Canteen: The State of Creation

(from Issue Six)

THE 2010 CANTEEN AWARDS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Judged by Arnold Lehman, Matthew Porter, and Canteen’s art directors

PROCESS
We aimed to be innovatively transparent with our judging process. More details here, along with brief feedback on most entries. View all 130 entries here. To see how we presented this contest in Issue Six, complete with the winning entries, longer judges’ critiques, and an essay response from one entrant, click here for a PDF. Or, better yet, purchase this issue or subscribe to Canteen.

WINNER
Rowan James – Ten Mile, TN (#111)

RUNNERS-UP
Shea Naer – Los Angeles, CA (#119)
Tracey Mancenido-Tribble & James Frank Tribble – Staten Island, NY (#126)

HONORABLE MENTIONS
Bobby Davidson – Brooklyn, NY (#19)
Freya Jachalke – London, England (#49)
Michal Kawecki – Krakow, Poland (#101)
Raquel Perez – Millington, NJ (#112)

ENTRANTS’ CHOICE
(polling of contest entrants)
Aaron Hobson – Saranac Lake, NY (#8)

OUR SHOW
Our exhibition show ran in Brooklyn at powerHouse Arena from August 4–29, 2010.

OUR JUDGES

Arnold Lehman is the director of the Brooklyn Museum. brooklynmuseum.org

Matthew Porter’s work has recently appeared in the New York Times Magazine, VMAN, and Exit. He holds an MFA in photography from ICP-Bard and is represented by M+B Gallery, the Marty Walker Gallery, and the Creative Exchange Agency. matthewporterphoto.com