Argentinean photographer, Alejandro Chaskielberg, has been announced as winner of the L’Iris D’Or prize at this year’s Sony World Photography Awards.

 

April 28, 2011: Argentinean photographer, Alejandro Chaskielberg, has been announced as winner of the L’Iris D’Or prize at this year’s Sony World Photography Awards.
Selected by a panel of 12 judges, this award went to Chaskielberg’s ø¢â‚¬ËœHigh Tide’ project, a series of photographs taken over a two-year period documenting the lives of a community of islanders who live on the Parana River Delta. The Sony World Photography Awards Open Photographer of the Year title was awarded to Chan Kwok Hung for his dramatic image, ø¢â‚¬ËœBuffalo Race’. Other announcements on the night included the professional category winners, covering Current Affairs to Commercial, Travel to Fine Art Portraiture.
Among the winners are Javier Arcenillas from Spain who, after being shortlisted in four categories, triumphed in the Current Affairs and Contemporary Issues categories, and the UK’s Adam Hinton, winner of the Commercial Campaign category. Australian photographer, Liz Loh-Taylor took out first place in the Travel category.
Details of the winners of all categories and a portfolio of winning images can be found at www.worldphoto.org.