Donell Gumiran is a Design & Senior Art Director based in Dubai. "Every time I press the shutter, it seems like it's an extension of my personality,"- Donell Gumiran. He sees himself as an image-maker who captures and tells a story in a photograph. The Filipino lensman sees his photography as an art form, borne from his
desire to create on canvas and his professional training in design, when he worked as a
design director in a creative agency. Now based in the U.A.E. Donell is known for his
evocative portraits and travel photography. His favorite subjects are those that capture
human conditions and emotions in everyday life. His knack for sharing his stories,
captured through the lens, has won him international recognitions. He is the recipient
of numerous awards both local and international. Donell Gumiran is also photographer
& contributor for Asian Geographic Magazine.
Recently, He won in Tokyo Foto Award, Japan - Gold 2019, 1st Prize in documentary
category 2018 - International Photography (IPA) Awards Los Angeles, USA. 1st Place
Winner 2018 The Independent Photo Travel Award, Berlin, Germany - He was
adjudged the 2017 grand prize winner of the Travel Photographer Society International
Photography Contest Awards in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2017 and was awarded as
"Portrait Photographer of the Year 2017" for Asian Geographic Images of Asia for its
Asia without Borders program in Singapore. Donell Gumiran also awarded as Photographer
of the year by the Filipino Times 2017 UAE. In addition, he was also one of the
winners in the Life Framer World Travelers Competition judged by magnum photographer
Steve McCurry. Most of his works have been exhibited in New York, Tokyo,and
Rome. He was awarded also as Curtin Dubai's Photographer of the Year - Urban Art
Festival 2018. On the home front, Donell was recently chosen by the National Commission
for Culture and the Arts under the office of the President of the Philippines to
receive the coveted "Ani ng Dangal Award 2018 & 2019." "I think my real accomplishment
was that I was able to use photography as a significant instrument to help the
world for the better. My work gives me a chance to capture and preserve memories of
our time." He sits on the Board of Directors as creative director of Team Juan Makasining,
and uses this position to encourage other photographers to express themselves
through their art.
"Start as passion, not as a profession." - Donell Gumiran
Tom Price is the Photographer of the Year, winner of All About Photo Awards 2021 - The Mind's Eye. My co-jurors Keith Cullen, Denis Dailleux, Stefano De Luigi, Monica Denevan, Claudine Doury, Ann Jastrab, Stephan Vanfleteren, Hiroshi Watanabe, Alison Wright and myself were impressed by his work 'Porter' taken from a series of surreal portraits, featuring 'relocated' porters from Kolkata, as a reflection on the experience of migrant workers.
Alternative photography pioneer Jill Enfield comes from a long line of photographers dating back to 1875-the date when her ancestors opened up gift stores in Germany where they sold cameras and other technical equipment. In 1939, after fleeing Nazi Germany, her family opened the first camera store in Miami Beach, where as a child, Jill roamed the aisles. It is easy to imagine that she grew up always having a camera in her hands. With photography imprinted in her DNA, her career path seemed inevitable.
Michael Nguyen is a street and documentary photographer living near Munich, Germany. He is also the co-founder of Tagree Magazine. We asked him a few questions about his life and work.
Jon Enoch is a London-based photographer who focuses on portrait and lifestyle photography for advertising and media publications, as well as large organisations. He has won numerous awards for his Vietnamese photography portrait series called cBikes of Hanoi', including the Smithsonian Grand Prize; the Lens Culture Portrait Award and the Portraits of Humanity Award in 2020. The images were also shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Award and they won the gold Prix de la Photographie Paris (Px3) award in 2019. The set of portrait images were featured on the BBC, the Guardian, the Telegraph and went viral on websites across the world.
Olivera Stegmann is a Swiss photographer and also the winner of AAP Magazine #16 Shadows with his project 'Circus Noir'. We asked him a few questions about his life and work.
Francesco Gioia is an Italian photographer who lives in England. He is the winner of AAP Magazine 15 Streets with his project 'Wake Up in London'. We asked him a few questions about his life and work
Paul Brouns is a Dutch photographer who found his voice by capturing architecture. The urban landscape is his ideal playground for apprehending rhythm, color and geometrical elements. He is the winner of AAP Magazine 14 "Colors" with his project 'Urban Tapestries'. We asked him a few questions about his life and work.
Referred to as someone who "captures the souls of his models", (Wanderlust Travel Magazine, 2018) Réhahn is more than just a man behind a camera. Behind each click is a story. Whether the photograph shows a child with startling blue eyes, a woman pulling a needle through indigo fabric or a man walking alone down a brightly painted street, these are more than just images to Réhahn. They are the culmination of an experience. The stories of his subjects as well as his passion to learn more about their culture, diversity and changing traditions are what drives Réhahn's work.
Craig Varjabedian's photographs of the American West illuminate his profound connection with the region and its people. His finely detailed images shine with an authenticity that reveals the ties between identity, place, and the act of perceiving. For Varjabedian, photography is a receptive process driven by openness to the revelation each subject offers, rather than by the desire to manipulate form or to catalog detail. He achieves this vision by capturing and suspending on film those decisive moments in which the elements and the spirit of a moment come together
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