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
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
Jacopo Maria Della Valle is an Italian travel photographer who fell in love with photography at young age thanks to the influence of his father. Since then he has travelled to Europe, the USA, Cuba, Morocco and all over Asia. He is the winner of AAP Magazine 12 B&W with his project Bull Jumping. We asked him a few questions about his life and work.
Giedo van der Zwan is a street photographer, writer and publisher from the Netherlands. He started working on a long-term project 'Pier to Pier' in 2017 and published his book in June 2018. He is the winner of AAP Magazine 8 Street. We asked him a few questions about his life and work.
Eli Klein Gallery has an international reputation as one of the foremost galleries specializing in contemporary Chinese art and continues to advance the careers of its represented artists and hundreds of other Chinese artists with whom it has collaborated. The Gallery has been instrumental in the loan of artworks by Chinese artists to over 100 museum exhibitions throughout the world. It has published 40 books/catalogues and organized more than 75 exhibitions of Chinese contemporary art at our prestigious venues in New York City.
Cayetano González is a talented Spanish photographer and cinematographer who found his calling when his grandfather lend him his Leica. Since then he has directed commercials and shot several covers of major magazines. His work is influenced by the painters he admires like Sorolla, Velázquez, Rembrandt and Delacroix.
Mauro De Bettio is an Italian photographer who lives in Spain. His pictures are a visual story able to highlight unseen or ignored realities. A vital tool that can help bring about social changes. He is the winner of AAP Magazine 11 Travels. We asked him a few questions about his life and work.
Stéphane Lavoué, is a French portrait photographer born in Mulhouse in 1976. He lives and works between Brittany and Paris. He is the winner of the Niépce Prize 2018. We asked him a few questions about his life and work.
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