British Photographic Portrait Prize

The National Portrait Gallery, London's annual photographic portrait prize was established in 2003 as the Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize. In the years 2006 and 2007 it was referred to simply as the Photographic Portrait Prize, while from 2008 new sponsors have resulted in the name Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.[1] having done so since 2008. Taylor Wessing's relationship with the Gallery began in 2005 with their sponsorship of The World’s Most Photographed.[1]

The prize is an open competition accepting submissions from amateur and professional photographers from anywhere. From about 6,000 submissions,[2] 60 photographs are selected for exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery between November and February. A shortlist of usually four photographers receives prizes which in 2012 were: £12,000 for first; £3,000 for second; £2,000 for third; and £1,000 for fourth.[3] The competition is judged by a panel chaired by the Director of the National Portrait Gallery. In addition, there is an independently sponsored prize for a specific category, usually young photographers.

Prize winners

Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize 2003

  1. Roben Antoniewicz
  2. Victor Albrow
  3. Alan Powdrill
  4. Nadav Kander

The winner of The Deloitte Commission, for photographers 25 or under, was David Yeo.[4]

Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize 2004

  1. Jens Lucking
  2. James Reeve
  3. Angus Fraser
  4. Henrik Knudsen

The winner of The Deloitte Commission, for photographers 25 or under, was Paul Plews.[5]

Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize 2005

  1. Shara Henderson
  2. Philipp Ebeling
  3. Ric Bower
  4. Magnus Reed

The winner of The Deloitte Commission, for photographers 25 or under, was Karoline Hjorth.[6]

Photographic Portrait Prize 2006

  1. Richard Boll
  2. Anna Bauer
  3. Kiran Master
  4. Kyoko Hamada

The winner of The Deloitte Commission, for photographers 25 or under, was Erin Kornfeld.[7]

Photographic Portrait Prize 2007

  1. Jonathan Torgovnik
  2. Julieta Sans
  3. Michelle Sank
  4. David Stewart

The winner of the Godfrey Argent Award, for photographers 25 or under, was Ivor Pricket.[8]

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2008

  1. Lottie Davies
  2. Hendrik Kerstens
  3. Catherine Balet
  4. Tom Stoddart

The Godfrey Argent Award, for the best portrait in black and white, was awarded to Vanessa Winship.[9]

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009

[10]

  1. Paul Floyd Blake
  2. Vanessa Winship
  3. Michal Chelbin
  4. Mirjana Vrbaski

The winner of the Godfrey Argent Award, for photographers between 18 and 25, and the ELLE commission was Ali Lomas.[11]

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010

[12][13]

  1. David Chancellor
  2. Panayiotis Lamprou
  3. Jeffrey Stockbridge
  4. Abbie Trayler-Smith

The ELLE Commission was won by Clare Shilland.[14]

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2011

  1. Jooney Woodward[15]
  2. Jill Wooster
  3. Dona Schwartz
  4. Jasper Clarke
  5. David Knight

The ELLE Commission was won by Jasper Clarke.[16]

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2012

[17]

  1. Jordi Ruiz Cirera
  2. Jennifer Pattison
  3. Spencer Murphy
  4. Alma Haser

The John Kobal New Work Award, for photographers under 30, was awarded to Matthew Niederhauser.[18]

The judges were Sean O'Hagan (photography critic at The Guardian), Emma Hardy, Lauren Heinz (director of Foto8), Glyn Morgan (a partner at Taylor Wessing LLP), Sandy Nairne (director of the National Portrait Gallery) and Terence Pepper (curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery).[19]

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2013

[20][21]

  1. Spencer Murphy
  2. Giles Price
  3. Anoush Abrar
  4. Dorothee Deiss

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Portrait Gallery". Taylor Wessing. Retrieved 2 April 2013. Taylor Wessing has a long-standing relationship with the National Portrait Gallery and we are immensely proud to sponsor the Photographic Portrait Prize, which is one of the most internationally recognised competitions in the photographic world. ... Our relationship with the Gallery has grown and evolved since we first sponsored The World’s Most Photographed in 2005.
  2. ↑ Smyth, Diane (30 October 2009). "Not just a pretty face: in search of the perfect photographic portrait". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "PRIZE WINNERS". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize 2003". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize 2004". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize 2005". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Photographic Portrait Prize 2006". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Photographic Portrait Prize 2007". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "PRIZE WINNERS". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  10. ↑ Brown, Mark (4 November 2009). "Paralympian portrait wins photography prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "PRIZE WINNERS". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  12. ↑ Brown, Mark (16 September 2010). "Hard-hitting Taylor Wessing prize shortlist takes in prostitution, obesity and hunting". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  13. ↑ Brown, Mark (10 November 2010). "Taylor Wessing portrait prize goes to photograph of teenage hunter". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "PRIZE WINNERS". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  15. ↑ O'Hagan, Sean (9 November 2011). "Taylor Wessing portrait prize: another animal, another girl with red hair". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  16. ↑ "PRIZE WINNERS". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  17. ↑ Brown, Mark (5 November 2012). "Spanish photographer wins UK portrait prize with moment in Mennonite life". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  18. ↑ "PRIZE WINNERS". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  19. ↑ O'Hagan, Sean (7 September 2012). "Photo finish: judging the Taylor Wessing portrait prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "National Portrait Gallery". Taylor Wessing. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  21. ↑ Brown, Mark (12 November 2013). "Portrait of jockey Katie Walsh wins Taylor Wessing photography prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

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