THEME #04
PORTRAIT
Winners
2019SEP
GRAND PRIX
THEME SUMMARY
Since the beginning of photography, portraits have been one of the most important genres in photography. The word, portrait, often alludes to human portraits. However, in the recent years, that may not be the case anymore. Maybe, they don’t need to be human figures. In this competition, we want to reevaluate what portraits can be. Free yourself from the conventional ideas of portraiture and explore this genre as it feels right for you. And of course, it may still be the standard human portraits as well!
[Submission Period] from September 1 to October 31
JUDGE
Yoshihisa Tanaka
（Art Director, Graphic Designer, Nerhol）
Yoshihisa Tanaka graduated from Musashino Art University with a major in Scenography, Display and Fashion Design, and became an independent artist in 2008. In addition to art museums, he has also worked on exhibition V.I. plans for commercial galleries as well as the binding and design of artist collections. Artists whose collections he has been responsible for include Viviane Sassen, Daren Almond, Scheltens&Abbenes, Honma Takashi, Hanayo, Rinko Kawauchi, Terri Weifenbach, Nao Tsuda, Naoki Ishikawa, SANNESANNES, herman de vries, Taisuke Koyama, Shigekazu Onuma, Yoshinori Niwa, Mai Yamashita+Naoto Kobayashi, Norimichi Hirakawa, among others. His major honors include being a recipient of the 2013 JAGDA Award, the JAGDA New Designer Award, the BACON PRIZE 2013, the 2012 PromaxBDA DESIGN GLOBAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS / SILVER (United States), and the 2010 red dot award (Germany). He is also active in the artist unit “Nerhol” alongside the sculptor Ryuta Iida.
www.nerhol.com
PRIZE
| Grand Prix | 100,000 JPY Cash Prize
・Portfolio Review by either IMA or the jury |
|---|---|
| Shortlist | ・Exposure on IMA ONLINE and IMA official social media |
| All Contestants | ・Special access to a limited interview video by the jury |
