Shoot The Frame Archive

2017 Portrait award

Throughout 2017, Shoot The Frame judged a Portrait photography award every month: 12 winners and 108 finalists by 87 photographers from around the world.

January 2017

Winner: Wes Bruer · 9 finalists

Man, reinforcement, cop, male. Portrait photograph by Wes Bruer, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2017 Winner Wes Bruer Winner Man, gloves, repair, male. Portrait photograph by Cheryl Clegg, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2017 Cheryl Clegg Finalist Woman, animal lover, lie, female. Portrait photograph by Eli Dijkers, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2017 Eli Dijkers Finalist Woman, tattoo, body, blonde. Portrait photograph by Ian Pettigrew, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2017 Ian Pettigrew Finalist Lady, woman, wavy, hair. Portrait photograph by Jack Sorokin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2017 Jack Sorokin Finalist Man, black, deadlax, kinky hair. Portrait photograph by Jose Luntok, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2017 Jose Luntok Finalist Man, mustache, eyes, expressive. Portrait photograph by Nicolás Biglié, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2017 Nicolás Biglié Finalist Girl, kid, braided, read. Portrait photograph by Oxana Alexandrova, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2017 Oxana Alexandrova Finalist Girl, wet, sweater, plaid. Portrait photograph by Sam Bennett, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2017 Sam Bennett Finalist Old, man, mustache, white. Portrait photograph by Wes Bruer, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2017 Wes Bruer Finalist

February 2017

Winner: Brendan Smyth · 9 finalists

Black, girl, braided, hair. Portrait photograph by Brendan Smyth, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2017 Winner Brendan Smyth Winner Man, bird, horse, snow. Portrait photograph by Bonbon Wang, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2017 Bonbon Wang Finalist Lady, woman, sick, hospital. Portrait photograph by Cheryl Clegg, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2017 Cheryl Clegg Finalist Man, old, smile, eyeglasses. Portrait photograph by Ian Pettigrew, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2017 Ian Pettigrew Finalist Male, black, deadlax, music lover. Portrait photograph by Jose Luntok, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2017 Jose Luntok Finalist Girl, hands, man crystal, kid. Portrait photograph by Manel Quiros, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2017 Manel Quiros Finalist Woman, old, swimsuit, swim. Portrait photograph by Paul Meyler, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2017 Paul Meyler Finalist Female, old, indian, necklace. Portrait photograph by Rashi Arora, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2017 Rashi Arora Finalist Woman, mother, daughter, girl. Portrait photograph by Szymon Barylski, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2017 Szymon Barylski Finalist Monks, smile, male, man. Portrait photograph by Xiao Gu, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2017 Xiao Gu Finalist

March 2017

Winner: Gabriel Ceballos · 9 finalists

Man, strong, hands, fist. Portrait photograph by Gabriel Ceballos, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2017 Winner Gabriel Ceballos Winner Man, glasses, face. Portrait photograph by Anca Magurean, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2017 Anca Magurean Finalist Woman, grass, filed. Portrait photograph by Anca Magurean, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2017 Anca Magurean Finalist Woman, red, gown. Portrait photograph by Bonbon Wang, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2017 Bonbon Wang Finalist Bride, gown, white, woman. Portrait photograph by João Lobato, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2017 João Lobato Finalist Dog, lady. Portrait photograph by Kate Sobol, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2017 Kate Sobol Finalist Face, smooth, eyes, blue. Portrait photograph by Kateryna Borovschi, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2017 Kateryna Borovschi Finalist Hide, mask, sticks, trunks. Portrait photograph by Khadija Saif, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2017 Khadija Saif Finalist Boy, water, splash. Portrait photograph by Mohammad Rahman, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2017 Mohammad Rahman Finalist Side view, black, woman. Portrait photograph by Tina Krohn, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2017 Tina Krohn Finalist

April 2017

Winner: Vincent Karcher · 9 finalists

Child, standing, shore. Portrait photograph by Vincent Karcher, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2017 Winner Vincent Karcher Winner Horse, wagon, hair. Portrait photograph by Aaron Faircloth, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2017 Aaron Faircloth Finalist Eyes, focus, eyelashes. Portrait photograph by Atlanta Gassman, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2017 Atlanta Gassman Finalist Woman, panda, ball, standing. Portrait photograph by Katya Evdokimova, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2017 Katya Evdokimova Finalist Girl, cild, curly. Portrait photograph by Meg Porter, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2017 Meg Porter Finalist Man, old, mustache, white. Portrait photograph by Noam Grebler Farras, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2017 Noam Grebler Farras Finalist Black, water, drops, human. Portrait photograph by Peter Tsipas, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2017 Peter Tsipas Finalist Girl, child, black, curly. Portrait photograph by Vincent Karcher, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2017 Vincent Karcher Finalist Man, beard, old. Portrait photograph by Yaxin Ren, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2017 Yaxin Ren Finalist Man, praying, old. Portrait photograph by Yaxin Ren, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2017 Yaxin Ren Finalist

May 2017

Winner: Will Brown · 9 finalists

Child, girl, farm. Portrait photograph by Will Brown, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2017 Winner Will Brown Winner Boy, body, hands up. Portrait photograph by Arik S. Mintorogo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2017 Arik S. Mintorogo Finalist Man, horse, hawk, claws. Portrait photograph by Bonbon Wang, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2017 Bonbon Wang Finalist Woman, old, wrinkles. Portrait photograph by Cheryl Clegg, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2017 Cheryl Clegg Finalist Woman, hood, covered, coat. Portrait photograph by Dorte Verner, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2017 Dorte Verner Finalist Man, body, black. Portrait photograph by Gordon MacKenzie, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2017 Gordon MacKenzie Finalist Man, old, veteran. Portrait photograph by Ian Pettigrew, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2017 Ian Pettigrew Finalist Woman, necklace, white. Portrait photograph by Ioana Alexandrescu, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2017 Ioana Alexandrescu Finalist Boy, kite, playing. Portrait photograph by Marco Colombo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2017 Marco Colombo Finalist Man, old, beard, sign. Portrait photograph by Marco Colombo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2017 Marco Colombo Finalist

June 2017

Winner: Rosemary Whatmuff · 9 finalists

Man, drinks, coat, ladder. Portrait photograph by Rosemary Whatmuff, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2017 Winner Rosemary Whatmuff Winner Man, sign, poster, old. Portrait photograph by Alexandre Suplicy, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2017 Alexandre Suplicy Finalist Boy, brided, hair, black. Portrait photograph by Alexandre Suplicy, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2017 Alexandre Suplicy Finalist Man, old, white. Portrait photograph by Anca Cioltan, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2017 Anca Cioltan Finalist Man, cap, smile. Portrait photograph by Cheryl Clegg, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2017 Cheryl Clegg Finalist Woman, shade, black. Portrait photograph by Kirill Klyshnikov, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2017 Kirill Klyshnikov Finalist Divine Makeover, Kaveripattinam, Tamil Nadu 635112, India. Portrait photograph by Mahesh Balasubramanian, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2017 Mahesh Balasubramanian Divine Makeover Man, naked, black, shorts. Portrait photograph by Paul Meyler, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2017 Paul Meyler Finalist Woman, old, praying, rosary. Portrait photograph by Sandra Ventura, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2017 Sandra Ventura Finalist Woman, red, glasses, face. Portrait photograph by Sean Power, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2017 Sean Power Finalist

July 2017

Winner: Derek Slevin · 9 finalists

Woman, eyes, hood. Portrait photograph by Derek Slevin, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2017 Winner Derek Slevin Winner Man, woman, standing, uniform. Portrait photograph by Cheryl Clegg, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2017 Cheryl Clegg Finalist Bait, man, fishing. Portrait photograph by Claire Parker, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2017 Claire Parker Finalist Man, standing, road, pose. Portrait photograph by Daniel Loveday, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2017 Daniel Loveday Finalist Woman, black, white, sad. Portrait photograph by Dawid Grzeganek, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2017 Dawid Grzeganek Finalist Woman, arts, tribe, hairdress. Portrait photograph by Ed Asmus, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2017 Ed Asmus Finalist Woman, solo, naked. Portrait photograph by Edo Zollo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2017 Edo Zollo Finalist Woman, preckles, face. Portrait photograph by Emily Hlavac Green, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2017 Emily Hlavac Green Finalist Smoke, white, blurred. Portrait photograph by Lichel Xu, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2017 Lichel Xu Finalist Woman, standing, old, gloves. Portrait photograph by Walter Lewis, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2017 Walter Lewis Finalist

August 2017

Winner: Lior Sperandeo · 9 finalists

Old woman, face paint, smiling. Portrait photograph by Lior Sperandeo, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2017 Winner Lior Sperandeo Winner Child, greendot. Portrait photograph by Al Lapkovsky, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2017 Al Lapkovsky Finalist Fireman, firetrack, sitting. Portrait photograph by Bonbon Wang, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2017 Bonbon Wang Finalist Cloth, man, basket. Portrait photograph by Gianluca Muscas, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2017 Gianluca Muscas Finalist Old man, caserole, cloth. Portrait photograph by Gianluca Muscas, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2017 Gianluca Muscas Finalist Old man, red shirt, smiling. Portrait photograph by Jeff Johnson, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2017 Jeff Johnson Finalist Blurry, woman, shouting, window. Portrait photograph by Laia Ros, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2017 Laia Ros Finalist Woman, basket, cornfield. Portrait photograph by Lior Sperandeo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2017 Lior Sperandeo Finalist Circular basket, woman, plants, trees. Portrait photograph by Lior Sperandeo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2017 Lior Sperandeo Finalist Girl, white cloth. Portrait photograph by Sarah Goble, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2017 Sarah Goble Finalist

September 2017

Winner: Piotr Chrobot · 9 finalists

Water, mountain, snow. Portrait photograph by Piotr Chrobot, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2017 Winner Piotr Chrobot Winner Water, trees, mountain. Portrait photograph by Alberto Missana, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2017 Alberto Missana Finalist Sky, stars, mountain, snow. Portrait photograph by Jacopo William de Denaro, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2017 Jacopo William de Denaro Finalist Snow, clouds, land. Portrait photograph by Konstantinos Ordoumpozanis, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2017 Konstantinos Ordoumpozanis Finalist Hole, circle, tree branch, colors. Portrait photograph by Konstantinos Ordoumpozanis, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2017 Konstantinos Ordoumpozanis Finalist Stone, lights, sky, stars. Portrait photograph by Lior Sperandeo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2017 Lior Sperandeo Finalist Snow, mountain, sky. Portrait photograph by Piotr Chrobot, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2017 Piotr Chrobot Finalist Sky, ocean, stone, mountain. Portrait photograph by Raluca Arhire, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2017 Raluca Arhire Finalist Man, shouting, forrest. Portrait photograph by Sue Barr, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2017 Sue Barr Finalist Couple, room, cat. Portrait photograph by Vincent Karcher, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2017 Vincent Karcher Finalist

October 2017

Winner: Trevor Cole · 9 finalists

Man, sheep, pastoring. Portrait photograph by Trevor Cole, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2017 Winner Trevor Cole Winner Girl, cat, melon. Portrait photograph by Carola Kayen-Mouthaan, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2017 Carola Kayen-Mouthaan Finalist Man, lake, trees. Portrait photograph by Grant Hunt, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2017 Grant Hunt Finalist Fire, man, soldiers. Portrait photograph by Ilias Pavlakos, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2017 Ilias Pavlakos Finalist Human, man, woman, white cloth. Portrait photograph by Lior Sperandeo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2017 Lior Sperandeo Finalist Woman, naked, embracing. Portrait photograph by Magali Gauthier, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2017 Magali Gauthier Finalist Woman, red dress, flower. Portrait photograph by Olga Ush, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2017 Olga Ush Finalist Woman, eagle, sleeping, forest. Portrait photograph by Savannah Condon, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2017 Savannah Condon Finalist Giving birth, woman, midwife. Portrait photograph by Savannah Condon, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2017 Savannah Condon Finalist Woman, breast feeding, baby. Portrait photograph by Wolfgang Pichler, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2017 Wolfgang Pichler Finalist

November 2017

Winner: Barbara FG · 9 finalists

Laying, woman, red dress. Portrait photograph by Barbara FG, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2017 Winner Barbara FG Winner Children, hug, humanrace. Portrait photograph by Adrian Kuipers, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2017 Adrian Kuipers Finalist Woman, naked, bird. Portrait photograph by Barbara FG, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2017 Barbara FG Finalist Old man, suit, half bald. Portrait photograph by Barbara FG, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2017 Barbara FG Finalist Man, truck, cigarette. Portrait photograph by Haakon Sand, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2017 Haakon Sand Finalist Girl, child, blue eyes. Portrait photograph by Ian Pettigrew, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2017 Ian Pettigrew Finalist Ethnicity, man, necklace. Portrait photograph by Inés Madrazo Delgado, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2017 Inés Madrazo Delgado Finalist Veil, woman, singled skin. Portrait photograph by Nikki Kember, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2017 Nikki Kember Finalist Naked, woman, veil. Portrait photograph by Nobuhiro Ishida, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2017 Nobuhiro Ishida Finalist Old man, smoke, cloth. Portrait photograph by Owens Pereira, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2017 Owens Pereira Finalist

December 2017

Winner: Lior Sperandeo · 9 finalists

Woman, mother, children. Portrait photograph by Lior Sperandeo, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2017 Winner Lior Sperandeo Winner Person, ethnic, paint, trees. Portrait photograph by Alexandru Moga, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2017 Alexandru Moga Finalist Woman, jacket, cold. Portrait photograph by Alexandru Moga, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2017 Alexandru Moga Finalist Kitchen, beard, old man. Portrait photograph by Amir Lavon, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2017 Amir Lavon Finalist Muslim, woman, crying. Portrait photograph by Don Raça, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2017 Don Raça Finalist Woman, room, floating. Portrait photograph by Duška Stepanov, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2017 Duška Stepanov Finalist Girl, pink floor, sitting. Portrait photograph by Heinui Poura, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2017 Heinui Poura Finalist Man, braided hair, black. Portrait photograph by Lior Sperandeo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2017 Lior Sperandeo Finalist Black woman, braided hair, cube. Portrait photograph by Lior Sperandeo, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2017 Lior Sperandeo Finalist Portrait photograph by José Alberto Sánchez Porras, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2017 José Alberto Sánchez Porras Finalist