2007 Aperture Portfolio Prize Awarded

More than eight hundred artists from across the United States and around the world submitted their work to the first Aperture Portfolio Prize competition. Out of this vast array, the judges awarded the top prize to San Francisco-area photographer Jessamyn Lovell for her project Catastrophe, Crisis, and Other Family Traditions. In addition, four runners-up were selected: Brooklyn-based Ian Baguskas, Cynthia Greig of Detroit, New York-based Israeli artist Shai Kremer, and Tomoyuki Sakaguchi of Tokyo. Aperture is pleased to showcase each artist’s portfolio here.

Aperture Portfolio Prize Winner: Jessamyn Lovell

Runner-up: Ian Baguskas

Runner-up: Cynthia Greig

Runner-up: Shai Kremer

Runner-up: Tomoyuki Sakaguchi

The following staff took part in judging the 2007 competition:

Lesley A. Martin, Publisher, Books
Diana Edkins, Director of Exhibitions & Limited-Edition Photographs
Michael Famighetti, Editor, Books, & Managing Editor, Aperture magazine
Susan Ciccotti, Managing Editor, Books
Joanna Lehan, Associate Editor
Yass Etemadi, Editorial Assistant
Sebastian Mejia, Work Scholar
Kate Phillips, Work Scholar
Christina Wiles, Work Scholar
Carmen Winant, Work Scholar

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Aperture Portfolio Prize.