The legendary Abbey Street Studios has announced facts of the initially-ever Music Pictures Awards, to be held at the studios afterwards this 12 months.
The inaugural MPAs will feature the finest and most placing music images from 2021, as voted for by a panel that includes David Bowie photographer Rankin, Moses Sumney, Shygirl, and Rolling Stone’s deputy photograph director Sacha Lecca.
Along with a selection of shut classes, programs from photographers across the planet are welcomed for the Studio, Stay, Championing Scenes, and Undiscovered Photographer of the Calendar year awards.
Talking about the awards, Rankin, who sales opportunities the judging panel, claimed: “Throughout my career, it is always been genuinely significant for me to guidance rising and undiscovered talent in pictures, so the prospect to lover with just one of music’s most significant and most prestigious manufacturers in Abbey Highway Studios for this year’s inaugural Audio Photographer of the Calendar year Awards, is massively remarkable. “Music pictures is an art variety that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, so it’s amazing to celebrate these working in the discipline with these Awards. What I’m usually looking for with photography is a relationship with the subject matter make any difference and tunes has been a person of my major passions for as lengthy as I can try to remember, so this is a actual thrill.”
See all the categories for the to start with Music Images Awards under, with explanations on what they stand for. They will be held at Abbey Street Studios in Could, with an actual date TBA.
Zeitgeist Award
“This category celebrates THE graphic that defines music in 2021.”
Championing Scenes Award
“This award will glow a highlight on the great importance of the grassroots actions by celebrating the photographers documenting subcultural tunes scenes around the planet.”
Reside New music Photography Award
“Capturing the image that defined stay new music in 2021.”
Studio Photography Award
“Exploring the process of recording new music.”
Undiscovered Photographer of the Year
“We want to expose the best future photographers of all backgrounds forging a route in new music photography. Do you have a body of do the job that is ready to be found?”
INVITED Groups
Portrait Photography Award
“A photograph that captures the spirit, essence and personality of the artist. Stylised, conceptual or candid, it is how the artist represents their work as a result of visible imagery.”
Editorial Images Award
“Editorial photography tells a story with visuals. It can choose the viewer on a journey, illuminate penned text, set a tone or existing a extremely advanced imaginative principle.”
Artist at Function Images Award
“A defining photograph that captures a minute of creativeness at work – in the studio, on phase, powering-the-scenes.”
Icon Award
“A special honour in recognition of a man or woman whose affect and contribution to the art of songs images is unparalleled.”
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