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Nominee In The Photography Masters Cup

Posted on February 19, 2013 | 8 comments

6th Annual Photography Masters Cup

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A 1935 Ford Pickup truck parked in the NT (National Theatre) underground car park. London. May 07, 2012. Photo: ©Edmond Terakopian 2012

A 1935 Ford Pickup truck parked in the NT (National Theatre) underground car park. London. May 07, 2012. Photo: ©Edmond Terakopian 2012

I’m delighted to share this good news! Whilst on assignment on London’s South Bank I came across this gorgeous old Ford pickup truck and couldn’t resist photographing it; very happy that I did! The rusty pipes and concrete really added to the feel of the image as did the single overhead light. The image was shot on my Leica M9 and Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH (FLE).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER EDMOND TERAKOPIAN

LOS ANGELES (February 19th, 2013) – Professional photographer Edmond Terakopian of the UK was presented with the 6th Annual Photography Masters Cup Nominee title in the category of Americana at a prestigious Nomination & Winners Photoshow. The live online ceremony webcast Saturday, February 16, 2013 was attended by photography fans in 86 countries who logged on to see the climax of one of the industry’s most important events for color photography.

The awards international Jury included captains of the industry from Phillips de Pury & Company in New York; Kunst Licht Gallery, Shanghai; XPO Gallery, Paris; Tasveer Galleries, India; BFN, Netherlands; to BBH in London who honored Color Masters with 239 coveted title awards in 18 categories.

“It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 8,521 entries we received this year,” said Basil O’Brien, the awards Creative Director. “Edmond Terakopian’s “Old Ford Pickup Truck”, an exceptional image entered in the Americana category, represents contemporary color photography at its finest, and we’re pleased to present him with the title of Nominee.”

INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS, PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography. http://www.photomasterscup.com.

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RNOH Funding Appeal Reportage

Posted on January 21, 2013 | 3 comments

Multimedia Film On Amazing People

This is the most important project I did during 2012; a look at an amazing hospital in Stanmore, Middlesex called the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH). The original film was first commissioned by the hospital’s charity to help raise funds. After filming I spent several days at the RNOH with the aim of just shooting images. Leica M9s to hand, I was fortunate to see some wonderful moments and combined with a recent visit to the children’s ward by the hospital’s Patron, HRH Princess Eugenie in December, I decided to make a completely new edit of the film, incorporating the photographs.

 

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Canon & Apple To The Rescue

Posted on December 5, 2012 | Leave a comment

Helping Out Photographers

Recession. Photography market devaluation. Lack of commissions. Extortionate equipment prices. Sound familiar? It’s the market for the majority of professional photographers. Things have become so bad in some segments of the market, that the money made from a picture sale sometimes doesn’t even cover the money spent on parking!

One of the problems as I mentioned is also extortionate equipment prices. Professional grade digital cameras and the pro lenses have just multiplied in cost to often ridiculous levels, with most pros bewildered as to how they are going to upgrade the tools of their trade.

There is some good news though on this front.

Canon 1DX. Photo: ©Edmond Terakopian

Canon 1DX. Photo: ©Edmond Terakopian

Canon

For those needing to get Canon’s amazing flagship camera, the Canon 1DX, there is some good news. As long as you buy the 1DX with one of Canon’s ‘L’ lenses, you can take advantage of 24 months interest free credit. No big deposit either; the cost is just spread over 24 months (interest free deal ends on January 31st, 2013). Personally I’ve found this deal extremely helpful and it allowed me to get a 1DX and upgrade my 70-200mm f2.8L IS to the new MkII version (saving £160 witht he cashback on the lens!), from the fabulous folks at Fixation. There’s even more good news; Canon are offering cash back on some of the ‘L’ lenses, and I managed to save some money too (offer until January 24th, 2013).

Apple

Apple are very helpfully also offering interest free credit, this time over 10 months. So if your MacBook Pro’s looking a little worse for wear and you need a Retina display, spreading the cost will probably be helpful!

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Steve McCurry Shoots The Pirelli Calendar

Posted on December 1, 2012 | 6 comments

Behind The Scenes Video

Steve McCurry is definitely one of my favourite photojournalists and an absolute master of his art. I was a little surprised to hear he shot the Pirelli Calendar for 2013, but watching this behind the scenes video makes the whole thing make sense! He shot it very much in his way and I love the concept of taking it away from the traditional nudes and making more about these amazing women featured. The style of images as one would expect are different too. Beautifully posed models, lit in some cases by LED lights, but juxtaposed against real surroundings, with elements of street photography and teh natural world around them.

Below is the short version of the video:

The photographs can be viewed HERE.

There is also a full length behind the scenes video too:

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Don McCullin

Posted on November 14, 2012 | Leave a comment

Chasing Haunting Images

A very interesting and open interview with photographer Don McCullin about his war photography over the past 50 years and his current passion for his landscapes.

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Finalist In TPOTY

Posted on November 8, 2012 | 8 comments

Image Chosen As A Finalist In Travel Photographer Of The Year 2012

Hugely delighted to share that an image of mine has been chosen as a finalist in the One Shot, Single Image category of TPOTY, with the theme of ‘Water’.

A heavy downpour of rain soaks pedestrians as they pass an illuminated advertising sign saying “Love Your Job”. Hammersmith, London. January 14, 2011. Photo: ©Edmond Terakopian

The judging will take place at the end of November, so fingers crossed!

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