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Winners of International Photo Contest Celebrate the Art of Movement

By Jessica Stewart on July 17, 2020


“Wild Carrots” by Anne Mason-Hoerter (Canada/Germany). Movement Photographer of the Year. First Place, Fine Art.

“Multiple scan data combined with digital camera data of a Wild Carrot, the scientific name being Daucus carota. My photographic process involves first taking the plant apart and then scanning each piece. I then combine those images with images I have taken with my cameras. I wanted to reproduce the unseen movement of plants at night. There are over 50 single images and took over a month to complete.”


Wild Carrots


For this year’s thematic photo contest by the International Photography Awards, creatives were asked to submit their best single image depicting motion. The results are an incredible look at how this deceivingly simple concept can breed wide-ranging results. Thousands submitted their images to the Movement contest, but the win went to Canadian photographer Anne Mason-Hoerter.


Her winning image, Wild Carrots, also took the top prize in the Fine Art category and uses an unusual technique. Mason-Hoerter actually takes plants apart and scans each piece, later reassembling them and combining them with photographs she’s taking. This stunning image is a powerful and elegant look at the movement of nature.




Readers will also be familiar with many of the names of this year’s winners. With a theme like movement, it should come as no surprise that Ken Browar and Deborah Ory made it into the winner’s circle. Known for their expressive photographs of ballet dancers, they placed for an image included in their book The Style of Movement. Dog lovers will recognize the work of Italian photographer Claudio Piccoli, who specializes in images of gravity-defying dogs. Pilot and photographer Christiaan van Heijst is another familiar name who placed third in the Technology/Machine category for capturing his unique perspective from the pilot’s cockpit.


“The idea that everything moves, changes, and evolves, is such a great concept to explore through photography,” said Hossein Farmani, Founder and President of IPA. “It’s been inspiring to see how photographers of all levels of expertise have captured this concept in its many forms—universal, abstract, human, and machine. Even though it seems the whole planet has almost come to a standstill, through these images we see that life goes on and moves forward.”


All first place winners won a cash prize, which was matched by IPA in the form of a donation to the charity of the photographer’s choice. Check out more winners below; and, if you can’t get enough, go to IPA’s website to see the honorable mentions.


See how these photographers capture motion through still imagery for the International Photography Awards.




Dog and Owner Practicing Frisbee on the Beach


“Flying Over the Sea” by Claudio Piccoli (Italy), Second Place, Nature.

“I love to represent the dog as a superhero in my action shots. This dog and its owner were practicing disc dog in the water. It’s very difficult to do such amazing performances in these conditions, since the water brakes every movement. It was sunrise and I love the colors. The position of the girl is really focused on her dog and the launch of the disc was perfect. It’s a shot you can repeat more than one or two times since after that the dog needs to rest. The dog remains the main subject and his position in the air is perfect and extended with the maximum tension of muscles.”


Ballet Dancers Leaping in Motion


“‘Night Journey’ by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory (United States). Second Place, People.

“‘Night Journey’ is a photograph of the Martha Graham Company taken for our book “The Style of Movement” The image is of 6 dancers performing the piece “Night Journey” choreographed by Graham. The dance is based on the Greek myth of Oedipus and Jocasta with six women portraying the Greek chorus. Martha Graham designed the dramatic costumes, which accompanied the text in our book discussing Graham’s influence on fashion design. We felt this piece worked well for the theme of “movement” as the women are moving together in perfect harmony, both in their movement, and in their dynamic expression.”




Storm Clouds at Night Photographed from a Pilot's Cockpit


“Moonlight over the Atlantic” by Christiaan van Heijst (Netherlands). Third Place, Technology/Machine.

“Full moon. About to cross 30 West, halfway, a stormy Atlantic Ocean when the radiant moon ascents above the horizon. Blinding out most stars, the bright lunar spell adds a touch of magic to the world around me. Silver-painted clouds drift by while the capsule of the 747 cockpit allows me to breathe, live, and appreciate this alien-like landscape. Far beyond, the gently glowing horizon marks the delicate edge of space. Almost home.”


Octopus Underwater


“Almost Free” by Patrizia Burra (Italy). Second Place, Fine Art.

“An artistic vision of movement.”




Sheep Herding in Turkey


“Good Sheepherd” by F. Dilek Uyar (Turkey). Third Place, People.

“The dusty and arduous journey of sheep herds in Bitlis. Sheep herds do this dusty path to reach the highlands where they graze until the middle of July after milking.”


Wallace Flying Frog


“Wallace Flying Frog” by Chin Leong Teo (Singapore). First Place, Nature.

“Wallace’s Flying Frog is a moss frog found in Malaysia and western Indonesia. It is generally quite photogenic given its large size, brilliant colors, and calm temperament. This is a shot taken of a specimen swimming in water, with full extension of its beautiful long legs.”




Beluga in Quebec


“Surfacing” by Jean-Christophe Girard Lemay (Canada). Third Place, Nature.

“Such a memorable day navigating the St. Lawrence (Quebec, Canada) on the CCGS Amundsen. A was assigned as official photographer for the scientific mission that took place on the ship, for two weeks and a half. On the fifth day, a beluga came to visit us very closely when we were stopped at the last sampling station. I knew I saw one earlier, but very far offshore. This time, it couldn’t have been closer than; it dived right in front of our eyes, and then came out often on the other side of the boat about fifteen minutes later, each time blowing air just before it hit the surface.”




Boys Jumping in India


“Flying Boys” by Dimpy Bhalotia (India). Second Place, Street Photography.

“This was shot in Varanasi, India.”


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