Portrait Photography Awards 2022
Portrait Photography Awards 2022
Portrait Photography Awards 2022
2023
BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE YEAR
DODHO MAGAZINE
www.dodho.com
Judging Panel
Durdas Dua - Brand Ambassador For Sony
Catherine Edelman - Catherine Edelman Gallery
HJIM Van Gasteren - Professional Photographer
Maria Oliva- Dodho Magazine
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to find real opportunities for the artist, opportunities making him grow and advance on his way to his
personal goal. We want to be a meeting point between the different photography worlds, a link between
galleries, agencies, festivals and photographers. A meeting point so that both worlds do not turn their
backs but enrich one another.
We aim to create a unique and collective space where we can gather the best documentary and artistic
projects of the current photographic panorama. We want everyone having the opportunity to enrich
their content through their projects and reflections, through their unique views, their incursion into
the spaces where life develops. We want everyone feeling free to propose and to express their opinion
and in return, their contact enriched by a collective inspiration immense source thanks to a joint pro-
ject from all and for all.
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Dodho Magazine is an independent international magazine, born out from necessity
and with the vocation to promote the work and projects of professional and emerging
photographers from around the world.
Dodho Magazine was launched in April 2013 based on the idea of giving voice to thousands of photo-
graphers from all over the world. As a result of our passion and enthusiasm, we dared to undertake this
beautiful but steep path, becoming today one of the most visited portals of photography on the web.
These first years have been incredible, and we are proud to have given the dissemination they deserved
to hundreds of incredible stories and their photographers. All of them are now part of our community,
making possible our dream of living and breathing within photography. Dodho Magazine is what for
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Our Mission
The photography diffusion and promotion as a means of artistic expression and a do-
cumentary tool of our-time history.
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containing infinite points of view, a cooperation instrument that is working thanks to the community´s
each member engagement. Our mission is to bring together in a unique and collective space the best of
contemporary photography with a high-quality edition, a careful content selection and to disseminate
this testimony among thousands of photographers, galleries and photography agencies visiting our
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Because photography is a vital need for us, just like the air we breathe, we need images
and stories to be able to continue existing.
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Also, we continue to develop new fostering channels and new ideas to continue promoting new talent
as only we know how to do it. Our team is constantly seeking new photographers with talent and stories
deserving to be told to the world. To develop new alliances adding value and allowing us to grow day
by day. The experience, the knowledge, the technical and artistic quality of each one is undoubtedly
the components that add value to our project. From Dodho Magazine, we are committed to the pho-
tographic careers of each of the photographers whose work and history we have published. For us, it
is vital that the right people hear their voice. For this reason, we will continue working to develop new
formulas for the dissemination of talent.
Dear photographer,
It is a true honor and pleasure for me to present to you the result of a monumental and collective effort: the book “The 100 Best
Images of the Portrait Photography Awards 2023”. This fine arts tome embodies the exceptional dedication, passion, and skill of the
portrait photographers who submitted their works to our contest this year.
The Portrait Photography Awards have always aimed primarily to celebrate and highlight the unique ability of photography to
capture the essence and individuality of the human being. In 2023, we were impressed, more than ever, by the display of talent and
depth of perspectives we were fortunate to discover.
This book is an anthology of the 100 most stunning, emotive, and technically outstanding images we received in this last edition.
Each one of these photographs stands out not only for its aesthetics but also for its ability to tell a story, to show us a window into
the soul of the subject portrayed.
From the moment you open this book, you will be transported through a variety of contexts and emotions. Here are represented
faces from all corners of the world, reflecting the diversity and richness of humanity in its purest and most sincere form. WINNERS
As you enjoy these magnificent photographs, I invite you to pause for a moment and reflect on the art and technique required to PORTRAIT 2023
capture the essence of an individual in a single frame. Each photograph is the result of countless hours of preparation, patience, and DODHO MAGAZINE
a great talent to see beyond the obvious.
I hope that, as you go through these pages, you will find inspiration and a renewed appreciation for portrait photography. I want to
express my deepest gratitude to all participating artists and to all those who worked hard to make this book a reality.
Enjoy “The 100 Best Images of the Portrait Photography Awards 2023”. May this book be a source of inspiration and a constant
reminder of the unmatched power of photography to connect our human experiences.
Sincerely,
Maxim Panés
Founder & Director
Dodho Magazine
Portrait Photography Awards 2023
1ST PLACE
JOHAN LETELLIER
LE MONT OEIL PAR
FRANCE
WEBSITE: johanletellier.book.fr
INSTAGRAM; @johan.letellier
For two decades, Johan held the role of a dermatological photographer, all the
while nurturing his passion and honing his skills in artistic photography...
2ND PLACE
CHIARA FELMINI
UNTITLED
ITALY
WEBSITE: chiarafelmini.myportfolio.com
INSTAGRAM; @chiarafelmini
Born in Turin in 1965, she has been a photographer since the age of 8, when
she received her first camera as a gift (which she still owns); since then, she
has never stopped looking at the world from behind a lens with an ever-
growing interest in travel and the environment.
Animals have been part of her life, professionally and otherwise, for over 30
years and photographing them has been an absolutely natural path. It was
only later that her love for travel led her to discover a passion for documen-
tary and reportage photography. As a photographer, she tells stories, and
engages in aesthetic and emotional research; the constant search for light,
for color, for the moment, but above all for interaction with the people she
meets, provides her with a great impetus for sharing and understanding hu-
man nature - an activity that has now become indispensable for her.
Much satisfaction comes from the publication of her shots in sector maga-
zines (National Geographic foremost, but also Dodho Magazine, AAP, The
Photographer) and from recognitions in national and international com-
petitions (National Geographic, PX3, Mifa, IPA, ND, Monovision, WW-
DPhC). She has exhibited her works in Turin, Reggio Emilia, Tortona and
Piobesi Torinese, as well as at the Festival of Ethical Photography in Lodi
and, most significantly, within the prestigious Atlas of Humanity which has
been on display in Milan, Paris and recently in New York. She has also been
called several times to present her works at theme nights in photographic
and cultural circles.
3RD PLACE
JIRI
VIEW
SNEIDER
CZECH REPUBLIC
WEBSITE: jirisneider.com
INSTAGRAM; @jirisneider
He was born (11.12.1979) and raised in Český Krumlov, where he still re-
sides. Photography began to fascinate him around the year 1997. He has
always been drawn to black and white photography, hence this constitutes
two-thirds of his work. His main focus has been on portraiture and traveller
documentaries.
His photographic skill has further developed recently thanks to his travels
to places such as Ukraine, Bangladesh, Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ja-
pan, among others. These destinations have provided a multitude of themes
and situations involving people in their homes, at work, on the streets, and
during religious rituals. His photographic work, which he considers an ex-
tension of his home, presents a unique perspective of the Czech Republic.
His portraits, full of emotion, utilize both natural light and studio lighting.
His wish is for viewers to pause for a moment and reflect on the facial ex-
pressions, feelings, and natural appearance of the individuals portrayed.
WEBSITE: www.reportage-photography.com
INSTAGRAM; @reportage_photography2
Steven Kruit is originally from Amsterdam, The Netherlands but after his
study International Business from the Maastricht University, he was posted
for his work in South East Asia. Working as the country manager Bangla-
desh for a large European Fashion Retailer he knows the region around
India and Bangladesh pretty well.
WEBSITE: frieke.com
INSTAGRAM; @friekejanssensphotography
Over the past 25 years, Frieke Janssens has acquired a reputation as a pho-
tographer of surreal staged tableaux and group portraits, often originating
in a specific concept, and almost always stemming from an inexhaustible
interest in human diversity.
Notable series include, among others, Smoking Kids, Your last shot, Diana’s,
Animalcoholics, and recently Lightness. In the same way that an oil painter
builds up a work layer by layer, she too meticulously creates each image,
down to the smallest detail. In every picture we can recognise the same ar-
tistic touch, the same technical perfection, combined with a playful duality
between reality and fiction. At first glance, her images attract the viewer be-
cause of their pared-down beauty. Yet once one really starts to look in ear-
nest, one realises that there are always multiple layers of meaning. It seems
as if the people portrayed are trying to tell us something. However, they are
silent, and consequently have to rely on the viewers to create the story for
themselves. Frieke does not adopt any particular position, but aims to con-
vey the feeling that one is not only looking at a photograph, but at a mirror
as well. As such, she leaves the viewers free in their interpretation, yet never
leaves them indifferent.
She sometimes lends her pared-down style to clients with whom she has a
good connection, like a cultural centre, or a campaign, or a newspaper or
magazine. In recent years, Frieke Janssens has exhibited in New York, Chi-
cago, London, Hull, Bilbao and obviously also in her own country, inclu-
ding in Antwerp and Knokke-Heist. Her work has appeared in The Guar-
dian, The Atlantic, Huffington Post, Knack, De Morgen, De Tijd and NRC,
among others. Her book The Sweetest Taboo won gold at the 2019 Henry
Van De Velde awards. In 2022, her third book Lightness was published on
the occasion of the eponymous exhibition in Foto Knokke-Heist.
FINALISTS
PORTRAIT 2023
DODHO MAGAZINE
ALAIN SCHROEDER
GRANDMA DIVERS
BELGIUM
ELISA MILLER
MORNING SCENE WEBSITE: elisamillerstudio.com WEBSITE: https://alainschroeder.myportfolio.com
UNITED KINGDOM INSTAGRAM; @elisamillerstudio INSTAGRAM; @alainschroeder
EVA MUELLER DAVID BONI
MYSOLATION WEBSITE: evamueller-art.vom MY MUM WEBSITE: davidboni.com
USA INSTAGRAM; @evamuellerart UNITED KINGDOM INSTAGRAM; @mrboni
ALEJANDRA LOPEZ
ZABALLA
PHOTOGRAPHER´S ASSISTANT
MEXICO
SVETLIN YOSIFOV
WOMAN MURSI WEBSITE: 1x.com/picsvet/overview WEBSITE: alejandra-photography.com
BULGARIA INSTAGRAM; @svetlin_yosifov INSTAGRAM; @alejandra_photo
BENJAMIN
ANGEL
HAMER WOMAN
BELGIUM
WEBSITE: benjaminangelphotos.com
GONÇALO LOBO PINHEIRO
HOPE AND BELIEF WEBSITE: goncalolobopinheiro.com
MACAO INSTAGRAM; @glp1979
BRIAN CASSEY
100 YEARS & 3 WEEKS - ALF NEAL OAM
AUSTRALIA
ERIC THOMPSON
WEBSITE: briancasseyphotographer.com JENNIFER WEBSITE: ericthompsonphoto.com
INSTAGRAM; @brian_cassey USA INSTAGRAM; @eric_thompson
JONATHAN ANDREW TIM FRANCO
POLKADOT LADY DRAG PORTRAIT JUNGLE
NETHERLANDS FRANCE
WEBSITE: timfranco.com
WEBSITE: jonathanandrewphotography.com INSTAGRAM; @timfranco
TREVOR COLE
ABUSHE
IRELAND
PATRIZIA BURRA
WEBSITE: alternativevisions.co.uk NEW ERA WEBSITE: https://www.patriziaburra.com
INSTAGRAM; @trevcole ITALY INSTAGRAM; @patrizia_burra_photography
JULIE LANG KATERINA
CAPTAIN SCORPIO KOUZMITCHEVA
FRANCE
UNIVERSE
POLAND
WEBSITE: kerekesistvan.com
WEBSITE: lizlongphotography.com
INSTAGRAM; @lizlongphotos
VICKY MARTIN PAOLA FRANCESCA BARONE
SUNDAY BEST CONSERVATORISM
UNITED KINGDOM ITALY
WEBSITE: vickymartinphoto.co.uk
INSTAGRAM; @vickymartinphoto INSTAGRAM; @paola_francesca_barone
RICHARD SHARUM
CUPOLA FURNACE OPERATOR
USA
IVAN FERRER
A BEER A DAY WEBSITE: ivanferrer.com WEBSITE: richardsharum.com
ISRAEL INSTAGRAM; @ivan.ferrer.1 INSTAGRAM; @richard_sharum
DANIEL HAEKER
ANA INTENSE
GERMANY
DANIEL HAEKER
AURIS QUINTET WEBSITE: danielhaeker.com WEBSITE: iphonephoto-carlotraini.com
GERMANY INSTAGRAM; @danielhaeker INSTAGRAM; @carlo338
CÉDRIC LALO
ABSURDUM SOMNIUM
FRANCE
HSUAN CHUNG
FORMOSA ABORIGENES - LASDA TAKBANUAZ WEBSITE: hsuanchung.com
INSTAGRAM; @bo.b7295150 USA INSTAGRAM; @hsuan-chung
HIRAK BHATTACHARJEE LIONEL EGGER
PORTRAITURE OF AN EAGLE HUNTER WEBSITE: hirakbhattacharjeephotography.com MUNDARI WARRIOR IN SOUTH SUDAN WEBSITE: lionelegger.com
AUSTRALIA INSTAGRAM; @hirakbhat SWITZERLAND INSTAGRAM; @lionelegger
MARCO MARCONE JOELLE CHMIEL
KORANIC SCHOOL IN KHARTOUM WEBSITE: marcomarcone.com BREATHE
ITALY INSTAGRAM; @marco__marcone SWITZERLAND INSTAGRAM; @joelle.chmiel
ANTOINE BUTTAFOGHI ANDREAS
THE OLD BIKER THEOLOGITIS
FRANCE
PRIMITIVE SHADOWS -
THE SCREAM
GREECE
INSTAGRAM; @photography.atheo
WEBSITE: photography.atheo.eu
WEBSITE: lelaboratoiredesreves.com
INSTAGRAM; @antoine.buttafoghi
ERIC BRUNELLE APOSTOLOS KALOUDIS
AMBER WEBSITE: venusonearth.com THE NEXT GENERATION OF EAGLE HUNTERS WEBSITE: beacons.ai/alpha0929
GERMANY INSTAGRAM; @e.brunelle_fineart_nudes GREECE INSTAGRAM; @alpha0929
CHERAINE COLLETTE
OTHERWORLDLY WEBSITE: cherainecollette.com PATRIZIA BURRA WEBSITE: https://www.patriziaburra.com
NETHERLANDS INSTAGRAM; @CheraineCollette ITALY INSTAGRAM; @patrizia_burra_photography
JOSEF BÜRGI
MAN FROM PESHAWAR WEBSITE: josefbuergi.com WATSAWAT KOKTABIM
SWITZERLAND INSTAGRAM; @josefbuergi THAILAND INSTAGRAM; @coolsteeloffice
STEVEN XIAO CATALIN ARCU
ALTER EGO INNOCUOUS
USA ROMANIA
INSTAGRAM; @stevenxiao.photography/
WEBSITE: stevenxiao.onocu.com
WEBSITE: catalinarcu.ro
INSTAGRAM; @catalinarcu
FRANCE LECLERC KAREN SAFER
MAULID JOY IN LAMU WEBSITE: franceleclerc.com DREAMING IN VARANASI WEBSITE: artfocusin.com
USA INSTAGRAM; @franceleclerc USA INSTAGRAM; @kjsafer2
DEBA PRASADROY DANNY VAN DER ELST
DRYNG CLOTHES UNDER THE SUN WEBSITE: dprimage.photoshelter.com PORTRAIT OF L. WEBSITE: dannyvanderelst.be
INDIA INSTAGRAM; @dpr_image BELGIUM INSTAGRAM; @dannyvanderelst
ALEXANDRU CRISAN MICHELE CHICHIERCHIA
CRIPPLE THOUGHTS WEBSITE: alexandru-crisan.com EYES WEBSITE: michelechichierchia.it
ROMANIA INSTAGRAM; @alexandru.crisan.art ITALY INSTAGRAM; @michele.chichierchia
ARI JAAKSI
EVELIINA
FINLAND
PETER HICKSON
FRAGILE WEBSITE: slowlight.us
AUSTRALIA INSTAGRAM; @arijaaksi
DIANE FENSTER
PAMPERO
USA
JULIE FOWELLS
WEBSITE: lensculture.com/diane-fenster MARINA WEBSITE: juliefowellsphotographs.com
INSTAGRAM: @dianefenster USA INSTAGRAM; @jfowells
SVETLIN YOSIFOV HALEY BELL
GIRL SURI WEBSITE: 1x.com/picsvet/overview JUST A PIPE DREAM WEBSITE: hmb.photography
BULGARIA INSTAGRAM; @svetlin_yosifov USA INSTAGRAM; @halie.bee
HERMANO NORONHA KAREN COX
FROM SERIES PAI MAR WEBSITE: hermanonoronha.net JIM WEBSITE: kcoxphotography.com
PORTUGAL INSTAGRAM; @hermanonoronha IRELAND INSTAGRAM; @karencoxphotography
DIANA BLOOMFIELD KATY OTTO
HANDMASK ITHAKA
USA GERMANY
INSTAGRAM; @dhbloomfieldphoto_dinahlee
WEBSITE: dhbloomfield.com
WEBSITE: katyotto.com
INSTAGRAM; @katy_otto_photographer
WEBSITE: loripond.com
INSTAGRAM; @loripond
USA
JMC
LORI POND
WEBSITE: juliefowellsphotographs.com
USA
INSTAGRAM; @jfowells
GOGGLES
JULIE FOWELLS
KARINEH GURJIAN LEANNE TRIVETT S.
USA CRAVING (SELF PORTRAIT)
USA
WEBSITE: lizlongphotography.com
INSTAGRAM; @lizlongphotos INSTAGRAM; @lois_experiance
JOËLLE TSCHUI MARYNA
MARBLE DREAMS KOSTIUKEVYCH
SWITZERLAND
NO MATTER WHAT
SWITZERLAND
INSTAGRAM; @marykosphotography
WEBSITE: marykos.com
WEBSITE: jt-photos.ch
INSTAGRAM; @joelle_tschui_photography
TREVOR COLE NATASCHA DEA BURDEINEI
YOUNG MUNDARI AFTER URINE WASH SIERRA
IRELAND GERMANY
INSTAGRAM; @izaskunvalmaseda
WEBSITE: izaskunvalmaseda.com
WEBSITE: dinagoldstein.com
INSTAGRAM; @dinagoldstein
HAIKUN LIANG GAVIN LIBOTTE
OUTSIDE THE WINDOW WAVE 9 WEBSITE: beeblebroxcreativestudio.com
CHINA AUSTRALIA INSTAGRAM; @gavinlibottephotography
RODRIGO IZQUIERDO ANTON PANCHENKOV
ANGUISH WEBSITE: ReaglePhotography.com POOL´S CLOSED WEBSITE: antpunchphoto.com
USA INSTAGRAM; @reaglephotography KAZAKHSTAN INSTAGRAM; @antpunchphoto
ROBERT LIE ALAIN SCHROEDER
PORTRAIT OF NEPALESE SADHU SAVING ORANGUTANS WEBSITE: https://alainschroeder.myportfolio.com
INDONESIA INSTAGRAM; @robertlie BELGIUM INSTAGRAM; @alainschroeder
JOHN
MARTINEZ
CARMILLA II
CANADA
ALFONS WOLF
WEBSITE: johnmartinezphotos.com OM
INSTAGRAM; @johnmartinezphotos GERMANY
KAY ERICKSON PENG ZENG
SAGINOW MIDNIGHT WANDERER REST IN KFC
USA CHINA
WEBSITE: kayerickson.com
INSTAGRAM; @pzp.hotos INSTAGRAM; @holgalens
SONIA PAYES MICHAEL
TRANSIENT TAPIA-GONZALEZ
INFORMATION 3
SMILING THROUGH THE PAIN
AUSTRALIA
USA
INSTAGRAM; @sonia__payes
WEBSITE: soniapayes.com
WEBSITE: michaeltapia.art
INSTAGRAM; @tapiaphotography_
ELLIE RICH
TATI-KA
USA
TERENCE BOGUE
WEBSITE: ellierich.com ENIGMA WEBSITE: tbogue.com
INSTAGRAM; @ellierich_artistry AUSTRALIA INSTAGRAM; @terence.bogue
TERENCE BOGUE
INGRID WITH HAT
AUSTRALIA
LOTHAR TROELLER
LINDA BLUE WALL WEBSITE: lotroeller.com WEBSITE: tbogue.com
USA INSTAGRAM; @lothar_troeller INSTAGRAM; @terence.bogue
FLORIN CHRISTOS KYRIAZIS
ION FIRIMITA ELF
GREECE
THE LOVERS
USA
WEBSITE: florinfirimita.com
INSTAGRAM; @fifphoto1 INSTAGRAM; @christos_kyriazis_artphoto
VIKTOR GOLDMAN
LITTLE QUEEN
UKRAINE
ROBERT LIE
PORTRAIT OF NEPALESE SADHU
INDONESIA INSTAGRAM; @robertlie INSTAGRAM; @viktor.goldman
ALEXANDRE SILVANA RETTER
BRISSON WHEN WHISPERS TURN INTO LIGHT
GERMANY
THE EAGLE´S EYE
KYRGYZSTAN