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:

 

Prix de la Photographie Paris 2008

MORE THAN FOOD

COMING

PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS (PX3) ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF PX3 2008 COMPETITION.

Heinz Baumann of Switzerland was Awarded: 1st Place in the Advertising/Food category for the series entitled, “More than food” and one Honorable Mention in the Advertising/Fashion category. for the entry entitled, “Coming”. The jury selected PX3 2008’s winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries.

The “Prix de la Photographie Paris” is juried by top international decision-makers in the photography industry. (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:

Denver International Airport (DIA) Exhibition

International Fine Art Photography exhibit opens at Denver International Airport May 25 – July 29, 2007

My photograph “Last Night” is featured in the exhibition.

LAST NIGHT

A collection of international fine art photography is being exhibited at Denver International
Airport (DIA) in the A concourse and terminal galleries beginning May 25, 2007. The
Center for Fine Art Photography is presenting a unique showcase of 150 images from
established and emerging photographers throughout the world. Varying from traditional
black and white film to digitally altered creations, this remarkable exhibit features selected
prints from almost 4,000 images that were submitted for this exhibition. For Immediate Release click here:

More about The Center for Fine Art Photography: www.c4fap.org.

Abstractions

The Center for Fine Art Photography presents a photographic exhibit called Abstractions.

My photograph “Wood” is featured in the exhibition.

WOOD

The Juror for Abstractions, Gary Chassman, is the President of Verve Editions in Burlington, Vermont. Forty-eight photographers from Switzerland, Canada, Romania, Japan, Great Britain and the United States were chosen to display their work during this show. The theme for Abstractions is photographic art that depicts real forms in a simplified or reduced way, keeping only an allusion of the original natural subject. For Immediate Release click here:

The Center for Fine Art Photography is located on the 3rd floor of the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, 201 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO, 80524. Phone 970.224.1010. Gallery hours are 12- 5pm Tuesday through Saturday. More about The Center for Fine Art Photography: www.c4fap.org.

Graphis Photography Annual 2008

GRAPHIS PHOTOGRAPHY ANNUAL 2008 – I have received three Gold Awards in the Product category and am among the Top Ten Photographers 2008.

From the series “Lost Shoes”

Graphis Photography Annual 2008 features the year’s best fine art and commercial photography, selected from an extensive pool of international entries. From beauty and fashion, still life and advertising to portraits, wildlife and photojournalism, each image has been reproduced in beautiful Graphis quality. All included photographs have earned the new Graphis Gold Award for excellence. – See more:

This year’s edition features interviews with esteemed photographers Parish Kohanim, Henry Leutwyler and Hugh Kretschmer. – See more: