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2018 OOSHOT AWARD EXHIBITION
FROM APRIL 19 TO APRIL 28, 2019LES MAGASINS GÉNÉRAUX1 rue de l’Ancien Canal, 93500 Pantin
2018 WINNERS
Ambroise Tézenas and Frédéric Delangle for “Sneakers like Jay-Z”
2018 FINALISTS
Adrian & Gidi – Post NL and Mattel
Alma Haser – Save the Children
Antoine d’Agata – Fujifilm
Arianna Lago – IIUVO
Armin Amirian – “A”ar, Tent and Clothes photo series
Bastiaan Woudt – Marie-Stella-Maris
Bela Borsodi – Lane Bryant and Symphoniacs (Germany) Art
Catherine Hyland – Patek Philippe
Charlie Engman – Emilio Pucci
Christopher Anderson – Canon
Katrien De Blauwer – Le Théâtre des Champs Élysées
Jalan and Jibril Durimel – Christopher Simmonds and Grace Wales Bonner
Harry Gruyaert – Hermès
Kourtney Roy – Pernod Ricard
Laura Bonnefous – Air Brigitte and Louis Roederer
Karen Knorr – La Samaritaine
Maia Flore – The French Ministry of Tourism and Atout France
Massimo Vitali – Vilebrequin and Fontana Milano 1915
Lorenzo Vitturi – Valextra
Osamu Yokonami – Kenta Maeno and Mikimoto’s
Patrick Gries – Van Cleef & Arpels
Ronan Mckenzie – Base Range x Marieyat
Scheltens & Abbenes – Mutina, Arper and Scholten & Baijings
Studio Furious – The Silk T-shirt
Tim Parchikov – ChelPipe Group
2018 OOSHOT AWARD EXHIBITION
FROM APRIL 19 TO APRIL 28, 2019LES MAGASINS GÉNÉRAUX1 rue de l’Ancien Canal, 93500 Pantin
2018 WINNERS
Ambroise Tézenas and Frédéric Delangle for “Sneakers like Jay-Z”
2018 FINALISTS
Adrian & Gidi – Post NL and Mattel
Alma Haser – Save the Children
Antoine d’Agata – Fujifilm
Arianna Lago – IIUVO
Armin Amirian – “A”ar, Tent and Clothes photo series
Bastiaan Woudt – Marie-Stella-Maris
Bela Borsodi – Lane Bryant and Symphoniacs (Germany) Art
Catherine Hyland – Patek Philippe
Charlie Engman – Emilio Pucci
Christopher Anderson – Canon
Katrien De Blauwer – Le Théâtre des Champs Élysées
Jalan and Jibril Durimel – Christopher Simmonds and Grace Wales Bonner
Harry Gruyaert – Hermès
Kourtney Roy – Pernod Ricard
Laura Bonnefous – Air Brigitte and Louis Roederer
Karen Knorr – La Samaritaine
Maia Flore – The French Ministry of Tourism and Atout France
Massimo Vitali – Vilebrequin and Fontana Milano 1915
Lorenzo Vitturi – Valextra
Osamu Yokonami – Kenta Maeno and Mikimoto’s
Patrick Gries – Van Cleef & Arpels
Ronan Mckenzie – Base Range x Marieyat
Scheltens & Abbenes – Mutina, Arper and Scholten & Baijings
Studio Furious – The Silk T-shirt
Tim Parchikov – ChelPipe Group
THE PRIZE
The Ooshot Award discovers and distinguishes images designed for creative commissions.
The worldmap of photographic prizes is ever expanding and contemporary photography has never been so celebrated. In this landscape, commissioned photography appears as the poor cousin, although art has very often nourished advertising campaigns, and a multitude of artists have produced personal work in the context of commissions and orders. This close porosity between two apparently distant worlds leads today to a reflection on the status of commissioned photography, its stakes, its perspectives and its inscription in the histories of art and photography.
By helping the brands better define their projects of communication through images, by accompanying them in their relationship with the photographer, by guiding the artists to understand the specifications that are submitted to them, Ooshot, through the Ooshot Award, matchmakes the talents of authors with the needs of the project. So that an image creator, a ‘craftsman’ of the eye, chosen for its artistic qualities, can be revealed, and suddenly do wonders …
The Ooshot Award will reward a photographic commissioned work done by a professional photographer on behalf of a client. It concerns all the sectors where images are called upon to serve a communication objective: corporation, institution, community, industry…, whatever its field of application: fashion, advertising, beauty, still life, culinary, reportage/documentary, portrait, etc. The prize only excludes press photography.
The laureate will receive an endowment of € 10,000 to continue or undertake a personal photographic project. Special mentions and/or favorites of the jury may be awarded.
An award ceremony and an exhibition in the spring of 2019 will take place at a prestigious place of the world of fashion or art in Paris.
Submission online from September, 1 to November, 15 2020 (00:00).
THE PRIZE
The Ooshot Award discovers and distinguishes images designed for creative commissions.
The worldmap of photographic prizes is ever expanding and contemporary photography has never been so celebrated. In this landscape, commissioned photography appears as the poor cousin, although art has very often nourished advertising campaigns, and a multitude of artists have produced personal work in the context of commissions and orders. This close porosity between two apparently distant worlds leads today to a reflection on the status of commissioned photography, its stakes, its perspectives and its inscription in the histories of art and photography.
By helping the brands better define their projects of communication through images, by accompanying them in their relationship with the photographer, by guiding the artists to understand the specifications that are submitted to them, Ooshot, through the Ooshot Award, matchmakes the talents of authors with the needs of the project. So that an image creator, a ‘craftsman’ of the eye, chosen for its artistic qualities, can be revealed, and suddenly do wonders …
The Ooshot Award will reward a photographic commissioned work done by a professional photographer on behalf of a client. It concerns all the sectors where images are called upon to serve a communication objective: corporation, institution, community, industry…, whatever its field of application: fashion, advertising, beauty, still life, culinary, reportage/documentary, portrait, etc. The prize only excludes press photography.
The laureate will receive an endowment of € 10,000 to continue or undertake a personal photographic project. Special mentions and/or favorites of the jury may be awarded.
An award ceremony and an exhibition in the spring of 2019 will take place at a prestigious place of the world of fashion or art in Paris.
Submission online from September, 1 to November, 15 2020 (00:00).
SPONSOR OF HONOR
© Zhong Weixing
WILLIAM KLEIN
The Ooshot Award is sponsored by William Klein,internationally renowned painter, photographer and filmmaker, and author of many iconic advertising campaigns (Dim, Citroën, Naf Naf, Ricqlès…).
SPONSOR OF HONOR
© Zhong Weixing
WILLIAM KLEIN
The Ooshot Award is sponsored by William Klein, internationally renowned painter, photographer and filmmaker, and author of many iconic advertising campaigns (Dim, Citroën, Naf Naf, Ricqlès…).
THE JURY
A jury composed of personalities from the world of image, business and communication will designate the winner and special mentions. They will meet on December 3, 2018.
ALEX PRAGERPRESIDENT OF THE JURY
PHOTOGRAPHER
The jury of the Ooshot Award is chaired by Alex Prager, photographer and filmmaker. Alex Prager (USA) constructs enigmatic and elaborately staged scenes that draw inspiration from a wide range of influences and references, including Hollywood cinema, experimental films, popular culture, and street photography. Her work seamlessly crosses different genres of photography, from art to fashion to advertising. Prager has carried out major advertising and communication campaigns, notably for Mercedes Benz, Hermès, Dior, Bottega Veneta, Tiffany’s…
RÉMI BABINET
FOUNDING CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
OF BETC GROUP, PARIS
XAVIER BARRAL
PUBLISHER, EDITIONS XAVIER BARRAL, PARIS
SUSANA GALLEGO CUESTA
SENIOR CURATOR - EXHIBITIONS MANAGER, PHOTOGRAPHIC
COLLECTION, PETIT PALAIS, PARIS
VALERIE HERSLEVEN
PRESIDENT AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR, OOSHOT, PARIS
FRANCESCA MARANI
PHOTO EDITOR VOGUE.IT AND PHOTOVOGUE
CURATOR OF THE PHOTO VOGUE FESTIVAL
SYLVAIN OREBI
PRESIDENT OF ORIENTIS (KUSMI TEA), PARIS
SOPHIE TOPORKOFF
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, HERMÈS, PARIS
CHRISTOPH WIESNER
ART DIRECTOR, PARIS PHOTO, PARIS
THE JURY
A jury composed of personalities from the world of image, business and communication will designate the winner and special mentions. They will meet on December 3, 2018.
ALEX PRAGERPRESIDENT OF THE JURY
PHOTOGRAPHER
The jury of the Ooshot Award is chaired by Alex Prager, photographer and filmmaker. Alex Prager (USA) constructs enigmatic and elaborately staged scenes that draw inspiration from a wide range of influences and references, including Hollywood cinema, experimental films, popular culture, and street photography. Her work seamlessly crosses different genres of photography, from art to fashion to advertising. Prager has carried out major advertising and communication campaigns, notably for Mercedes Benz, Hermès, Dior, Bottega Veneta, Tiffany’s…
RÉMI BABINET
FOUNDING CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
OF BETC GROUP, PARIS
XAVIER BARRAL
PUBLISHER, EDITIONS XAVIER BARRAL, PARIS
SUSANA GALLEGO CUESTA
SENIOR CURATOR - EXHIBITIONS MANAGER, PHOTOGRAPHIC
COLLECTION, PETIT PALAIS, PARIS
VALERIE HERSLEVEN
PRESIDENT AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR, OOSHOT, PARIS
FRANCESCA MARANI
PHOTO EDITOR VOGUE.IT AND PHOTOVOGUE
CURATOR OF THE PHOTO VOGUE FESTIVAL
SYLVAIN OREBI
PRESIDENT OF ORIENTIS (KUSMI TEA), PARIS
SOPHIE TOPORKOFF
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, HERMÈS, PARIS
CHRISTOPH WIESNER
ART DIRECTOR, PARIS PHOTO, PARIS
PRE-SELECTED CANDIDATES
Ambroise Tezenas & Frédéric Delangle - 1ST PRIZE
Emmaüs Solidarité, 2017
Adrian & Gidi
Adrian & Gidi
Alma Haser & Nick Ballon
Antoine D'Agata (Magnum Photos)
Arianna Lago
Arianna Lago
Armin Amirian
Armin Amirian
Armin Amirian
Bastiaan Woudt
Bela Borsodi
Bela Borsodi
Catherine Hyland
Charlie Engman
Christopher Anderson (Magnum Photos)
Jalan and Jibril Durimel
Jalan and Jibril Durimel
Harry Gruyaert (MAGNUM PHOTOS)
Karen Knorr
Katrien de Blauwer
Kourtney Roy
Laura Bonnefous
Lorenzo Vitturi
Maia Flore
Massimo Vitali
Massimo Vitali
Osamu Yokonami
Osamu Yokonami
Patrick Gries
Ronan Mckenzie
Scheltens & Abbenes
Scheltens Abbenes
Studio Furious
Tim Parchikov
THE NOMINATORS
The Ooshot Award invited 30 nominators selected for their expert eye in their field of imagery to propose their selection of photographers who marked the scenery of commissioned photography the last three years. But beside being nominated a photographer can partake without any limit in age nor territory.
Béatrice Andrieux
Artistic Director, AIPAD, New York
Clair Carter-Ginn
Creative Consultancy, Forecast Agency
Louise Clements
FORMAT festival director, Ferby
Lucie Conticello
Photography Director, M Le Monde, Paris
Floriane de Saint Pierre
Founder, Floriane de Saint Pierre & Associés and Eyes on Talents
Araz Fazaeli
Founder, The Tehran Times
Marcel Feil
Artistic Director FOAM, Amsterdam
Amélie Gillier
Artistic & Style Expert Associate Director, EXCP
Clare Grafik
Curator, Photographer’s Gallery, London
Marion Hislen
Photography delegate, Ministry of Culture, Paris
Karen Jonsson
Corporate & Special Projects development Manager Magnum Photos, Paris
Alexander Keblow Kofoed
Student, Danish School of Media and Journalism – Creative Communication
Anna-Alix Koffi
Founder & Creative Director, Off the wall, Paris
Stéphane Magnan
Director, Les Filles du Calvaire Gallery, Paris
Jeanne Mercier
Independent Commissioner – Founder of Africa in visu
Severine Morel
Art Buyer, Havas Paris, Curator Havas Gallery + Director of the image / photography division, Le Club Des Directeurs Artistiques
Chantal Nedjib
Communication consulting by photography, Paris
Patrick Remy
Editor, Artistic Director, Paris
Christophe Renard
Artistic Director, Paris
Valérie Revol
Marketing & Communication Category Sourcing Manager, LVMH
Kate Ryder
Photographer’s agent, Together Associates
Stefan Sagmeister
Designer, founder of Sagmeister & Walsh, New York
Lisette Scheers
Founder & President, Nala Designs, Malaysia
Christian Skjott
Student, Danish School of Media and Journalism – Creative Communication
Raphaëlle Stopin
Artistic Director, Fashion and Photography festival, Hyères
Marla Ulrich
Director of Production, DDB San Francisco
Françoise Vogt
Head of sponsorship, PMU, Paris
Francesco Zanot
Curator, Camera, Turin
THE NOMINATORS
The Ooshot Award invited 30 nominators selected for their expert eye in their field of imagery to propose their selection of photographers who marked the scenery of commissioned photography the last three years. But beside being nominated a photographer can partake without any limit in age nor territory.
Béatrice Andrieux
Artistic Director, AIPAD, New York
Clair Carter-Ginn
Creative Consultancy, Forecast Agency
Louise Clements
FORMAT festival director, Ferby
Lucie Conticello
Photography Director, M Le Monde, Paris
Floriane de Saint Pierre
Floriane de Saint Pierre Associés and Eyes on Talents Founder
Araz Fazaeli
Founder, The Tehran Times
Marcel Feil
Artistic Director FOAM, Amsterdam
Amélie Gillier
Artistic & Style Expert Associate Director, EXCP
Clare Grafik
Curator, Photographer’s Gallery, London
Marion Hislen
Photography Delegate, Ministry of Culture, Paris
Karen Jonsson
Corporate & Special Projects development Manager, Magnum Photos, Paris
Alexander Keblow Kofoed
Student, Danish School of Media and Journalism – Creative Communication
Anna-Alix Koffi
Founder & Creative Director, Off the wall, Paris
Stéphane Magnan
Director, Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, Paris
Jeanne Mercier
Independent Commissioner – Founder of Africa in visu
Severine Morel
Art Buyer, Havas Paris, Curator Havas Gallery + Director of the image / photography division, Le Club Des Directeurs Artistiques
Chantal Nedjib
Photography Communication consulting, Paris
Patrick Remy
Editor, Artistic Director, Paris
Christophe Renard
Artistic Director, Paris
Valérie Revol
Marketing & Communication Category Sourcing Manager, LVMH
Kate Ryder
Photographer’s agent, Together Associates
Stefan Sagmeister
Designer, founder of Sagmeister & Walsh, New York
Lisette Scheers
Founder & President, Nala Designs, Malaysia
Christian Skjott
Student, Danish School of Media and Journalism – Creative Communication
Raphaëlle Stopin
Artistic Director, Fashion and Photography Festival, Hyères
Marla Ulrich
Director of Production, DDB San Francisco
Françoise Vogt
Head of sponsorship, PMU, Paris
Francesco Zanot
Curator, Camera, Turin
THE TEAM
VALERIE HERSLEVEN
Ooshot PRESIDENT and founder od Ooshot Award
The desire to create a new Prize dedicated to commissioned photography has been itching the spirit of Valerie Hersleven for many years, who sought, throughout her professional career, to melt the boundaries between art and commercial photography. She is passionate about the photographic medium and comes from a family where photography has always had its place, from her earliest childhood with her grandmother. After starting her career at Apple and the VVL/ BBDO advertising agency in Belgium, she later became a photographic agent in London and Paris. She sold her agency in 2012 to launch Ooshot in 2014. Now operating in 47 countries, Ooshot offers more than 5,000 service providers, videographers and photographers. In 2012, Valérie co-organized the exhibition “ Pubart ” to illustrate the links between brands and artists. Often referred to as a “pasionaria” of photography, Valerie also promotes this recognition of commercial photography in major French institutions.
CAROLINE BOURRUS
Former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of photography magazine De l’air, Caroline Bourrus has distinguished herself by her press campaigns within Phaidon international editions for nearly eight years, in the fields of photography, design, photography, architecture, gastronomy, fashion and youth. She created her cultural communication agency in 2013 while continuing to work for Phaidon for French-speaking countries and is also involved in other cultural projects, including the communication and press relations of the Prix Levallois. She steered the creation of the Ooshot Award at its launch until early 2018.
JEFF GAUDINET
Jeff is behind the visual identity of the Ooshot Award. he is a graphic designer and the founder of the participative artistic project Skatemoss. He currently works for Satisfy has their Art Director. After obtaining a master’s degree in marketing in France, Jeff spent three years in Los Angeles where he studied graphic design, photography and fashion design. Jeff works primarily in the fields of luxury (fashion, perfume, wine & spirits) as well as culture. Jeff has a cross-disciplinary graphic outook without leaving one medium for another. Since 2012, Jeff is a lecturer at the High School of Art and Design of Geneva (HEAD) in section Design Fashion.
FANNIE ESCOULEN
Independent curator, specialist in contemporary photography, Fannie Escoulen was deputy director of the BAL in Paris since its creation in 2007 until 2014, then artistic director of the Prix Levallois for the young international photographic creation from 2015 to 2017, she actively participated in the creation of the Ooshot Award until September 2018.
MAËVA GAMBERINI
Holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Paris Descartes University and currently in Master 1 Brand Communication and Strategy at Sup de Pub, Maëva accompanies the Marketing team of the Ooshot Award. She develops, in parallel, a personal Instagram account of collage, mainly mixing statues and human bodies @princesse_solaire.
THE TEAM
VALERIE HERSLEVEN
Ooshot PRESIDENT and founder od Ooshot Award
The desire to create a new Prize dedicated to commissioned photography has been itching the spirit of Valerie Hersleven for many years, who sought, throughout her professional career, to melt the boundaries between art and commercial photography. She is passionate about the photographic medium and comes from a family where photography has always had its place, from her earliest childhood with her grandmother. After starting her career at Apple and the VVL/ BBDO advertising agency in Belgium, she later became a photographic agent in London and Paris. She sold her agency in 2012 to launch Ooshot in 2014. Now operating in 47 countries, Ooshot offers more than 5,000 service providers, videographers and photographers. In 2012, Valerie co-organized the exhibition “ Pubart ” to illustrate the links between brands and artists. Often referred to as a “pasionaria” of photography, Valérie also promotes this recognition of commercial photography in major French institutions.
CAROLINE BOURRUS
Former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of photography magazine De l’air, Caroline Bourrus has distinguished herself by her press campaigns within Phaidon international editions for nearly eight years, in the fields of photography, design, photography, architecture, gastronomy, fashion and youth. She created her cultural communication agency in 2013 while continuing to work for Phaidon for French-speaking countries and is also involved in other cultural projects, including the communication and press relations of the Prix Levallois. She steered the creation of the Ooshot Award at its launch until early 2018.
JEFF GAUDINET
Jeff is behind the visual identity of the Ooshot Award. he is a graphic designer and the founder of the participative artistic project Skatemoss. He currently works for Satisfy has their Art Director. After obtaining a master’s degree in marketing in France, Jeff spent three years in Los Angeles where he studied graphic design, photography and fashion design. Jeff works primarily in the fields of luxury (fashion, perfume, wine & spirits) as well as culture. Jeff has a cross-disciplinary graphic outook without leaving one medium for another. Since 2012, Jeff is a lecturer at the High School of Art and Design of Geneva (HEAD) in section Design Fashion.
FANNIE ESCOULEN
Independent curator, specialist in contemporary photography, Fannie Escoulen was deputy director of the BAL in Paris since its creation in 2007 until 2014, then artistic director of the Prix Levallois for the young international photographic creation from 2015 to 2017, she actively participated in the creation of the Ooshot Award until September 2018.
MAËVA GAMBERINI
Holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Paris Descartes University and currently in Master 1 Brand Communication and Strategy at Sup de Pub, Maëva accompanies the Marketing team of the Ooshot Award. She develops, in parallel, a personal Instagram account of collage, mainly mixing statues and human bodies @princesse_solaire.
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