People: Portrait (PROFESSIONAL) - HONORABLE MENTION
ASIAN SMOKERS
Photo © JAVIER SANCHEZ MONGE ESCARDO
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All the people portrayed in this series, although belonging to different ways of life, culture and social status, share one condition; they all smoke. and they are all Asian. This portrait study combines the use of smoke with expressions, which meet the observer's eyes in a unique way, making him feel in the need to know more about the character portrayed in the series.
There is in fact a story behind each character which makes adds up to their interesting personality: the first one belongs to a Nashi Shaman , the second to a fisheman's wife of Myanmar, the third to a buffalo seller, the fourth to a Chinese trapper and the fifth to a retired army boxer from Myanmar and the sixth to an Yi Shaman(China). It was difficult to achieve this sense of relaxing intimacy with the characters, and that was done after some long talks ,sometimes with the help of an interpreter.
2014
GOLD People’s Choice Awards 2014, Press Feature Story at the Prix de Paris
GOLD /General News at the Prix de Paris
GOLD People’s Choice Awards 2014 /Nature Environmental Prix Paris
THIRD PLACE (BRONZE) Press Feature Story at the Prix de Paris Awards 2014
THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS Prix de Paris Awards (PX3 2014) 4 HONORABLE MENTIONS at the ND Awards (2014).THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS at the International Photography Awards (IPA 2014).
2015
THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS Monochrome Awards 2015, TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS IPA one shot awards 2015 Works exhibited during the Month of Photography, Los Angeles by the LUCIE FOUNDATION. SEVEN HONORABLE MENTIONS IPA 2015, FOUR HONORABLE MENTIONS Prix de Paris White Awards 2015.SIX HONORABLE MENTIONS Prix de Paris Awards annual competition 2015 TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS ND AWARDS 2015
IPA 2015 SECOND PLACE Award Category Event Culture and traditions.
IPA THIRD PLACE AWARD Awards Category Portraiture, Children.
PRIX DE PARIS 2015 SILVER MEDAL Environmental Press category.
PRIX DE PARIS 2015 BRONZE MEDAL Portraits category.
FIRST PLACE ND AWARDS 2015 (GOLDEN STAR AWARD) People.
FIRST PLACE ND AWARDS 2015 (GOLDEN STAR AWARD) Editorial, Environmental.
FINALIST WITH HONORABLE MENTION at the SIENA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS storyboard category, FINALIST NOMINEE at the FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS (FAPA 2015) portraits category, FINALIST NOMINEE at the FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS (FAPA 2015) Photojournalism category.
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR (IPOTY AWARDS) FIRST PLACE, EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENTAL. HONORABLE MENTION PEOPLE CATEGORY
2016 IPA WINNER SECOND DEEPER PERSPECTIVE
2016 IPA WINNER THIRD DEEPER PERSPECTIVE
2016 IPA WINNER SECOND EDITORIAL, OTHER.
2016 IPA PHILIPPINES WINNER GOLD,SILVER AND TWO BRONZE MEDALS
2016 3 TIMES FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS FINALIST NOMINEE
2016 FINALIST SIENA AWARDS
2016 BRONZE MEDAL ND AWARDS EDITORIAL
2016 BRONZE MEDAL ND AWARDS EDITORIAL
2016 ND AWARDS 7 HONORABLE MENTIONS
2016 TOKYO TIFA AWARDS 1GOLD,2 BRONZE MEDALS, 3 HM
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All the people portrayed in this series, although belonging to different ways of life, culture and social status, share one condition; they all smoke. and they are all Asian. This portrait study combines the use of smoke with expressions, which meet the observer's eyes in a unique way, making him feel in the need to know more about the character portrayed in the series.
There is in fact a story behind each character which makes adds up to their interesting personality: the first one belongs to a Nashi Shaman , the second to a fisheman's wife of Myanmar, the third to a buffalo seller, the fourth to a Chinese trapper and the fifth to a retired army boxer from Myanmar and the sixth to an Yi Shaman(China). It was difficult to achieve this sense of relaxing intimacy with the characters, and that was done after some long talks ,sometimes with the help of an interpreter.
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AWARDS2014
GOLD People’s Choice Awards 2014, Press Feature Story at the Prix de Paris
GOLD /General News at the Prix de Paris
GOLD People’s Choice Awards 2014 /Nature Environmental Prix Paris
THIRD PLACE (BRONZE) Press Feature Story at the Prix de Paris Awards 2014
THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS Prix de Paris Awards (PX3 2014) 4 HONORABLE MENTIONS at the ND Awards (2014).THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS at the International Photography Awards (IPA 2014).
2015
THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS Monochrome Awards 2015, TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS IPA one shot awards 2015 Works exhibited during the Month of Photography, Los Angeles by the LUCIE FOUNDATION. SEVEN HONORABLE MENTIONS IPA 2015, FOUR HONORABLE MENTIONS Prix de Paris White Awards 2015.SIX HONORABLE MENTIONS Prix de Paris Awards annual competition 2015 TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS ND AWARDS 2015
IPA 2015 SECOND PLACE Award Category Event Culture and traditions.
IPA THIRD PLACE AWARD Awards Category Portraiture, Children.
PRIX DE PARIS 2015 SILVER MEDAL Environmental Press category.
PRIX DE PARIS 2015 BRONZE MEDAL Portraits category.
FIRST PLACE ND AWARDS 2015 (GOLDEN STAR AWARD) People.
FIRST PLACE ND AWARDS 2015 (GOLDEN STAR AWARD) Editorial, Environmental.
FINALIST WITH HONORABLE MENTION at the SIENA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS storyboard category, FINALIST NOMINEE at the FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS (FAPA 2015) portraits category, FINALIST NOMINEE at the FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS (FAPA 2015) Photojournalism category.
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR (IPOTY AWARDS) FIRST PLACE, EDITORIAL ENVIRONMENTAL. HONORABLE MENTION PEOPLE CATEGORY
2016 IPA WINNER SECOND DEEPER PERSPECTIVE
2016 IPA WINNER THIRD DEEPER PERSPECTIVE
2016 IPA WINNER SECOND EDITORIAL, OTHER.
2016 IPA PHILIPPINES WINNER GOLD,SILVER AND TWO BRONZE MEDALS
2016 3 TIMES FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS FINALIST NOMINEE
2016 FINALIST SIENA AWARDS
2016 BRONZE MEDAL ND AWARDS EDITORIAL
2016 BRONZE MEDAL ND AWARDS EDITORIAL
2016 ND AWARDS 7 HONORABLE MENTIONS
2016 TOKYO TIFA AWARDS 1GOLD,2 BRONZE MEDALS, 3 HM
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