VII Photo Agency

31 Contemporary Photographers
Lens Culture International Exposure Awards winners
July 14-August 26, 2011
Opening reception: July 14, 6pm
VII Gallery, New York

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Julia Fullerton-Batten

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An eclectic and diverse group show of award-winning photographic work by 31 photographers from 12 countries will be on display at VII Photo Gallery.

An international jury of photography experts selected the winning photographs from more than 6,500 photographs submitted by photographers in 47 countries. It is interesting to note that all of the top six prize winners this year are women.

Jim Casper, jury member and founder of the Awards, said:

“For the judges, the process of looking critically at more than 6,500 photographs was at once daunting and exhilarating. The range of work is remarkable. It varies richly in subject matter, genre, technical styles and artistic approaches. What was most pleasantly surprising, for me, was discovering so many creative and unusual ways that people are using photography to tell important stories, or explore emotions, unravel psychological puzzles, to capture a moment or an age or a culture, or to just play with an imaginative idea. The winning photos represent a truly multifaceted snapshot of contemporary photography as it is being practiced in various cultures around the world today.”

About the Awards:

Lens Culture International Exposure Awards discover, reward and promote talented, new, emerging and established photographers from around the world. The Awards are open to photographers from every continent, and from diverse points of view: documentary, fine art, photojournalism, street photography, nature, sports, fashion, poetic, personal, abstract and human.

In addition to the traveling exhibitions, the winning photographers also won cash prizes, and prominent, exclusive photo features in the online photography magazine Lens Culture, giving them access and broad exposure to an enthusiastic, influential worldwide audience.

For more information, and high-resolution images for publication, please contact:

Jim Casper, Founder and Director
Lens Culture, Paris
+33 676 17 18 13
jim@lensculture.com

Stephen Mayes, Managing Director
VII Photo
+.212.337.3130
stephen@viiphoto.com