The 8th Annual International Color Awards 2015 Winners and Nominations Photo-show is online from 8 PM (GMT) / 3 PM (EST) Saturday, April 18th, 2015. (more info) (winners)
One of Lexi’s images, “Punk Caterpillar” in the Nature category and one of Laszlo’s images “Dried Dance” in the Still Life category were selected for “Nominee” Award and one of Laszlo’s images “Cranes in the Corn Fields” was selected for “Nominee” and for “Honorable Mention” Awards in the Wildlife category.
Dear Laszlo, CONGRATULATIONS on being a Winner at the 8th Annual International Color Awards. 7,358 entries were received from 79 countries and your work received a high percentage of votes overall. Certainly an achievement, well done! (INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS | www.colorawards.com 324 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 266, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 | 310-499-4230)
For eight years International Color Awards has been committed to bringing you world-class Juries selected from the most influential names in the industry. The Color Awards is recognized around the world as the most renowned body of its kind, dedicated to honoring the highest achievements in color photography.
Members of the awards jury pool are invited annually to review the entries and make their nominations. Images are judged on the basis of artistic merit, originality, subject and style.
THE JURY:
- BONHAMS – New York, Heather Russell, Director of Prints and Photos
- THE GUARDIAN – London, Bridget Coaker, Photo Editor
- DB AGENCY – Milano, Daria Bonera, Founder
- HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL – Toronto, Charlotte Cook, Director of Programming
- CHRISTIE’S – Paris, Jonas Tebib – Photographs Specialis
- FRIEZE – London Lauren Wetmore, Curator
- WHITECHAPEL GALLERY – London Christopher Aldgate, Head of Exhibitions
- ARDMORE ADVERTISING – Belfast, Larry McGarry, Creative Director
- CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY – London, Fabienne Nicholas, Head of Consultancy
- ART BEATUS GALLERY – Hong Kong
- GUP MAGAZINE – Amsterdam,Katherine Oktober Matthews, Online Editor
- EYESTORM – London, Angie Davey, Creative Director
- CLAIR GALERIE & ART MANAGEMENT – Munich, Anna-Patricia Kahn, Owner
- CONTEMPORARY BY ANGELA LI Angela Li, Director
- GALERIE ERNST HILGER – Vienna, Ernst Hilger, Founder
- OPIOM GALLERY – Alpes-Maritimes Eve Janprasert, Director
- GALERIE CLEMENS GUNZER – Zurich, Clemens Gunzer, Owner
- BFI – London, Heather Stewart, Creative Director
- FRIEZE – London, Lauren Wetmore, Curator
- EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Diane Henderson, Deputy Artistic Director
- SIERBEELD IMAGEMAKERS – Nijmegen, AB SIER, Owner
- ERIC FRANCK FINE ART – London, Augusta Edwards, Director
COMMENTS FROM E-MAILS AND FACEBOOK:
- LOS ANGELES April 22, 2015 – Amateur photographer Laszlo Perlaky of USA was presented with the 8th Annual International Color Awards Honorable mention in the category of Wildlife and Nominee in the category of Still Life at a prestigious Nomination & Winners Photoshow webcast Saturday, April 18, 2015. The live online gala was attended by over 8,000 photography fans around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the industry’s most important event for color photography. 8th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from Christie’s, Paris; Frieze Art Fair, London; DB Agency, Milan; Clair Galerie, Munich; Edinburgh Film Festival; Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong; Gup Magazine, Amsterdam; and Eyestorm, London who honored Color Masters with 541 coveted title awards in 33 categories. “It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 7,358 entries we received this year,” said Basil O’Brien, the awards Creative Director. “Laszlo Perlaky’s “Cranes in corn field,” an exceptional image entered in the Wildlife category, represents contemporary color photography at its finest, and we’re pleased to present him with the title of Honorable Mention.” INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography. www.colorawards.com
- CONGRATULATIONS! Both images are just amazing! Well done! (Ron & Georgia)
- Way to go!!! Congratulations to both of you. (Kathy Adams Clark)
- Congratulations! Very cool. Dion (Dion McInnis)
- Wow, that’s a big deal! Great job! Love, Gergo Perlaky
- Congratulations!!!!! I want to tell you and Lexi how much I loved your presentation at HANPA! It was so inspiring! Thank you once again for sharing your “inner peace” and knowledge. Mary Anne
- Congrats to you both !! SS. (Steve Sherman) Real Photographs are Born Wet
- Wonderful….. Congratulations, both of you…. Milton (Milton Finegold)
- Nagy orommel olvastunk ujabb sikereitekrol, oszinte szivbol gratulalunk hozza! (Horvath Gyozo)
- Fantastic!! Congratulations to both of you. Wow! Jerry (Jerry Brown)
- Congratulations Laszlo and Lexi! (Laura Rossi)
- Laszlo….Many congratulations to you and Lexi ! Beautiful work ! Eleanor (Eleanor Brown)
- Congratulations to both!!! (John and Phyllis Freeman)
- Big Congratulations to you both for sure!!! Keep in touch! JB (JB Harlin)
- Congrats to you both. Really like the cranes in the corn! (Bill Burychka)
- Congrats, (Juliana Ferrero)
- Congrats (Carol Miller)
- Congratulations Lexi and Laci (Bill Dewy Professor Emeritus of UCSF)
- That’s wonderful. I’m glad to see you two getting such well earned recognition. (Louis and Emilce Vest)
- Awesome great stuff – now Angie your turn 🙂 (Alan Sweeney)
- Gratulalok!!! Megerdemled! (Pungor Andras)
- Congrats you two! Really nice images! (Marie Messina Curtis)
- You guys are amazing. (David Mann)
- Congratulations (Bob Warren)
- Congratulations! (Al Iverson, Ivy Optics)
- Congrats to you both (Joe Aker, Aker Imaging Gallery)
- Thanks for sharing Laszlo! So cool! Take care, Carol (Carol Miller, Flutot’s Camera)
- That’s very great, congratulations! I’m completely buried in work and more work…love d (Daniel Perlaky multimedia design and creative direction)
- Those are two great images. Congratulations! (Joseph Smith)
- Congratulations Lazlo!!! (Joe-Anne White)
- Wonderful work!!!! (Julie Brook Alexander)
- Well deserved Lazlo and Lexie! (Frank Sherwood White)
- Congrats to you both! donna (Donna E Perkins)
- I am thrilled for you both. Wonderful news. Narinder (Narinder Sall)
- Great news; you and Lexi keep up the good work! (Rocky ((Rocky Kneten Photography)
- Big congratulations! Beautiful images! Deborah (Deborah Bay)
- Another great big WOW….Well deserved congratulations to you both and the images are super !!!! Mike Marvins (Mike Marvins Photography)
- Congratulations, Laszlo and Lexi!! I love both of your images. Charlotte (North Valley Art League)