2011 Competition Winner Announced

We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2011 Guernsey Photography Competition.  Kiana Hayeri is a young Iranian photographer who lives in Canada. The £5,000 prize (sponsored by Generali Worldwide and PPF Partners) will not only allow Kiana to continue working on her projects but will also help her to exhibit her work for our 2012 festival.

Jean Christophe Godet adds his words of congratulations: “Kiana’s work “May God be with you my daughter” follows the emotional journey of two Iranian girls who left Iran with the hope of a better future in Canada. What makes Kiana’s work stand out is the delicate approach to her subjects which allows her to capture personal and intimate moments. Her portfolio unlocks a full range of feelings and uncovers a refreshingly mature approach. We look forward to working with her on her 2012 exhibition.”

And the competition sponsors add their comments about the winner. “We were overwhelmed by the incredible response to this year’s competition. Generali Worldwide and PPF Partners are proud to help bring new talent like Kiana to a wider audience. Her work truly reflects the theme of Journey and we look forward to seeing more from this young photographer.”
Tim Ward, head of Generali Worldwide.

Thanks to Generali Worldwide and PPF Partners and their fantastic £5,000 prize our competition this year has attracted high numbers of photographers from all over the world. We received applications from Japan, USA, Canada, Russia, South America, Italy, Spain, France, Holland, Germany, UK and of course Guernsey.

It took two days for the judges (John O’Neil – Picture Editor Guernsey Press, Martin Purvis – Programme Manager for Arts & Design at CFE and Jean-Christophe Godet – Festival Director ) to work through all the applications. As expected the standard was very high and we are pleased to say that they also selected a shortlist of entries (including local) that we would like to invite to exhibit in our 2012 programme. The selected photographers will be contacted directly soon.

Congratulations again to Kiana and thank you to all photographers who submitted their work.