Nine (yes, nine!) of our photographers have been selected by Lürzer’s Archive for their list of the 200 best photographers of 2010/2011. The images are nominated by art directors and selected by an international jury, making it one of the most important awards of the year for advertising photographers. Here are our winners.
Photographer: Bryan Traylor / SOUTH AFRICA
Category: Animals
Agency: FoxP2 (Cape Town)
Art director: Ryan Barkhuizen
Copy Writer: Michael Pearson
Client: Master Lock
Photographer: Dean Alexander // Baltimore, Md.
Category: Sports
Client: Federal Hill Fitness
Art Director: Justin Shelby
Story: An image of former UFC cage fighter turned personal trainer, Donavan Israel; the image also appears in Graphis Photo Annual 2010.
Photographer: Bruce Peterson // Boston, Mass.
This is part of a series of photos shot for self-promotion. The pictures are of acorns!
Photographer: Paul Ross Jones // Australia
Category: People
Client: 42 Below Vodka/Bacardi
Agency: Ilizz (Hong Kong)
Art Director: Darryl Parsons
Photographer: Stewart Cohen // Dallas
Category: Life
Agency: Red7e (Kentucky)
Creative: Dan Barbercheck
Client: Baptist Hospital East
Photographer: Kurt Stallaert // Belgium
Agency: TBWA Brussels
Art Director: Alex Ameye
Creative Director: Jan Macken
Client: Levis Paint
Photographer: Tony Garcia // Los Angeles
Category: Life
Art Director: Karen Knecht
This image was shot for self-promotion.
Photographer: Caesar Lima // Los Angeles
Make-up and styling: Veronica Hernandez
Concept: Pixelpasta
Model: Samantha Torres
Part of a series called “Body Shades.” This image also received an Honorable Mention in the PX3 2010 Competition.
Photographer: Ross Brown // New Zealand