International Photography Awards 2009

 MYSTERY WRITER

STONE

2009 International Photography Awards Announces Winners of the Competition
Heinz Baumann was Awarded: 1st place in Advertising – Book Cover category for the winning entry, “Mystery Writer”and 3rd place in Special – Special Effects category for the winning entry, “Stone”. 

ABOUT Winner:
Heinz Baumann was born 1955 in Switzerland. After his studies in philosophy, psychology and fine art, which he finished with a doctorate, he started his career as a photographer. Since 1995 he has worked in his own studio in Zurich, Switzerland, specializing in commercial and fine art photography. Heinz Baumann has received numerous international awards for his work, including: Graphis Photography Annual, International Photography Awards, Prix de la Photographie Paris, Photography Master Cup. As a still life and fine art photographer I like to explore a broad range of photographic subject matter. I especially try to create a strong visual statement in my work in order to take it beyond the reality and express a personal vision.

ABOUT IPA:
The 2009 International Photography Awards received nearly 18,000 submissions from 104 countries across the globe. IPA is a sister-effort of the Lucie Foundation, where the top three winners are announced at the annual Lucie Awards gala ceremony. The Foundation’s mission is to honor master photographers, to discover new and emerging talent and to promote the appreciation of photography. Since 2003, IPA has had the privilege and opportunity to acknowledge and recognize contemporary photographer’s accomplishments in this specialized and highly visible competition. Visit 2009 IPA Winner’s Gallery: www.photoawards.com

Prix de la Photographie Paris 2009

MYSTERY WRITER

SCULTURE DI PASTA

PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS (PX3) ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF PX3 2009 COMPETITION.

HEINZ BAUMANN OF SWITZERLAND WAS AWARDED TWO SECOND PRICES IN THE PX3 2009 COMPETITION.
PARIS, FRANCE

Heinz Baumann of Switzerland was Awarded: Second Prize in category Advertising – Book Cover for the entry entitled, “Mystery Writer” and Second Prize in category Advertising – Food for the entry entitled, “Sculture di Pasta”. The jury selected PX3 2009’s winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries.
Px3 is juried by top international decision-makers in the photography industry: Carol Johnson, Curator of Photography of Library of Congress, Washington D.C.; Gilles Raynaldy, Director of Purpose, Paris; Viviene Esders, Expert près la Cour d’Appel de Paris; Mark Heflin, Director of American Illustration + American Photography, New York; Sara Rumens, Lifestyle Photo Editor of Grazia Magazine, London; Françoise Paviot, Director of Galerie Françoise Paviot, Paris; Chrisitine Ollier, Art Director of Filles du Calvaire, Paris; Natalie Johnson, Features Editor of Digital Photographer Magazine, London; Natalie Belayche, Director of Visual Delight, Paris; Kenan Aktulun, VP/Creative Director of Digitas, New York; Chiara Mariani, Photo Editor of Corriere della Sera Magazine, Italy; Arnaud Adida, Director of Acte 2 Gallery/Agency, Paris; Jeannette Mariani, Director of 13 Sévigné Gallery, Paris; Bernard Utudjian, Director of Galerie Polaris, Paris; Agnès Voltz, Director of Chambre Avec Vues, Paris; and Alice Gabriner, World Picture Editor of Time Magazine, New York.
ABOUT Px3:
The “Prix de la Photographie Paris” (Px3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. Winning photographs from this competition are exhibited in a high-profile gallery in Paris and published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 Annual Book.
More about the competition, click here:

 

The Secrets of Books III

 THE SECRETS OF BOOKS III

PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER HEINZ BAUMANN FROM SWITZERLAND

LONDON 25.05.2009 – Professional photographer HEINZ BAUMANN (Switzerland) was presented with the 3rd Annual Photography Masters Cup First Place – OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT in the category of STILL LIFE for the winning entry, The Secrets of Books III and 2nd Place – MERIT OF EXCELLENCE of the Photographer of the Year Award at a prestigious live online Winners and Nomination Ceremony presented by International Color Awards to recognize excellence in color photography.
Thousands of images were received from ninety-two countries. The nominated photographers were selected by a who’s who Judging Panel from the international photography community, including Christie’s (New York), National Geographic (Washington) and Fox Broadcasting Company (Los Angeles). The Panel reviewed the images online over an eight week period and Baumann’s The Secrets of Books III, an exceptional image entered in the Still Life category, received the highest percentage of votes overall.
“The Masters Cup celebrates photographers who operate at the highest levels of their craft,” said the awards Creative Director, Basil O’Brien. “Heinz Baumann’s work represents color photography at its finest and we’re pleased to present him with the title of OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT in the Still Life category and MERIT OF EXCELLENCE of the Photographer of the Year Award.” You can view the 3rd Annual Winners Gallery online at www.photomasterscup.com.

INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS, PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and non-professional photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography.

 

Photography Annual 2009

GRAPHIS PHOTOGRAPHY ANNUAL 2009 – One Silver Award in the Digital category

The Annual features some of the year’s best photographs, awarded a Graphis Gold or Platinum Award, and were taken by some of the world’s top Photographers, including Fabien Baron, Henry Leutwyler, Sheila Metzner, Hugh Kretschmer, Craig Cutler, Phil Marco, Paul Elledge, Elliott Erwitt and Parish Kohanim. – See more:

This edition includes a symposium of internationally respected photography curators and gallery directors, discussing their backgrounds, current photographic trends and the future of the medium. Contributors include Sverine Pache of the Swiss Camera Museum, Tanya Kiang of Dublin’s Gallery of Photography, Dr. Holger Broeker of Germany’s Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Marie Laurberg from Denmark’s ARKEN Museum, Greg Hobson of the National Media Museum in England and Diana Edkins of Aperture Foundation in New York. – See more: