Photography Masters Cup Awards:

Photography Masters Cup: International Color Awards

I just received a letter giving me official nominee status for the 4^th annual competition, London UK.

This is great for emerging photographers like myself for exposure and extra boost and motivation.  I will be working on a few grants next year for my human condition projects and everything helps.

Some of the jury members included editors/photo editors or staff from:

National Geographic

Getty Images

New York Arts

Paris Art

Phaidon

Vogue UK

Kodak

to name a few…

Each winner and nominee received the following press release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY NOMINATE CANADIAN PHOTOGRAPHER JONATHAN TAILLEFER AT 4TH ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP

LONDON August 16^th 2010 – Photographer Jonathan Taillefer of Canada, was presented with the 4th Annual Photography Masters Cup Nominee title in the category of Portrait at a prestigious Nomination & Winners Photo Show attended by over 40,000 online viewers who logged on live from 154 countries to see the climax of the industry’s most important event for color photography.

The awards international Jury included captains of the industry ranging from Christie’s in New York, National Geographic Channel, Fox Broadcasting Company, Amsterdam Worldwide, Kodak USA to Esquire in London who honored Color Masters with 235 coveted title awards in 31 categories. The judges reviewed thousands of images submitted from every corner of the globe online for eight weeks before making their final nominations and Taillefer’s “Equestrian” an exceptional image entered in the Portraits category, received a high percentage of votes overall.

“The Masters Cup celebrates photographers who operate at the highest levels of their craft,” said Basil O’Brien, the awards Creative Director. “Taillefer’s work represents contemporary color photography at its finest, and we’re pleased to present him with the title of Nominee.”

See the 4th Annual Winners & Nominees at http://www.thecolorawards.com/gallery

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 amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography.