Hotshots
Digital Camera UK|October 2023
Winning images from the International Portrait Photographer of the Year Awards 2023
Hotshots

FIRST PLACE, CHARACTER STUDY

Frederic Aranda, United Kingdom, ‘Mother Goose’ 

“Actor Ian McKellen in his West End dressing room as he prepares to perform the character of Mother Goose in the pantomime of the same name at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London.”

OVERALL WINNER

Forough Yavari, Australia 

‘Ellie’ 

Part of a portfolio of four images, this was captured at the end of a fine-art portrait session with the model. “In this piece, I aimed to deconstruct the impact of societal beauty standards on an individual’s sense of self and identity,” Yavari explains. “I represented the use of makeup and fashion to conform to these standards with circles, symbolising the distorted and fabricated identity that is often presented to the public.”

FIRST PLACE, ENVIRONMENTAL

Jo Kearney, United Kingdom

‘Sonia Herstandez At Home In Havana’

“I walked past Sonia’s home in Havana, Cuba, and she was happy to let me come in and photograph her. I loved the old furniture and decorations in her home.”

A TOP 101 PHOTO, CHARACTER STUDY CATEGORY

Brett Ferguson, Australia

‘The Performer’

“This is a character study of Valerie, who is a burlesque performer.”

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