The International Aperture Awards








Entries Open 1st October to 30th of November 2009

The 2009 International Aperture Awards is the world's most prestigious international online photography competition.

The competition is now open for all professional and non professional photographers with a combined prize pool of US $88,000.00 in cash and prizes.


 

Click here to view the 2009 Category winners and Top 50 placings per category.
The 2008 International Aperture Awards Winners Gallery


The $25,000 Major Prize winner of 2008, Jim Fiscus, US


Jim Fiscus's shot of Jamie Oliver was commissioned by Channel 4 in the UK.

In 15 years of shooting Jim Fiscus has shot campaigns for Levis, Nike, HBO, and many others. He was voted International Photographer of the Year for 2006. His work was featured on two Communication Arts covers, and named #1 on Campaigns 2008 list of top photographers in the United Kingdom. Jim Fiscus lives and works from Athens, Georgia, United States.
Read about Jim and how he created this shot.



The winner of the 2008 Peoples Choice Award, Binh Trinh, NZ


This shot by Binh won first place in the People and Portrait category.
Read about Binh and how he created this shot.


Abstract / Illustrative    
1st   $1,000 USD
FINALIST
Peter Rossi, AU

2nd   $500 USD
FINALIST
Peter Rossi, AU

3rd   $250 USD
FINALIST
Tony Hewitt, AU

4th   $150 USD
FINALIST
Charmaine Heyer, AU

5th   $100 USD
FINALIST
Gay Campbell, AU

Commercial / Advertising    
1st   $1,000 USD
FINALIST
Dean West, AU

2nd   $500 USD
FINALIST
Dean West, AU

3rd   $250 USD
FINALIST
Jim Fiscus, US

4th   $150 USD
FINALIST
Easton Chang, AU

5th   $100 USD
FINALIST
Damien Bredberg, AU

Landscape    
1st   $1,000 USD
FINALIST
Maciej Duczynski, PL

2nd   $500 USD
FINALIST
Mike Langford, NZ

3rd   $250 USD
FINALIST
Paul Gummer, NZ

4th   $150 USD
FINALIST
Maciej Duczynski, PL

5th   $100 USD
FINALIST
Jim Haberman, US

People & Portrait    
1st   $1,000 USD
FINALIST
Binh Trinh, NZ

2nd   $500 USD
FINALIST
Peter Rossi, AU

3rd   $250 USD
FINALIST
Peter Rossi, AU

4th   $150 USD
FINALIST
Charmaine Heyer, AU

5th   $100 USD
FINALIST
Tony Carter, NZ

Photojournalism    
1st   $1,000 USD
FINALIST
Peter Rossi, AU

2nd   $500 USD
FINALIST
Belinda Mason, AU

3rd   $250 USD
FINALIST
John Cook, AU

4th   $150 USD
FINALIST
Riccardo Venturi, IT

5th   $100 USD
FINALIST
Vince Lovecchio, AU

Science & Nature    
1st   $1,000 USD
FINALIST
Mark Gamba, US

2nd   $500 USD
FINALIST
RAOUL SLATER, AU

3rd   $250 USD
FINALIST
Darran Leal, AU

4th   $150 USD
FINALIST
Marcel van Balken, NL

5th   $100 USD
FINALIST
Thomas Wiewandt, US

Sport    
1st   $1,000 USD
FINALIST
Duane Hart, AU

2nd   $500 USD
FINALIST
dan jenkins jr, US

3rd   $250 USD
FINALIST
Mark Gamba, US

4th   $150 USD
FINALIST
Scott Cramer, US

5th   $100 USD
FINALIST
Dean Alexander, US

Wedding    
1st   $1,000 USD
FINALIST
Shireen Hammond, AU

2nd   $500 USD
FINALIST
Tony Carter, NZ

3rd   $250 USD
FINALIST
Craig Mason, AU

4th   $150 USD
FINALIST
Rocco Ancora, AU

5th   $100 USD
FINALIST
Ryan Schembri, AU






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