Images clockwise from top left: © Howard Schatz, Nick Hall, Nicholas Duers, and Dana Hursey
Congratulations to these 11 At-Edge photographers for their IPA 2020 awards! Howard Schatz, Lindsay Siu, Nick Hall, Beth Galton, Paul Aresu, Dana Hursey, Nicholas Duers, Kevin Arnold, Jorg Badura, Massimo Gammacurta, and Mark Edward Harris all received IPA awards across their respective categories.
About the competition: The International Photography Awards recently announced the category winners and finalists in
its 2020 Photography Competition. Judged by international jury of renowned photography experts, this year’s IPA had 13,000 entries
from 120 countries around the world. Narrowed down to these outstanding category winners, each of
winner is now in the running to receive the IPA’s top prize—Photographer of the Year for the professional categories. The finalists will be revealed soon.
Images: © Howard Schatz
Award: 1st Place
Category: Sports Photography
Title: “Bodies of the NFL”
About:
The body type informs what position a player plays. The position necessitates the body type All NFL players.
Images: © Lindsay Siu
Award: 1st place
Category: Advertising: Self-Promotion
Title: “Scenes of Everyday Life in the Age Of The Coronavirus”
About:
Inspired by the Dutch Golden Age, this series portrays scenes of everyday life in the age of the Coronavirus. These images were created while sheltering at home with my family.
Images: © Lindsay Siu
Honorable Mentions
Category: Advertising: Self-promotion and Advertising: Conceptual
Title: “Clue”
About:
“I have always been fascinated by the board game, Clue. Intrigued by the taboo of a game about murder and weapons, but drawn in by the relationships of the extravagant characters. This personal series is a current day exploration of Clue, presenting old and new murder weapons, and examining some of the unspoken and taboo causes of death in today’s society.”
Images: © Nick Hall
Award: 2nd Place
Category: Advertising: Brands Campaign
Title: “American Airlines Aviator”
About:
Global campaign imagery for American Airlines and Barclays Bank Aviator credit cards.
Images: © Nick Hall
Honorable Mentions
Category: Advertising: Brands Campaign
Top Left : “Crystal Cruises”
Top Right: “Crystal Cruises Destination Travel Campaign”
About:
Elegant portraits that celebrate Crystal Cruises’ crew members with a nod to the idea that when traveling with Crystal Cruises luxury is personal & Destination travel imagery for Crystal Cruises.
Honorable Mentions
Category: Advertising: Food and Beverage
Bottom Left: “Yama Whiskey”
Bottom Right: “Michelob Ultra”
About:
Brand image for Bainbridge Island Organic Distillery’s Yama Whiskey & Campaign imager for Michelob Ultra’s global advertising.
Images: © Beth Galton
Award: 2nd Place
Category: Still In Motion, Video/Other
Title: “Sharing makes the world go round”
About:
If only the world could get along as well as food does. In this stop motion piece, different ingredients beautifully join together to create something new. Our idea is to use food as a metaphor to show how collaboration, harmony and sharing of different cultures make the world a better place. Food Stylist – Mariana Velasquez, Creative Team – Florence Buchanan and Amie Hadden.
Images: © Paul Aresu
Award: 3rd Place
Category: Still In Motion, Video/Editorial
Title: “Faces of our COVID-19 Heroes”
About:
COVID-19 is affecting our entire world and we would be lost without those essential workers on the front lines. This piece is my salute to those dedicated heroes who have sacrificed the most to insure we carry on a decent and caring people. As a community we must support and express gratitude to those doing the most for the public good- going out day after day in service to others.
Award: 3rd Place
Category: Professional Nature, Flowers
Title: “Iris”
About:
Highly detailed image of an Iris, created from 25 separate exposures to create this hyper sharp composition.
Award: Honorable Mention
Category: Advertising: Self-promotion
Title: “Candy Corn”
About:
Macro Shot of the classic Candy Corn, created from 20 separate exposures, resulting in a super high resolution hyper sharp image.
Award: Honorable Mention
Category: Advertising: Brands Campaign
Title: “Stuart Weitzman SS19”
Images: © Nicholas Duers
Honorable Mentions
Category: Advertising: Product
Top Left: “Elite Traveler Gift Guide 2019″
Bottom Left: “Stuart Weitzman SS19”
Honorable Mentions
Category: Advertising: Product
Top Right: “Elite Traveler / SS20 Accessories”
Bottom Right: “Elite Traveler / SS19 Accessories”
Images: © Kevin Arnold
Award: Honorable Mention
Category: Advertising: Brands Campaign
Title: “Gates Fluid Power”
About:
Advertising campaign created for CMD Agency and their client, Gates. Shot on location with real workers in a granite mine in Vermont.
Images: © Jorg Badura
Award: Honorable Mention
Category: Advertising: Self-Promotion
Title: “Arch Jump”
About:
Cooling reward jump after a long and hot hiking adventure in a magnificent Red Rock Landscape.
Images: © Massimo Gammacurta
Award: Honorable Mention
Category: Fine Art: Still Life
Title: “Self-Reflection”
About:
It’s a zoom, facetime, and ig world…we’re just living in it. Filters, facetune, and other augmented-reality tools allow us to shape-shift our faces more than ever at a time when online is the main way we connect. Shot in NYC at the hight of the pandemic in isolation for Women’s Health Magazine
Images: © Mark Edward Harris
Award: Honorable Mention
Category: Deeper Perspective
Title: “Naked Hollywood”
About:
Hollywood is more of an idea than a place. At the same time the dream factory went on a forced hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, tourists were stripped from Hollywood’s Walk of Fame where the who’s who of the entertainment industry are immortalized.
