Photographers from around the world will have their works on display in front of millions of passengers this summer as Tampa International Airport features the winners of the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA) 2024 International Photography Competition. Now in its 13th year, the annual competition receives submissions from across the globe and this year received an impressive 2,557 submissions from nearly 600 photographers in 59 countries. The collection of winning entries showcases the diversity and creativity of contemporary photography and will be on display in TPA’s Main Terminal beginning this week through August 25.
“The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is delighted to be able to provide a platform for sharing compelling visual works from around the world,” says Director of Operations, Sara Canon. “How fitting that this year’s competition will be exhibited at the Tampa International Airport, where travelers from around the globe will be able to enjoy them as well.”
Passengers at TPA can find the photography exhibit on the Ticketing Level of the Main Terminal (Level 2) across from the USO Office and Travels Aid booth. An Opening Reception will be held at the Airport on Wednesday, June 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
“Tampa International Airport has long supported the arts and the enrichment public art brings to our community and travelers,” said TPA Marketing Manager Kelly Figley, who manages the Airport’s public art program. “Congratulations to these incredibly talented photographers and thank you for letting us share your work with the millions of passengers, guests and employees who will enjoy the exhibition throughout the summer.”
A panel of internationally renowned photographers and art professionals (Beate Cegielska, Collier Brown, Elena Paraskeva, Eve Schillo, Hiromi Nakamura, Jessica Jarl, Kristen Roles, Martha Asencio-Rhine, Steven Benson, and John Collins) selected winners in seven categories: Abstract, Conceptual, Documentation/Photojournalism, Nature/Science/Animals, People/Portraits, Places/Landscape and Still Life.
The winners of the 2024 International Photography Competition are:
● Best In Competition: Diana Sosnowska, Poland, Levitation Act #2
● Abstract Category:
○ 1st Place: Zsuzsanna Nagy, USA, In Passing
○ 2nd Place: Eden Calle, USA, Mis illusiones de nenúfar
○ 3rd Place: Ann Hopta, USA, Equine Butts and Backs
● Conceptual Category:
○ 1st Place: Diana Sosnowska, Poland, Levitation Act #2
○ 2nd Place: Alena Grom, Ukraine, Diana
○ 3rd Place: Victoria Ruiz, Venezuela, based in USA, MIS FLORES PARA TU ALTAR (My Flowers for Your Altar)
○ Honorable Mention: Asafe Ghalib, Brazil, Queer Immigrants
● Documentation/Photojournalism Category:
○ 1st Place: Mauro De Bettio, Italy, VENICE OF AFRICA
○ 2nd Place: Alain Schroeder, Belgium, Brick_Prison
○ 3rd Place: Mouneb Taim, Syrian Arab Republic · based in Netherlands, 0M6A6896
● Nature/Science/Animals Category:
○ 1st Place: Andy Glogower, USA, Huey Dewey and Louie
○ 2nd Place: Marcello Galleano, Italy, Reflections in the Night
○ 3rd Place: Helga Madajova, Slovakia, Generalissimus Episoda
● People/Portraits Category:
○ 1st Place: Marijn Fidder, Netherlands, Inclusive Nation 008
○ 2nd Place: Alejandra Lopez Zaballa, Spain, Real Toys 1 (I dry my hair in the wind_Alejandra_LopezZaballa_10)
○ 3rd Place: Bongani Tshabalala, South Africa, Montsho
● Places/Landscape Category:
○ 1st Place: Heather Crane, USA, Young Citrus
○ 2nd Place: Renee Lynn, USA, Desert Blossom
○ 3rd Place: Emily Neville Fisher, USA, Sand Sledders
● Still Life Category:
○ 1st Place: Sander Vos, Netherlands · based in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, In Between the Shadows
○ 2nd Place: Katy Otto, Germany, Golightly
○ 3rd Place: Dina Belenko, USA, Other side of the sea (Little Tokyo)
For more information on the exhibit’s opening reception at Tampa International Airport or to RSVP, click here.
