Published: June 25, 2014
PDN Curator Awards Exhibit Opening Reception will be held 7:00 – 10:00 pm Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Industrial Color, 32 Ave of the Americas (at Walker Street) New York, NY 10013. The show remain up until July 9th.
Each year, PDN searches for outstanding and undiscovered fine-art photography through their annual competition The Curator. I’m deeply honored to win PDN’s The Curator Award for Fine Art Photography of Urban Scenes by Photo District News for my series of photographs from Haiti.
This is the third major photography award for the series which earlier this year won in the PDN Annual Awards 2014 and was chosen for American Photography 30.
The photographs were part of a series that I shot last fall when I was given a chance to revisit my roots as a photojournalist, returning to Haiti to capture images of life in Port-au-Prince using the Sony A7R camera. Since my days as a photographer at the Miami Herald, I’ve always felt a special affinity for the Haitian people. I hope these images capture the enduring spirit of the Haitian people, the beauty that exists in the chaos, and my wishes for a better tomorrow.
Check it out here: PDN Curator Awards 2014
Judges for PDN’s The Curator Awards were:
Deborah Willis, Ph.D, professor and chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and has an affiliated appointment with the College of Arts and Sciences, Africana Studies.
Patricia Lanza, director of talent and content at the Annenberg Foundation. She develops programming for the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles, which produces print exhibitions and a film production created for each show.
Ariel Shanberg, executive director of The Center for Photography at Woodstock in New York, a not-for-profit artist-centered space with year-round programs including exhibitions, workshops, lectures, residencies, access to workspace.
Yossi Milo, owner of Yossi Milo Gallery in New York City, which he established in 2000. The gallery is dedicated to exhibiting the work of international contemporary artists specializing in photography and works on paper, known for showcasing a diverse group of emerging and established artists.
W.M. Hunt is a champion of photography: a collector, curator and consultant who lives and works in New York City. He is a professor at the School of Visual Arts and has produced and moderated the “Your Picture”¦” series for 20 years.
EQUIPMENT:
• Sony A7R camera
• Sony FE 35mm F2.8 Zeiss lens
• Zeiss 18mm F4 Distagon T* ZM lens
SEE MORE:
• Haiti Portfolio
• Brian Smith Wins PDN Annual Award 2014
• Chosen for American Photography 30
• Field Test: Sony A7R
• Sony/American Photo Party at Museum of Natural History
