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Production Paradise is proud to reveal the winners of the 2024 Spotlight Awards, recognizing remarkable talents in 14 categories of commercial photography.

Now in its seventh edition, the Spotlight Awards focus on advertising photography. This unique event targets commercial photography and features a panel of more than 60 judges composed exclusively of industry experts and potential clients. Some of the top creatives from the most influential brands, ad agencies, and magazines in the world took the time to select the best talents from the Spotlight Awards. This year, they had to choose their winners from thousands of entries.

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Advertising & The Grand Prize Winner Lucila Blumencweig, Argentina

Advertising & The Grand Prize Winner Lucila Blumencweig, Argentina

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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Grand Prize Winner of the 2024 Spotlight Awards!🏆 @lucilablumencweig Lucila Blumencweig from Argentina claimed the Grand Prize for her work: ‘’This is one of a three image campaign for ALMA ALZHEIMER called SECONDS. We shot this beautiful campaign with REPUBLICA HAVAS produced by LAPERLA. The concept was to portray the struggle and raise awareness of how people dealing with Alzheimer's have only a few seconds of knowing where they are before becoming completely lost again. We wanted this to be real, so we scouted thoroughly through the city different spots where the sun hit slightly but all around was shadow, and really had few minutes too shoot each image. It was a really defiant project cause we wanted to achieve the exact mood with natural light and use almost no post production."

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Lucila Blumencweig from Argentina claimed the Grand Prize for her work in the Advertising category. Her winning entry, chosen from thousands of submissions, earned her a valuable combination of prizes and industry-wide exposure.

"This campaign was shot in natural light, with precise scouting and timing to capture the sun hitting the spots just as we needed to portray and emphasize the struggle with Alzheimer’s."

Other winners include Ben Cole from Australia (Food & Drink Photography Category), Matthew McQuillan from the UK (Sport Category), and Anke Luckmann from Germany (Car Category). The full list of winners is available on the Production Paradise website.

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    People & Lifestyle Winner James Pearson-Howes, United Kingdom

    People & Lifestyle Winner James Pearson-Howes, United Kingdom

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    Pyla
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this, it has such movement. You can hear the music.

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    Architecture & Interiors Winner Ema Peter, Canada

    Architecture & Interiors Winner Ema Peter, Canada

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    Sarah Le Nevé, Visual Identity Project Manager at Moët & Chandon and Spotlight Awards Judge, said: "Projects such as the Spotlight Awards allow us to bring together and discuss subjects that fascinate many creative people. I think the number one quality of an experience like this is to share our know-how. This allows us to broaden our horizons and see bigger and further."

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    Judges like André Duck (Producer at Porsche, Germany), Joane Banks (Photo Editor at The Economist, UK), Marcela Ferri (Senior Producer at Netflix, Netherlands), Raphael Soria (Sr. Art Director at Ogilvy, Spain), and Kayahan Uluş (Advertising Coordinator at Turkish Airlines, Turkey), among many others, have chosen the winners. This competition might just be the most global online portfolio review a photographer could ever have.

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    Kids Winner Matt Anderson, United States

    Kids Winner Matt Anderson, United States

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    For the second year, Production Paradise has included the AI Image Developing & Creating category in its Spotlight Awards. It has invited creatives to develop or create stunning images using AI tools. Canada-based image creator Sy Goldstein received the most votes with his image “Morning Commute,” part of a series about finding a seat during a busy subway commute.

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    Still Life Winner Sabine Scheer, Germany

    Still Life Winner Sabine Scheer, Germany

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    Pamelot
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooh, This texture is tangible!! Luv it. I would have jumped for joy IF this particular post told us WHAT the marketing and advertising was for with each "product", etc.!! 😏😁

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    Sport Winner Matthew Mcquillan, United Kingdom

    Sport Winner Matthew Mcquillan, United Kingdom

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    Each category has a single winner, and all 50+ judges chose the Grand Prize winner from the 14 category winners. Each winner will receive prizes from Production Paradise and our sponsors ModelManagement.com, Evoto AI, NPHoto, and frii, as well as global promotion across all the Production Paradise media channels.

    “Our Spotlight Awards have given talented photographers the opportunity to be directly visible to more than 50 of some of the most influential creative decision-makers around the globe. That is exactly what Production Paradise is all about – great imagery in front of great creatives,” says Mariela von Estorff, CEO of Production Paradise.

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    Food & Drink Winner Ben Cole, Australia

    Food & Drink Winner Ben Cole, Australia

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    Corporate & Industrial Winner Camilla Rutherford, New Zealand

    Corporate & Industrial Winner Camilla Rutherford, New Zealand

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    Cars Winner Anke Luckmann, Germany

    Cars Winner Anke Luckmann, Germany

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    Portrait & Celebrity Winner Sacha Stejko, New Zealand

    Portrait & Celebrity Winner Sacha Stejko, New Zealand

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    AI Image Developing & Creating Winner Sy Goldstein, Canada

    AI Image Developing & Creating Winner Sy Goldstein, Canada

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    Susical
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's good they made a separate category for AI "art." I mean, it's out there now, so the best we can do is try to keep it separate from human created (i.e., real) art.

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    Fashion Winner Dirk Bader, Germany

    Fashion Winner Dirk Bader, Germany

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    Travel, Documentary & Landscape Winner Per Schorn, Germany

    Travel, Documentary & Landscape Winner Per Schorn, Germany

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