Emerging Mumbai Photographer wins Communication Arts 51st Photography Annual competition 2010

June 1, 2010 - PRLog -- Mumbai - Communication Arts magazine, a professional journal for those involved in creativity in visual communications, has announced the winners of its 51st annual Photography competition. Emerging Indian photographer, Sunil Jain, Lead photographer at plagpy, has been adjudged winner of competition for 2010. Of the 6074 entries to the 51st Photography Annual, only 147 were accepted, representing the work of 135 photographers, making the Photography Annual the most exclusive major photography competition in the world. The winning projects will be reproduced in the July/August 2010 issue of Communication Arts. More than 50,000 copies of the issue will be distributed worldwide assuring important exposure to the creators and publishers of these award-winning images.

About Communication Arts
Communication Arts is a professional journal for designers, art directors, design firms, corporate design departments, agencies, illustrators, photographers and everyone involved in visual communications and through these publications promote the highest professional standards in the industry. The judges of this year’s competition were:
Leslie Baldwin, photography editor, Texas Monthly, Austin, TX
Reed Collins, creative director, Leo Burnett, Chicago, IL
RJ Muna, photographer, San Francisco, CA
Takaaki Matsumoto, principal, Matsumoto, Inc., New York, NY
Jane Perovich, senior photo editor, Getty Images, Seattle, WA

About Sunil Jain
sunil jain is an alumni of Light and Life Academy, Ooty, India’s best photography school.  His complete unpretentiousness and his ability to see things afresh is something that will strike you in every frame of his. Be it the portrayal or characterization of either the person or the scene, it will appear so simple yet striking & above all simply candid. Another very visible difference you will find in him is that he is hardly as flamboyant as his comrades in the industry are. He believes that his signature is not in his style, but in his thoughts & characterization. Sunil jain is an On-Location specialist - Panoramas, architecture, corporate, industrial, aerial, travel, lifestyle & action shots are his areas of specialization. He is based out of Mumbai. He believes he’s only just getting started, eyeing more of the biggest and most prestigious awards in the photography world. This is the first international acknowledgment of the serious and emerging talent that he is proving to be. His past work & personal projects have been very widely appreciated by the creative’s in the industry.

About plagpy
Plagpy is an emerging genre of photographers who are continuing through their original and radical work to redefine standards of excellence in image making in India. Plagpy is not just about commercial advertising photography. It has begun redrawing the fine lines between the commercial Annotations, artistic quotient & creative excellence.