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The Hasselblad Masters 2008 winners

"The Hasselblad Masters Award is the most prestigious awards in the industry, each year celebrating the best in both established and rising photographic talent. Masters Awards are given in recognition of a photographer’s contribution to the art of photography and are judged on overall photographic ability, encompassing creativity, composition, conceptual strength, and technical skill. Past Masters include both renowned artists of international standing as well as promising newcomers in a wide range of fields and disciplines In the past, Hasselblad has awarded twelve separate Masters Awards each year, with an annual calendar presented featuring the winners’ work. In the past, submissions have been accepted only from Hasselblad users and no other photography was considered" http://www.hasselblad.com/masters-2008.aspx

Aaron Ruell

Aaron Ruell (born June 23, 1976) is an American actor who was born in Fresno, California, but grew up in Clovis, California. He is most noted for his performance as Kipland Ronald Dynamite (or Kip) in the indie movie Napoleon Dynamite. As a photographer he shot the promotional photography for Napoleon Dynamite, and designed the opening title sequence to the film. His photography has been seen in nearly every major publication and a book of his photography titled, "Some Photos," published by Nazraeli Press was released in February '08. He was recently awarded "Best Advertising" for his work with Citibank and "Best Website" in the 2007 PDN Annual. His work has been shown in galleries in Milan, Buenos Aires and in the United States.

Rapa Nui (Easter Island) by Lorenzo Moscia

Lorenzo Moscia 2007
www.moscia.cl

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jean yves lemoigne

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linus ricard

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Julie Fullerton-Batten

 

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Patrick Winfield Polaroid Composites

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Joe Reifer

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Neverhappened Sri Lanka 07

In July we held a Neverhappened conference in Kathaluwa, Sri Lanka.  The turnout was pretty low - there were two of us - but we got a lot covered.  Topics included mollusc hunting, wine appreciation, sleep deprivation, medium format photography, and bodysurfing.  We are hoping for more attendees next year - though I can say no one who went along this year had any complaints, with the possible exception of the attendee who was attacked by a particularly dangerous pack of Crassostrea madrasensis and suffered lacerations to the area directly above the proximal phalanx...

Link to album with more conference pictures

Joel Aaron

Fellow film maker and buddy Joel Aaron, or aye-ron as we used to call him. LINK>