Photographer An Le, a recent graduate
of SCAD (Savannah College of Arts and Design), was declared the grand
prize winner of the Vogue New Exposure Photography Contest in a
ceremony held in New York. The idea behind Vogue’s contest was to
pinpoint emerging talent in the fashion photography field and help
them to succeed; and it was sponsored by RED Cameras and Bottega
Veneta.
This was a very tough contest,
requiring entrants to submit between 12 and 20 fashion related images
that were judged by a panel of experts including Ivan Shaw,
Photography Director, Vogue; Tomas Maier, Creative Director, Bottega
Veneta; Ross Bleckner, Artist; Jack Pierson, Photographer; Carol
Squiers, Curator, International Center of Photography; Stewart
Shining, Photographer; Jarred Land, RED and Doug Lloyd, Creative
Director.
The judges scored entries based on the
photographer having unique point of view, mastery of technical
skills, and an overall proficiency in the application of the
photographic arts to fashion.
The prize package that An Le won is
valued at $ 50,000. It includes $ 10,000, a mentorship with Management
Artists, a RED EPIC-X camera and the opportunity to shoot a project
for Bottega Veneta.
Le was in Vietnam at the time he was
announced the winner and was very exited and honored.
Le credits the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
for helping him develop his personal style and creative skills, and
meet the time constraints imposed by the contest.
The Savannah College of
Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution
offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees to prepare talented students
for professional careers. SCAD offers degrees in more than 40 majors.
Visit scad.edu
for more info.
To see more of An Le’s work, visit http://www.anlestudio.com
(via savannahnow.com)
