A photo from the series PLAY TOY by South Korean photographer Seungwook YANG wins the 2019 Pride Photo Award. This photo, of two identical superhero action figures, posed as if they are kissing, on a colorful flower-print cloth, reminds us of acting out romantic fantasies as a child. Using two male superheros, Seungwook YANG
The 2019 jury, from left to right: Anna Zekria, Tanner Curtis, John Fleetwood (sitting), Chris Rijksen (standing) and Sujong Song by Carla van de Puttelaar Anna Zekria is a photography producer, consultant and agent. She is a co-founder of Moscow-based Salt Images agency and has been promoting visual storytellers for the last
Kicking off the Amsterdam Pride for 2019, Pride Photo Award presents the exhibition Remember the Past, Create the Future at Amsterdam Central Station. From July 12th, the Lil’ Amsterdam Passage features winning photos from our previous editions that have a link with the past, the future, or both. ‘Remember the Past, Create the Future’
Elena Anosova, a Russian photographer from the Baikal region who is currently based in Moscow, won the third prize in the Stories Category of the 2016 Pride Photo Award. Prompted by her own childhood experiences Elena explores in her series Section themes of identity, isolation and boundaries. Ivana Babic talked to her about these themes,
How much of ‘you’ is there in ‘me’? The series ‘You As Me’ by Gian Cruz plays with the notion of how our self-image is created through interaction with others. What happens if you ask other people to embody you? At the Award Ceremony in September, we interviewed Gian about his clever series of stand-in
‘Polarity’ by Ukrainian photographer Lana Yanovska, a work about androgyny and gender opposites, has won the Audience Award for the 2016 edition of Pride Photo Award. Of the 13.156 people who visited the Old Church, where the 2016 exhibition of the winning images of Pride Photo Award was on display, almost one in six