PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris
Px3 2007 World Premiere Exhibition in Paris
Galerie 13Sévigné, Paris
June 29 - July 13 2007
Opening Night : June 29, 2007 7-9 pm Open to public
Px3 Exhibition Information :
Galerie 13Sévigné
13, rue de Sévigné . Paris 75004
www.13sevigne.com
Contact Information :
Website: www.px3.fr
Email: info@px3.fr
The premiere exhibition of Px3's winning work will be held on June 29th at the 13Sévigné Gallery, located heart of Paris's Marais district. It will be attended by the who's who of Paris, artists and press alike. The gallery regularly presents budding and established international artists who employ innovative techniques and raise questions about contemporary society.
It took 17 jury members 60 to choose 25 images from over 8,000 high-quality entries. The top 25 images will be displayed at the exhibition. Entries were judged by category: Advertising, Photojournalism, Book, Fine Art, Nature, and Portraiture, all which contain various sub-categories.
Px3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris.
The winner of the most coveted public recognition, the Px3 Photographer of the Year, is professional photographer Alex Telfer from the United Kingdom. Telfer is being recognized for the overall quality of his entries in several categories, in particular his "Nikon" series.
The recipient of the Best New Talent Award is Todd Krainin from California for his series titled, "Nepal 2006: Civil War in Shangri-La." Krainin says, "Px3 is the first organization to recognize the work I did in Asia.... After several months of running from tear gas and water cannons, it's rewarding to know that someone out there besides myself thinks that it was all worth it."
Px3 is juried by top international decision-makers in the photography industry: Jérôme Ormieres, Art Director of BDDP Fils, Paris; Simon James, Publishing Director of EC1 Publishing Ltd (London based Photographic Publishers), London; Carol Johnson, Curator of Photography of Library of Congress, Washington D.C.; Gilles Raynaldy, Director of Purpose, Paris; Kenan Aktulun, VP/Creative Director, of Digitas, New York; Naomi Cass, Director of Centre for Contemporary Photography, Australia, Steve Fine, Director of Photography of Sports Illustrated; Chiara Mariani, Photo Editor of Corriere della Sera Magazine, Italy, Arnaud Adida, Director of Acte 2 Gallery, Acte 2 Agency, Paris, Susan A. Zadeh, Artistic Director of Eyemazing International Contemporary Photography magazine; Jeannette Mariani, Art Director of 13 Sévigné Gallery, Paris; Bernard Utudjian, Director of Galerie Polaris, Paris, Tom Meerman, President of GKF/Dutch Photographer's Association; Adrian Leeds, Director of Adrian Leeds Group, Paris; Scott Mc Kiernan, Director of ZUMA Press, Inc. and Publisher of DOUBLEtruck Magazine; Agnès Voltz, Director of Chambre avec Vues, Paris; Alice Gabriner, World Picture Editor of Time Magazine.
