamim, Paul Thulin, Chris Vanden Broeke, Stefan Vanthuyne, Metka Vergnion, Nathaniel Ward, Hiroshi Watanabe, Allan Weitz, Dan Winters, Steven Yen, Miji Yoon, 月永 進, 青嵜 直樹, 山縣 勉, 山口 祐子, 倉谷 拓朴, 川島茂人, 中川 祥吾, 藤井 春奈, 安村 尋, コウムラ シュウ, 福永 和三郎, 内田 亜里, 福嶋 幸平. (Alphabetical order and Japanese names at the end)
Statement by Tsuyoshi Ito
It has been incredibly rewarding and exciting to review the large volume of submissions that we received this year from all around the globe. In selecting the first round of photographers for the 2015 Hariban Award, I kept a number of criteria in mind. First and foremost, I am interested in a marriage of form and content. I chose work that was not just descriptive but also formally suited for the collotype process.
In addition, the selected photographs have a clear interpretation of the photographers world view. I chose work that offered me an invitation into that world. Black and white can be a very personal and expressive medium, and I enjoy work that explores those possibilities furthest. I believe this group of photographers presents a strong potential for collaboration with the Benrido Atelier and look forward to the remainder of the process.
The winners, announced in August, will be chosen from these names. The panel of jurors consists of Michael Hoppen, Amanda Maddox, Lucille Reyboz, and Tsuyoshi Ito, each a distinguished member of the international photography community. To receive the latest update, sign up for Hariban Award newsletters.
イトウツヨシのステートメント
モノクロ写真は、とても表現力の高いメディウムであるといえます、この可能性を深く探究している作品を見るのは楽しい経験となりました。一次選考を通過した上記の作家には、便利堂アトリエでのコラボレーションが素晴らしいものになる強い可能性を感じます。引き続き、今後の選考も期待しています。
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