7 students chosen as Neptune Photography Award finalists
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SEVEN new-generation photographers have been selected to compete for the Neptune Photography Award, co-hosted by Maserati and Photo Shanghai. The seven were chosen based on their shortlisting in the student category of the Sony World Photography Awards, and were invited to also compete for the Neptune Photography Award top prize by interpreting the theme of “Crafting the Future.” A sort of subtheme is that everything is created by hand.
The Sony World Photography Awards have been hosted by the World Photography Organization once a year since 2007. They are widely recognized as the leading global photographic awards, which seek to honor the best photographers around the world.
The Neptune award judges are: Christian Gobber, managing director of Maserati Greater China; Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Liu Heung-shing; Thomas Shao, chairman of Modern Media Group; Francis Hodgson, Financial Times photography critic; and Bill Hunt, a photography adviser for Photo Shanghai.
The winner will receive US$5,000 and two all-expense paid trips — one to Shanghai to receive the award at a gala dinner on September 5 and another to Italy and a chance to shoot the Maserati centennial celebrations from September 18-21.
The Things We Carry
Photographer: Jordan VarSise
“What I find interesting about our hands is what they are doing when they aren’t occupied by material objects. When there is nothing to fill the void between our palms, we are faced with the reality of what we are truly holding onto.”
With You through Thick and Thin
Photographer: Li Dandan
“My mother nurtured me growing up for 23 years. I did not witness her youth, but I have witnessed her love, and I also witnessed her hands through thick and thin years. The love between my parents lingers but has become fragmented in my memory. I put these fragments together, and tell her a love story.”
The Power of the Hands
Photographer: Nadia Navarro
“Some of the abilities people have pass through their hands. That’s why I made my series, ‘The Power of the Hands.’ I looked for real people at their workplaces. Behind the hands of each person there is a story to tell.”
Starting to Learn
Photographer: Russell Bruns
“This is where I started to make. This is where I learned how to create. This is where I started to fight. This is where I learned how to write. This is my primary school.”
Deni’s Garage
Photographer: Scarlet Evans
“This series documents life working in a small garage in east London.”
Skills
Photographer: Sebastian Vacariuc
“Everything we do, we do with our hands. Working with hands is not easy; some activities require more skills and accuracy. In this series I focused on the jobs in which the hands are more involved and precision is the common feature.”
Speaking Hands
Photographer: Tor Birk Trads
“While the hand for most people is a mere tool for daily life and chores, the hands are something much more important for a small minority. For people with hearing disabilities, the hands are their tongue and their ears: their basic means of communication.”
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