The New York Times today reports that W has launched a contest for fashion photographers in honor of the magazine’s 40th anniversary. “The Shot,” as the contest is called, “seeks to identify and support the next generation of stars in fashion photography,” says the Times. And we’re proud to note that Erik Madigan Heck has been put forward as one of those stars. A portfolio of his work is featured in W‘s November issue, along with those of five other photographers “whom its editors, in a partnership with the International Center of Photography, have identified as ‘exhilarating new talents.’”
“We looked for photographers with original ideas,” Stefano Tonchi, the editor of W, told the Times. “We selected the ones who are not like anyone else.”
Congratulations to Erik, and to his fellow talented honorees—Boo George, Kacper Kasprzyk, Karim Sadli, Zoe Ghertner, and Benjamin Lennox. We can’t wait to see who wins the plum prize: a chance to photograph a feature for W’s September 2013 issue.
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Click to read the article at nytimes.com.
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