With the judging almost complete, we are thrilled to now share the 25 INPRNT Photography Award Finalists of this year’s Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. It has been another impressive year for entries and the high calibre of work has excited all of the team here at Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
We received entries from both analogue and digital photographers working across various fine art photography styles. Entries have been made using cutting edge camera, lens, housing, and lighting equipment to create their artwork including: Nikon, Canon, Sigma, Hasselblad, Kodak, Pentax, Sony, Volna-3, Polaroid, Adobe Lightroom, Lumecube, Olympus, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Profoto, Nikkor, Godox, Pentax, Kiev 60, Lomography, Softbox, Mamiya, Sekor and GoPro. We even received cyanotypes!
The high calibre of work has excited all of the team here at Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.
Many digital photographers now use a combination of camera and mobile phone hardware. The mobile phone brands included: Google, iPhone, Nokia, and Samsung to name a few. For post processing work entrants largely used: Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
Stay tuned, the iCanvas Digital Art and RAYMAR Traditional Art Finalists will be announced later this week. You can take a peek at the Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award Finalists here.
Prizes
From the 110 Finalists [yes we have increased the number this year – more news on this later], the Winners in each category, and overall 1st Prize Winner will participate in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine curated exhibition at Haven Gallery along side 70 of the best contemporary artists from around the world. Additionally, winners will share in over US$45,000 in cash and prizes including: a non acquisitive cash prize, product prizes, advertising packages, editorial in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, exclusive interviews published on the Beautiful Bizarre website, exposure to our 1M+ social media community, and much more!!
Plus in addition, each sponsor will choose one outstanding work from their Award category to receive an Honourable Mention. Stay tuned to learn more!
The People’s Choice winner will be selected by popular vote from the 110 Finalists, and will receive a year’s worth of social media advertising through the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine socials to ensure they are able to connect with the right audience of engaged creatives, collectors and gallerists, raise their profile, associate their work with other leading creatives, and of course to grow their social media following. They will also enjoy a 12 month Beautiful Bizarre Magazine print subscription, and an in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine and Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize websites, giving readers an insight into their vision and practice. Voting will open on 24 August. To ensure you don’t miss your chance to vote, please join our email mailing list here.
INPRNT Photography Award
Winner will receive:
- $3,000 cash, generously donated by sponsor INPRNT, printers of high quality art prints. INPRNT is run by artists, for artists.
- Receive a beautiful, specially commissioned glass art award trophy
- The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Haven Gallery [Long Island, New York] alongside 70+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists
- Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work
- US$1,500 worth of art photography and/or Fine Art archival print reproduction from Static Medium
- 3 month social media advertising package (Beautiful Bizarre Magazine: 1 million+ followers across all socials platforms)
- Exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites + shared on social media
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
- + most importantly, receive worldwide exposure!
2nd and 3rd prize winners will receive:
- The opportunity to exhibit in the prestigious Beautiful Bizarre Magazine exhibition at Haven Gallery [Long Island, New York] alongside 70+ of the world’s best contemporary representational artists
- Exposure to a successful commercial gallery’s collector base with the opportunity to sell their work
- A year’s worth of inspiration – a print subscription to Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
- An exclusive in-depth interview published on the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize and Beautiful Bizarre Magazine websites.
- + most importantly, receive worldwide exposure!
So without further ado we are proud to announce the 25 INPRNT Photography Award Finalists of the 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize…
INPRNT Photography Award Finalists
2021 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
Lilith (digital photograph)
Red Wrath (digital photograph)
Elevation (digital photograph)
Emaya (digital photograph, embroidery)
Higher Power (digital photograph)
Touch of Thought (digital photograph)
The Lie She Told Herself, Self Portrait (analogue photograph)
Collecting Ghosts (digital photograph)
Lost Sky (digital photograph)
Sentiment (digital photograph)
A fleur de peau (digital photograph)
Porcelain (digital photograph). Body painting by Martin Bray
Amphitrite (digital photograph)
Beginning of Fall (digital photograph)
Wistful Stroll (digital photograph)
The Doors of the Wild (digital photograph)
The Kiss (digital photograph)
Encased (digital photograph)
Abandoned (digital photograph)
Tribute to Man Ray (digital photograph)
“All the Little Things” Self Portrait (digital photograph)
Thaw Self Portrait (digital photograph)
Hold Me Tight (digital photograph)
Hydrangea (digital photograph)
Human // Nature 16: part of the “Human // Nature” series (digital photograph)
