Tamboly is announced on the shortlist for the Professional Portrait category of the worldâs biggest photography competition, the Sony World Photography Awards.
Tambolyâs series, âStereotypesâ was selected from 230,103 images from 186 countries, the highest number of entries in the awardsâ nine year history and a 33% increase on 2015
In his shortlisted series âStereotypesâ, Tamboly made portraits men with tough facial features mostly in a feminine historical hairstyle. The goal is to raise awareness of social stereotypes and illuminate how much social media determines the was we see another human being from a different background from ours. He made these portraits with different characters with mixed backgrounds and ethnicities. If we cover the bigger part of the picture and try to imagine how these men look, we will have a very different imagination from what the portraits show. The project started in May 2014 and ended in march 2015, mostly shot in Berlin with cooperation from Catwalk Makeup Academy Berlin.
Tamboly will now compete to win the category and the prestigious LâIris DâOr/ Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year tile and a $25,000 (USD) cash prize plus the latest Sony digital imaging equipment. The winners will be announced Thursday 21st April.
Each year the Sony World Photography Awards uncovers the best contemporary photography in the world and rewards and recognises both emerging talent and seasoned photographers.
A panel of experts from the World Photographic Academy judged the Professional competition anonymously and photographers were judged on a series of between 3 and 10 images.
Tambolyâs images, along with the other shortlisted photographers, will be shown at Londonâs iconic Somerset House from 22nd April â 8th May as part of the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition. Tickets are now available at www.worldphoto.org/2016exhibition
Talking about all the photographers shortlisted in the Professional competition Scott Gray, CEO of the World Photography Organisation and organiser of the awards said: âWe are extremely pleased with our jurorsâ choices this year. Despite the increase in the number of photographers, and the amount of imagery that required judging, this year above all others we have witnessed a wealth of powerful imagery in both the traditionally strong social documentary categories as well as the art and conceptual work. It is wonderful for the medium that it can offer such rich diversity.â
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