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International Photography Awards (IPA) 2007 - Special




The Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards conducts two competitions each year—one for professional photographers and one for non-professionals. Both are open to photographers anywhere in the world.
International Photography Awards (IPA) 2007:
- Advertising;
- Architecture;
- Books;
- Editorial;
- Fine Art;
- Nature;
- People;

Special category:

Aerial

1st place
RAINER VIERTLBOECK - GAUTING, DE - Suvarnabhumi Airport bangkok











2nd place
CHRIS BROWN - NEWTON, US - Agricultural Art











3rd place
CHRIS BROWN - Palm Springs - NEWTON, US - Living on the Edge









Digitally Enhanced

1st place
GEORGE LOGAN - LONDON, UK - o2











3rd place
STEVE DEMMITT & BLAIR BUNTING - S.W.A.T. - ANAHEIM, US

All photo elements were shot seperate. (Person, Truck, Bridge, City, Clouds) then combined in post. The rain/water and light beam were painted in digitally.
Blair Bunting: Portrait
Steve Demmitt: Background(Truck, Bridge, City, & Clouds), Art Direction and Post Production



Industrial

1st place
MICHAL CALA - BIELSKO-BIAlA, PL - Industrial Center











2nd place
ROB FIOCCA - TORONTO, CA - Fish Processing Plant





3rd place
ERIC CURRY - "Turn Around of Engine 2449" - EL SEGUNDO, US

Photographed in Carson CA at the service facility for Union Pacific

Micro

1st place
NICK VEASEY - MAIDSTONE, UK - Complex Chrysanthemum



2nd place
NICK VEASEY - MAIDSTONE, UK - Hairdryer X-Ray



3rd place
DAVID MAITLAND - CALNE, UK - Frog & Worm

Other

1st place
KEVIN TWOMEY - EMERYVILLE, US - LEAVES

to achieve the quality you see in the photographs i captured the image not with a camera but through a high resolution flat bed scanner. i then further manipulated the image in photoshop. the exhibition prints are printed on rag paper, 36" x 28"











2nd place
LUKE DUVAL - LOS ANGELES, US - City





3rd place
BARTOSZ ZDZIARSKI - MYSIADLO, PL - SUPERMARKET









Pets

1st place
LENNETTE NEWELL - LAFAYETTE, US - Around MY World



2nd place
REIMAR JUUL - COPENHAGEN, DK - Bagheera



3rd place
CHRIS FRAZER-SMITH - LONDON, UK - Starbucks

Special Effects

1st place
STAN WONG - SINGAPORE, SG - Finger Kickin' Good





2nd place
SID VASANDANI - MUMBAI, IN - Vigorex: Super Effective Sexual Performance Enhancement Capsules



3rd place
SANJAY KOTHARI - NEW YORK, US - KOHLER_SEAGODDESS

Travel/Tourism

1st place
DAVID SACKS - NEW YORK, US - Uganda











2nd place
JIMMY WILLIAMS - RALEIGH, US - Faces of Italy

These images were captured while on assignment for the Barilla Semolina campaign in multiple regions of Italy.











3rd place
BRENT LEWIN - RICHMOND HILL, CA - Holi, Mathura

These imaged were captured during India's holi celebration in the twin towns of Mathura and Vrindavan.









Oct 19, 03:25 AM