The Hipstography Awards 2015 – Nominees for Documentary Portfolio of the Year

Which are your favorite 3 portfolios? You can vote for one of them, or two or three, it’s entirely up to you; the maximum, however, is three.

Only one vote per person is allowed.

Voting for this category will end on Thursday January 28th.

'Cannes 2015' by Valery Hache

Name: Valéry Hache
Hometown: Rennes
Resides: Nice
Profession: Photojournalist at AFP
Hobbies: Photography exhibitions, the sea, photography books and films
Hipstographer since: 2013
Year of Birth: 1962
Favorite Combo:  John S  +  BlacKeys SuperGrain 
Favorite Lens:  John S 
Favorite Film:  BlacKeys SuperGrain 
Favorite Flash: None

"This is the tenth time I am covering the Festival de Cannes for l’Agence France Presse (AFP). This means that I am continuously experimenting with new subjects, new angles etc. As I’ve been doing this for a number of years, I try to approach things differently with each consecutive edition, for example using the “Tilt and shift” function or using larger apertures to create different effects, so, I naturally veered towards Hipstamatic.
This time around I used the John S lens and the BlacKeys Supergrain film, which made the coverage of this Festival rather spectacular. I am so very lucky to be able to work with this prestigious agency, that is AFP! It really is a bit of a dream come true!"
Valery Hache

'Cuba' by Ilknur Can

Nom: Ilknur Can
Ville natale: Bilecik, Turkey
Résidence: Istanbul, Turkey
Profession: Banquier
Hobbies: La photo mobile, les voyages,...
Hipstographer depuis: 2013
Date de naissance: 1978

Combo préféré:  John S  +  AO DLX 
Objectif préféré:  Lowy 
Film préféré:  AO DLX 
Flash préféré: Aucun

"Je suis allée récemment à Cuba, un endroit que je voulais visiter depuis longtemps. Durant 20 jours, j'ai collecté mes impressions avec Oggl. Je dois avouer que mon combo préféré est John S et Ao DLX mais j'ai préféré utiliser Lowy/Orra afin de pouvoir capturer les fantastiques couleurs de Cuba."
Ilknur Can

'Don’t forget to validate' by Léna Maria

Name: Léna Maria
Hometown: Perpignan, France
Resides: Marseille, France
Profession: Author Photographer
Hobbies: Traveling, reading, walking,…
Hipstographer since: 2014
Year of Birth: 1985

Favorite Combo:  Florence  +  Blanko 1 
Favorite Lens:  Yoona 
Favorite Film:  Blanko 1 
Favorite Flash:  Cherry Shine 

"Don’t forget to validate (your tickets) is a photography series made over the course of one year, in the buses, metros, and trams of Marseille. I saw it as an exploration of our daily lives, allowing us to discover that the time we spend in public transportation can be one of the most beautiful windows onto the city, others and ourself."
Léna Maria

'India from the Hip' by Adria Ellis

Name: Adria Ellis
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Resides: Boulder, Colorado
Profession: Photographer, Instagram Brand Ambassador
Hobbies: Travel, yoga, hiking, and adventure
Hipstographer since: 2011
Year of Birth: 1971

Favorite Combo: My favorite combo is always changing
Favorite Lens:  Helga Viking 
Favorite Film:  Blanko 
Favorite Flash: I don’t really use the flash.

"For years I felt drawn to India, but I was afraid. I thought it would be too hard, too painful, and I wasn’t sure I was up for that level of intensity and adventure. This all changed unexpectedly and I have never looked back. Never have I been more taken, felt more stimulated, and experienced so much color, sound and emotion. As wonderful as all of India is, my favorite part is the people. They smile, they appear happy, and they love to be photographed. I hope you enjoy these images and can get a sense of how beautiful and powerful India truly is."
Adria Ellis

'Je Suis Paris' by Valery Hache

Name: Valéry Hache
Hometown: Rennes
Resides: Nice
Profession: Photojournalist at AFP
Hobbies: Photography exhibitions, the sea, photography books and films
Hipstographer since: 2013
Year of Birth: 1962
Favorite Combo:  John S  +  BlacKeys SuperGrain 
Favorite Lens:  John S 
Favorite Film:  BlacKeys SuperGrain 
Favorite Flash: None

"My wife and I were in Paris, for the Paris Photo salon. It was Friday night and we were having dinner with a few journalist friends, from AFP and RFI. About 21h30, we were warned that there was gunfire – no further details were offered – and we left the restaurant within the next 5 minutes. On our way back to the hotel, we came across dozens of fire engines, with their sirens wailing, but we were still not aware of the gravity of the situation. When we got back to the hotel, I switched on the TV and the gunfire had changed to attacks… The next morning, my photojournalist’s instinct drove me outdoors; I needed to see the various sites. I arrived early, so many of the victims’ personal effects were still lying there, strewn about on the blood soaked sidewalks. The people at the scene looked worn-out and there was an eerie silence. Here and there, you could see that people were starting to bring flowers and light candles. I took pictures alongside my fellow journalists who had been working all night. The Bataclan site was completely closed off, so I wandered along the perimeters. Around noon, I came across this scene of a bike pulling a piano along. I managed to quickly take 3 pictures before leaving these emotionally draining places. I posted this picture on social media and it immediately got 40.000 likes on Facebook, and 5000 tweets on my Twitter account. I’d like to leave the un-cropped original here: the pianist was about to play "Imagine" by John Lennon, in front of the Bataclan. After that horrible day, I went to several "symbolic" sites, like the Eiffel Tower, in order to create some distance from this horrific tragedy, but mainly, to defy fear."
Valery Hache

'The Zadists' by Frédéric Scheiber

Name: Frédéric Scheiber
Hometown: Toulouse, France
Resides: Toulouse, France
Profession: Photo Journalist
Hobbies: Snowboard, surf, jazz
Hipstographer since: 2011
Year of Birth: 1972

Favorite Combo:  Jane  +  BlacKeys SuperGrain 
Favorite Lens:  Jane 
Favorite Film:  BlacKeys SuperGrain 
Favorite Flash: None

"A dam project on an area of wetlands in the forest of Sivens, in the French department of Tarn, has given rise to fierce opposition and many opponents have started to occupy the site. The creation of the ZAD (Zone a Defendre – loosely translatable as "Zone to be Defended") was thrown into the spotlights, after a grenade killed Remi Fraisse, a 21-year old botanical student, during scuffles with the local gendarmerie on the night of October 26th, 2014. Eco warriors, clowns, climbers, builders and combatants, those termed "Green Jihadists", have been coming and going for months to encumber the proposed work and all of them proudly call themselves “Zadists”, revolutionaries of a completely new genre."
Frédéric Scheiber

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