International Color Awards 2020 | #stayhome and travel with a selection of images from the winners and nominees at the categories of architecture, abstract and aerial

International Color Awards is the leading global award honoring excellence in color photography. Now in its 13th year, this celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers in a prestigious annual contest and online gala awards, streaming the world’s most watched photoshow.

Following the #stayhome mandate to weather the current world pandemic, we can still “travel” safely with the help of online photographic presentations. Below we present a selection of images from the winners and nominees from the categories of architecture, abstract and aerial.

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“A truly international assembly of photographers have created an incredibly diverse and resonant body of work – images that reflect and refract also many cultures and voices. It’s been a pleasure to view these compositions alongside so many talented and creative peers.”

Will Newell, Head of Creative, EVO Films, Los Angeles

6,093 entries were received from 73 countries and the live online gala was attended by industry leaders and the photography community from around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the world’s premier event for color photography.

13th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from Newsweek, New York; Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg; The Art Channel, London; Netflix, Los Angeles; Koller Auctions, Zurich; Preus Museum, Norway; Galerie Mitterrand, Paris; Fila, New York; Wieden & Kennedy, Portland; Kolle Rebbe, Hamburg; Fox Broadcasting Network, Los Angeles; Gallery Kong, Seoul; Mini/BMW Group, London; and the Royal Academy Of Art, The Hague, Netherlands who honored Color Masters with 586 coveted title awards and 881 nominees in 37 categories.

IVAN JOSHUA LOH – JEWEL
MAT BEETSON – MUDFLAT TREE
TY STEDMAN – TREBLE CLEF
PYGMALION KARATZAS – LAKE HOTEL YOGA SESSIONS
RAF WILLEMS – FLOATING PEOPLE
COLIN MCRAE – ORANGE LIME ONE
NICK ADDISON – RUN
VICTOR ELIAS – HILTON MIDTOWN GUADALAJARA
SONGQUAN DENG – BEACH AERIAL VIEW
SONGQUAN DENG – THE METROPOLIS OF THE DEAD
OVI D POP – DEAD OR ALIVE
TORLEIF LIE – ANTHROPOGENIC #5
PAUL BROUNS – BLUE FUGUE
JONATHAN BANKS – LOOK UP TO SEE THE LIGHT
JIRI JIROUTEK – MANHATTAN
PEP VENTOSA – TORONTO STREETCAR, ONE
SONGQUAN DENG – CHONGQING IMPRESSION
PYGMALION KARATZAS – HOLARCHIES, UK PAVILION
BAS VAN DER POEL – ART-DECO ENERGY
ERNESTO MARTENS – MOTUS
TAMARA SHINER – BIOMES
PETER PLORIN – THE WHITE ONE
JAN LEHNE – COTTAGE
JOERG SCHWALFENBERG – CITY NORD
SARAH CALDWELL – COCKTAIL TIME
STEVEN MASSART – ZWIN 2
VIVIANE BASQUINE – OUVERTURE
VIVIANE BASQUINE – PISCINE DE BAGNEUX
KEVIN KRAUTGARTNER – OFFICE SPACE NO6
KEVIN KRAUTGARTNER – THE COLOR OF BERLIN
PYGMALION KARATZAS – CATHARSIS, EUPHORIA RETREAT
IGOR VAN DE POEL – CITYHALL GENT

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