International Color Award for Alec Von Bargen

Former artist-in-residence and professional photographer Alec Von Bargen of the USA was presented with the 11th Annual International Color Award in the category of photojournalism at a prestigious Nomination & Winners Photoshow on Saturday, March 10, 2018.

"Photography is more popular than ever. Last year around 1.2 trillion pictures were taken. In this awards show we pay tribute to the top 0.0000000001% of them" said Juror Martijn van Marle, Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy & Mather, Amsterdam. Joshua White, Presenter and Producer on The Art Channel, London added "Judging this year's submissions for the Color Awards was challenging. The winning images illustrate the continuing importance of photography as a way of seeing the world around us and understanding human experience."

"It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 5,642 entries we received this year," said Basil O'Brien, the awards Creative Director. "Alec Von Bargen's "Under The Blue Skies Of Agok," an exceptional series entered in the photojournalism category, represents contemporary color photography at its finest, and we're pleased to present him with this award."

INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography.