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2021 Photographer of the Year winner & Finalists

Judges: (click here for judges' bios)

LEAD JUDGE DAVE LABELLE , RENEE C. BYER, MARK JOHNSON, JOSH MELTZER, JESSICA PHELPS, BILLY WEEKS

Judges notes

The still photographer of the year has been determined by a new contest this year. The contest consists of a portfolio of up to 40 images of a photographer’s best work throughout the year. A panel of judges led by David LaBelle judged all of our stills categories, including this one.

The judges had this to say about the winner and three finalists: “There were so many strong entries. There were at least three other portfolios that could have won this award. Stronger editing would have made the difference. Removal of just a few images could have changed the results. It was very close. A different set of judges, on a different day, might have picked different portfolios for the final group and that would have been fair.”

“The winner had a sophistication to all of their work, and the portfolio was very well edited. The work in Mexico had grit. I could feel the pictures. It had texture. The composition and subject matter were well organized.”

Wonderful work across so many great portfolios.


Photographer of the Year, Ringo H.W. Chiu



Finalist Portfolio: AMY GASKIN

Finalist Portfolio: JAY L. Clendenin, LOs Angeles times


INTERNATIONAL WORK, Judges Special Citation: Marcus Yam