The Hipstography Awards 2016 – Nominees for Creative 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 Friday January 27th.

 

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"Removed From Reality" by Florian Bilges

Name: Florian Bilges
Hometown: Hannover, Germany
Resides: Hannover, Germany
Profession: Photographer
Hobbies: Bicycling, art, photography
Hipstographer since: 2013
Year of birth: 1963

Favorite Combo:  Florence  +  Blanko 1 
Favorite Lens:  Florence 
Favorite Film:  D-Type Plate 
Favorite Flash:  Jolly Rainbo 2X 

"For this series, I was inspired by the light and the symbolism of old paintings, mainly the Dutch painters. Their paintings with the smooth/soft light spilling through the windows are so very delicious for the eyes. The Hipstamatic filters and the light of a window give me the tools to create my own 'painterly' images."
Florian Bilges

 

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"Uneasy Dreams" by Kathleen Magner Rios

Name: Kathleen Magner Rios
Hometown: Fairhill Maryland
Resides: Wilmington Delaware
Profession: Partner in Real Estate Group
Hobbies: Traveling, Photography, Running
Hipstographer Since: 2011
Year of Birth: ouch!

Favorite Combo:  Yoona  +  Blanko 1 
Favorite Lens:  Yoona 
Favorite Film:  DC 
Favorite Flash: None – natural light

"While working on this project, I came across a quote from Franz Kafka’s "The Metamorphosis" where Gregor, the main character, wakes from uneasy dreams to find himself transformed into an insect. This had me thinking about how removed from the life of an insect our existence is and dreaming about how my little courtyard garden might appear to be an entire world to something so small. I often photograph botanicals found in my garden and relish the time taken to try to capture a "personality". Living among the botanicals are many insects, happily getting on with their own business, so I conscripted them to be the subject of my series and to try to capture some of their personality as well."
Kathleen Magner Rios

 

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"The Life of Lawns" by Berlewen Jolixor

Name: Berlewen Jolixor
Hometown: Lyon, France
Resides: Saint Genis Laval, France
Profession: Restoration of historical monuments, painter, decorator
Hobbies: Tai chi, sci-fi, biking, photography
Hipstographer since: 2012
Year of Birth: It’s a jubilee this year!

Favorite Combo:  Lowy  +  Blanko 1 
Favorite Lens:  Lowy 
Favorite Film:  Love 81 
Favorite Flash: The sun

1-Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick by Wim Wenders. 2-The hand of God – Maradona. 3-Under correctional. 4-Fuzzy boots. 5-Prickly Protection. 6-The Brasilian Wall. 7-Knitting. 8-The caviar pass. 9-The Roulette. 10-Mandala. 11-Shooting a goal. 12-Fancy footwork. 13-The Strainer. 14-Training Day. 15-The Hard Shoulder. 16-The Firing Angle. 17-Igoal on IPhone only. 18-The icing on the cake. 19-Under siege. 20-Manly sports. 21-Casting Simulator.

 

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"Morning Light" by Jill Lian

Name: Jill Lian
Hometown: Elmira, NY
Resides: Elmira, NY
Profession: Clay sculptor
Hobbies: Macro photography and hiking
Hipstographer since: 2012
Year of birth: 1962

Favorite Combo:  John S  +  Ina's 1969 
Favorite Lens:  John S 
Favorite Film:  Pistil 
Favorite Flash:  Jolly Rainbo 2X 

"I have fallen in love with the treasure hunt that macro photography is. I find it immensely relaxing to lose myself in the beauty of detail."
Jill Lian

 

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"Light Sketches" by Florian Bilges

Name: Florian Bilges
Hometown: Hannover, Germany
Resides: Hannover, Germany
Profession: Photographer
Hobbies: Bicycling, art, photography
Hipstographer since: 2013
Year of birth: 1963

Favorite Combo:  Florence  +  Blanko 1 
Favorite Lens:  Florence 
Favorite Film:  D-Type Plate 
Favorite Flash:  Jolly Rainbo 2X 

"Aside from my professional work as a Still Life Photographer, it is also a welcome change to take photos that are reduced to the essentials. Meanwhile, it has become a passion of mine to take photos like these with Hipstamatic and its stunning picture styles."
Florian Bilges

 

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"Pile-Poil" by Berlewen Jolixor

Name: Berlewen Jolixor
Hometown: Lyon, France
Resides: Saint Genis Laval, France
Profession: Restoration of historical monuments, painter, decorator
Hobbies: Tai chi, sci-fi, biking, photography
Hipstographer since: 2012
Year of Birth: It’s a jubilee this year!

Favorite Combo:  Lowy  +  Blanko 1 
Favorite Lens:  Lowy 
Favorite Film:  Love 81 
Favorite Flash: The sun

"The title of this series, "Pile Poil" refers to one of those untranslatable French expressions meaning "on point" or "on the mark". "Pile" comes from "heads-or-tails" when tossing a coin and "[au] poil" is attributed to the XIXth century portraitists who were meant to reproduce the faces of people “without a hair (poil) out of place”… The fusion of both indicates a notion of extreme precision.
In this series, the bristles of the brushes are inhabited by all sorts of small animals. The animals seem to be living in perfect harmony within their fuzzy habitats, depicting our everyday lives on another scale, a journey into the minuscule!
This had led me to fall in love with a duster (the giraffe picture)."
Berlewen Jolixor

 

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"Mistress of the Field" by Kathleen Magner Rios

Name: Kathleen Magner Rios
Hometown: Fairhill Maryland
Resides: Wilmington Delaware
Profession: Partner in Real Estate Group
Hobbies: Traveling, Photography, Running
Hipstographer Since: 2011
Year of Birth: ouch!

Favorite Combo:  Yoona  +  Blanko 1 
Favorite Lens:  Yoona 
Favorite Film:  DC 
Favorite Flash: None – natural light

"The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems in the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him." August Rodin

"I have always been drawn to the inherent sensual beauty of flowers and Spring is the season this love affair blossoms. Maybe it is due to the dearth of blooms during the long winter months, but it has become clear that I awaken anew along with the daffodils."
Kathleen Magner Rios

 

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