Taylor Wessing National Portrait Photography Prize Winner announced

Congratulations to Jordi Ruiz Cirera who has been announced as the winner of the Taylor Wessing Portrait Photograph prize.  Information came hot off the press via the British Journal of Photography's great iPhone App.

My prediction was correct :)

Read about the short list and see some of my favourite shots in my previous post HERE

Margarita Teichroeb, from the series Menonos - © Jordi Ruiz Cirera

In second place, shown below, was Lynne, Brighton by Jennifer Pattison

Lynne, Brighton - © Jennifer Pattison

National Portrait Photography Short List

The short list for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2012 have been announced.  I made an effort to enter the competition this year but, understandably, failed to make the final cut.  I completely misjudged the criteria for this competition but will try again next year using articles like this blog for research.

After yesterday's somewhat text heavy blogpost I've kept today's much more viewer friendly.  Enjoy the images, all taken from the short-list, and see if you can pick the winner - it will be announced on 5th November.  My personal favourite is the last image shown below:

Lynne, Brighton - © Jennifer Pattison

Mark Rylance - © Spencer Murphy

The Ventriloquist - © Alma Haser

Mo, from the series Young Hollywood - © Hana Knizova

Displaced Migrant Worker from Libya #1, from the series Trapped in Transit - © Antoine de Ras

Dhalia, 7 weeks, from the series Family Portraits - © Mark McEvoy

Kitty, Christine and Kiraa - © Lydia Panas

Margarita Teichroeb, from the series Menonos - © Jordi Ruiz Cirera