Google Photography Prize winner has just been announced.
The web giant hosted a Photo Contest that was held online, with photographs exposed on Google Plus. More details can be seen at the contest’swebsite. Prizes included Samsung phones, two months display at Saatchi Gallery in London, and the winner got a once in a lifetime photography trip to a destination of his choosing, with a professional photography coach.
The winner was Viktor, a 24-year-old student at the Swedish photography school, Nordens Fotoskola Biskops-Arnö. According to Google “The judges were impressed and captivated with his series that focused on Christoffer Eskilsson, Sweden’s best male diver from 10 metres. Viktor has chosen to show us an alternative view, one that we are not used to seeing from sport photography in the media. Instead of glamorous action shots of an athlete in competition, he has produced arresting and unexpected photographs that focus on the long, lonely hours of repetitive training and practice that it takes to excel in your field”. You can see more of his work here.
