LCR Photo Award Winners @ Williamson Art Gallery and Museum
1 June - 1 July 2023
The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum
open 10am – 5pm Wednesday & Thursday, 10am – 9pm Fridays, and 10am – 5pm Saturdays
The Liverpool City Region Photo Awards were created by Open Eye Gallery and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to celebrate the culture, creativity and vibrancy across our city region, to make some noise about the talent living right here. Submissions were open to anyone living in the Liverpool City Region.
These photographs tell impressive stories, be it the joy of a football game, personal stories of love, grief and gratitude, buzz of everyday urban life, quiet trips to be in nature or journeys to the most exotic places. From portrait to landscape, from still life to wildlife they show the power of a photograph: to bring us nearer to things we miss, to communicate beyond language, and connect instantly.
Speaking about choosing the winners and curating the exhibition, the judges say:
Craig Easton, Photographer, Overall Winner of the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards said: It has been fascinating to see the breadth and diversity of work from photographers of all kinds across the Liverpool City Region: from social documentary to fashion and wildlife to sports, I’m delighted to see how much people are engaging with photography in the region and thinking about the pictures they make.
Mariama Attah, Judge for the 2022 Sony World Photography Award, Head of Exhibitions Open Eye Gallery: The LCR Photo Awards celebrates not only the photographic talent in the region, but also the deep love and personal approaches of how photography can be used. The images here show the range and imagination of visual culture, forming an impressive and reflective inaugural exhibition.
Lindsay Taylor, Judge for 2021 Sony World Photography Awards, Curator, University of Salford Art Collection: It was truly a privilege and delight to be invited to judge these awards. It was wonderful to see so much creativity, inspiration and talent from across the city region. Congratulations to everyone who took part!
Sarah Lovell, Lead Officer – Culture Coordinator, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority: This is the first year we have held these Awards and we have been blown away by the response and quality of the entries! We hope this will be a regular event and that it will inspire a whole new generation of photographers from the Liverpool City Region.
Categories and winners:
People and Places. Telling stories of populated spaces – how does an environment influence a culture and how do people change a place?
Winner: Ahmed Mohammed
Still Life. Showing how an arrangement of things can elevate them and how stillness can become sculptural.
Winner: Helen Jones
Living sustainably. The stories of lifestyles conscious of the environment and our place in it.
Winner: Hellen Songa
Sport. The faces of victory and the poise of an athlete can pass in a moment unless a sharp eye manages to catch them.
Winner: Robert David
Portrait. A portrait is how we learn about something though human context — what are the stories a face can tell?
Winner: Dross
Urban Living. What does living in the city look like? Stories of culture and lived experience.
Winner: Harry Flook
Creative. What photography can look like with different techniques and experiments?
Winner: Natalie Close
Wildlife and Nature. Inspired by the wealth of biodiversity across the Liverpool City Region.
Winner: Jane MacNeil
Analogue
Winner: Tim Brunsden
Youth
Winner: James Clements
Mobile
Winner: Mohammed Hasan
Overall winners: Ahmed Mohamed and Jane MacNeil
Image: Jane MacNeil
The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum
open 10am – 5pm Wednesday & Thursday, 10am – 9pm Fridays, and 10am – 5pm Saturdays
The Liverpool City Region Photo Awards were created by Open Eye Gallery and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to celebrate the culture, creativity and vibrancy across our city region, to make some noise about the talent living right here. Submissions were open to anyone living in the Liverpool City Region.
These photographs tell impressive stories, be it the joy of a football game, personal stories of love, grief and gratitude, buzz of everyday urban life, quiet trips to be in nature or journeys to the most exotic places. From portrait to landscape, from still life to wildlife they show the power of a photograph: to bring us nearer to things we miss, to communicate beyond language, and connect instantly.
Speaking about choosing the winners and curating the exhibition, the judges say:
Craig Easton, Photographer, Overall Winner of the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards said: It has been fascinating to see the breadth and diversity of work from photographers of all kinds across the Liverpool City Region: from social documentary to fashion and wildlife to sports, I’m delighted to see how much people are engaging with photography in the region and thinking about the pictures they make.
Mariama Attah, Judge for the 2022 Sony World Photography Award, Head of Exhibitions Open Eye Gallery: The LCR Photo Awards celebrates not only the photographic talent in the region, but also the deep love and personal approaches of how photography can be used. The images here show the range and imagination of visual culture, forming an impressive and reflective inaugural exhibition.
Lindsay Taylor, Judge for 2021 Sony World Photography Awards, Curator, University of Salford Art Collection: It was truly a privilege and delight to be invited to judge these awards. It was wonderful to see so much creativity, inspiration and talent from across the city region. Congratulations to everyone who took part!
Sarah Lovell, Lead Officer – Culture Coordinator, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority: This is the first year we have held these Awards and we have been blown away by the response and quality of the entries! We hope this will be a regular event and that it will inspire a whole new generation of photographers from the Liverpool City Region.
Categories and winners:
People and Places. Telling stories of populated spaces – how does an environment influence a culture and how do people change a place?
Winner: Ahmed Mohammed
Still Life. Showing how an arrangement of things can elevate them and how stillness can become sculptural.
Winner: Helen Jones
Living sustainably. The stories of lifestyles conscious of the environment and our place in it.
Winner: Hellen Songa
Sport. The faces of victory and the poise of an athlete can pass in a moment unless a sharp eye manages to catch them.
Winner: Robert David
Portrait. A portrait is how we learn about something though human context — what are the stories a face can tell?
Winner: Dross
Urban Living. What does living in the city look like? Stories of culture and lived experience.
Winner: Harry Flook
Creative. What photography can look like with different techniques and experiments?
Winner: Natalie Close
Wildlife and Nature. Inspired by the wealth of biodiversity across the Liverpool City Region.
Winner: Jane MacNeil
Analogue
Winner: Tim Brunsden
Youth
Winner: James Clements
Mobile
Winner: Mohammed Hasan
Overall winners: Ahmed Mohamed and Jane MacNeil
Image: Jane MacNeil
