Shoot The Frame Archive

2023 Portrait award

Throughout 2023, Shoot The Frame judged a Portrait photography award every month: 12 winners and 108 finalists by 72 photographers from around the world.

January 2023

Winner: Jose Ibarra · 9 finalists

Surfer at Manhattan Beach, CA, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, USA. Portrait photograph by Jose Ibarra, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2023 Winner Jose Ibarra Surfer at Manhattan Beach, CA The Designer, Burlington, ON, Canada. Portrait photograph by Alejandro Quintero, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2023 Alejandro Quintero The Designer Reflection of bones, Lille, France. Portrait photograph by Aymeric Lubot, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2023 Aymeric Lubot Reflection of bones I will be OK, Binghamton, NY, USA. Portrait photograph by Bryan Wark, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2023 Bryan Wark I will be OK Santa Lucia II. Portrait photograph by Lucia Hasbach, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2023 Lucia Hasbach Santa Lucia II Monochrome, rembrandt, one light. Portrait photograph by Mark Frederick Jereos, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2023 Mark Frederick Jereos Untitled Cultural ethnos of Transcarpathia, Ukraine, Transcarpathia, the city of Uzhgorod. Portrait photograph by Michael Dorohovich, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2023 Michael Dorohovich Cultural ethnos of Transcarpathia. Winter Morning, myanmar. Portrait photograph by Min Thuta, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2023 Min Thuta Winter Morning Premonition. Portrait photograph by Natalia Polomina, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2023 Natalia Polomina Premonition Athlete. Portrait photograph by Sergey Yudin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, January 2023 Sergey Yudin Athlete

February 2023

Winner: Patrick Ryan · 9 finalists

Rest and Recovery - Nic, Franschhoek, 7690, South Africa. Portrait photograph by Patrick Ryan, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2023 Winner Patrick Ryan Rest and Recovery - Nic Personality spectrum, Carnaby street, London. Portrait photograph by Emanuel Paduret, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2023 Emanuel Paduret Personality spectrum The girl at the window, Barlad. Portrait photograph by Luiza Marinas, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2023 Luiza Marinas The girl at the window Blue, Bucuresti. Portrait photograph by Luiza Marinas, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2023 Luiza Marinas Blue Ferenc Seman - Is A Ukrainian Artist, Uzhgorod, Transcarpathia, Ukraine. Portrait photograph by Michael Dorohovich, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2023 Michael Dorohovich Ferenc Seman - Is A Ukrainian Artist. Laska. Portrait photograph by Natalia Polomina, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2023 Natalia Polomina Laska Angel, Velsen-Noord, Nederland. Portrait photograph by Rene Kuipers, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2023 Rene Kuipers Angel Peace of mind. Portrait photograph by Sergey Yudin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2023 Sergey Yudin Peace of mind Adoption. Portrait photograph by Sergey Yudin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2023 Sergey Yudin Adoption Alleyway (Hong Kong 2022). Portrait photograph by Ties van Brussel, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, February 2023 Ties van Brussel Alleyway (Hong Kong 2022)

March 2023

Winner: Tomas Vanourek · 9 finalists

Mursi woman, Omo, Etiopie. Portrait photograph by Tomas Vanourek, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2023 Winner Tomas Vanourek Mursi woman The tattooed priest, New York, NY, USA. Portrait photograph by Argun Tekant, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2023 Argun Tekant The tattooed priest Indigenous Dancer, Mount Martha VIC 3934, Australia. Portrait photograph by Denham Joseph, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2023 Denham Joseph Indigenous Dancer La Llorona, The Weeping Woman, Washington, DC, USA. Portrait photograph by Mark Hoelscher, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2023 Mark Hoelscher La Llorona, The Weeping Woman Leaving nothing on the hill, Olympic Valley, CA 96146, USA. Portrait photograph by Michael Kennedy, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2023 Michael Kennedy Leaving nothing on the hill Tinka. Portrait photograph by Natalia Polomina, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2023 Natalia Polomina Tinka Tea?, Amman, Jordania. Portrait photograph by Pawel Klempka, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2023 Pawel Klempka Tea? A shadow. Portrait photograph by Sergey Yudin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2023 Sergey Yudin A shadow Aqua Planing, Bondi Icebergs Pool. Portrait photograph by Wendy Coombes, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2023 Wendy Coombes Aqua Planing Stubborn, Iran. Portrait photograph by soore vahe, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, March 2023 soore vahe Stubborn

April 2023

Winner: Ian Pettigrew · 9 finalists

Mitch, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Portrait photograph by Ian Pettigrew, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2023 Winner Ian Pettigrew Mitch Völva, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Portrait photograph by Andrey Pochernin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2023 Andrey Pochernin Völva Misery. Portrait photograph by Argun Tekant, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2023 Argun Tekant Misery View. Portrait photograph by Jiri Sneider, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2023 Jiri Sneider View Hey, Brașov, Romania. Portrait photograph by Luiza Marinas, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2023 Luiza Marinas Hey K, Death Valley, CA, USA. Portrait photograph by Michael Potts, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2023 Michael Potts K Ustina. Portrait photograph by Natalia Polomina, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2023 Natalia Polomina Ustina Street, Tbilisi, Georgia. Portrait photograph by Nika Pailodze, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2023 Nika Pailodze . Street, Tbilisi, Georgia. Portrait photograph by Nika Pailodze, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2023 Nika Pailodze . Pacification. Portrait photograph by Sergey Yudin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, April 2023 Sergey Yudin Pacification

May 2023

Winner: Ivan Ferrer · 9 finalists

Piercing Eyes, Shot in the village of Ignore, Guinea-Bissau. Portrait photograph by Ivan Ferrer, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2023 Winner Ivan Ferrer Piercing Eyes Portrait. Portrait photograph by Alvina Kirichek, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2023 Alvina Kirichek Portrait Senior Pole Vaulter, South Carolina, USA. Portrait photograph by Chris Bartus, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2023 Chris Bartus Senior Pole Vaulter Beyond the surface, Limerick, Ireland. Portrait photograph by Ciara Sheridan, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2023 Ciara Sheridan Beyond the surface Indigenous. Portrait photograph by Denham Joseph, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2023 Denham Joseph Indigenous Anime Wonderland: A Portrait Surrounded by a Sea of Anime Posters and Grafitti. Portrait photograph by EKO DARSA, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2023 EKO DARSA Anime Wonderland: A Portrait Surrounded by a Sea of Anime Posters and Grafitti Woman of the Dunes, California, USA. Portrait photograph by Michael Potts, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2023 Michael Potts Woman of the Dunes Distrust. Portrait photograph by Sergey Yudin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2023 Sergey Yudin Distrust Man with beard, Köln, Deutschland. Portrait photograph by Wilko van Oostrum, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2023 Wilko van Oostrum Man with beard Experience etched into every line and wrinkle of a life well-lived. Portrait photograph by vishmay gupta, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, May 2023 vishmay gupta Experience etched into every line and wrinkle of a life well-lived

June 2023

Winner: Sergey Yudin · 9 finalists

Man with a cigar. Portrait photograph by Sergey Yudin, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2023 Winner Sergey Yudin Man with a cigar Tanzanian sun worker, Zanzibar, Tanzanie. Portrait photograph by Aymeric Lubot, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2023 Aymeric Lubot Tanzanian sun worker A new life in Morocco, Marrakech, Maroc. Portrait photograph by Aymeric Lubot, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2023 Aymeric Lubot A new life in Morocco Solstice. Portrait photograph by Natalia Polomina, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2023 Natalia Polomina Solstice Lily, Tanderagee, Bailieborough, Co. Cavan, Ireland. Portrait photograph by Oliver Gargan, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2023 Oliver Gargan Lily Despair. Portrait photograph by Sergey Yudin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2023 Sergey Yudin Despair Look at me, Budapest, Hungary. Portrait photograph by Tamas Szabo-Ambrus, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2023 Tamas Szabo-Ambrus Look at me Childhood simplicity, Limbe, Cameroon. Portrait photograph by Tazanu Miriam, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2023 Tazanu Miriam Childhood simplicity In Step. Portrait photograph by Zhenhuan Zhou, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2023 Zhenhuan Zhou In Step A Girl with the Mirror. Portrait photograph by Zhenhuan Zhou, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, June 2023 Zhenhuan Zhou A Girl with the Mirror

July 2023

Winner: Nina Ijomone · 9 finalists

Do You Ever Remember Me?, London, UK. Portrait photograph by Nina Ijomone, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2023 Winner Nina Ijomone Do You Ever Remember Me? Look at me, Lille, France. Portrait photograph by Aymeric Lubot, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2023 Aymeric Lubot Look at me Eye contact, Reading, UK. Portrait photograph by Gerry Fitzgerald, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2023 Gerry Fitzgerald Eye contact Happy soot shaker, Mukachevo city, Transcarpathia, Ukraine. Portrait photograph by Michael Dorohovich, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2023 Michael Dorohovich Happy soot shaker. Lupinus. Portrait photograph by Natalia Polomina, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2023 Natalia Polomina Lupinus Innocence, Toledo, OH, USA. Portrait photograph by Rob Bergstrom, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2023 Rob Bergstrom Innocence Unleashed, Hampshire, IL 60140, USA. Portrait photograph by Sarah Samuelson, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2023 Sarah Samuelson Unleashed Joy of Victory, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Portrait photograph by Zhenhuan Zhou, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2023 Zhenhuan Zhou Joy of Victory The merchant, Iran. Portrait photograph by soore vahe, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2023 soore vahe The merchant The lost ascetic, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India. Portrait photograph by vishmay gupta, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, July 2023 vishmay gupta The lost ascetic

August 2023

Winner: Guy Needham · 9 finalists

Lokop Mabel, of the Dani Tribe, West Papua, Indonesia. Portrait photograph by Guy Needham, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2023 Winner Guy Needham Lokop Mabel, of the Dani Tribe The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Portrait photograph by Anastasiya Badun, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2023 Anastasiya Badun The Last Bookstore Portrait of Rency, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Portrait photograph by Anbujawahar R, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2023 Anbujawahar R Portrait of Rency. Stories Worn by Time: The Voyage Within the Skin, Vietnam. Portrait photograph by Aymeric Lubot, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2023 Aymeric Lubot Stories Worn by Time: The Voyage Within the Skin Manuela2, Nazaré, Portugalsko. Portrait photograph by Martin Miklas, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2023 Martin Miklas Manuela2 Manuela, Nazaré, Portugalsko. Portrait photograph by Martin Miklas, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2023 Martin Miklas Manuela Artist sculptor, Uzhhorod city, Transcarpathia, Ukraine. Portrait photograph by Michael Dorohovich, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2023 Michael Dorohovich Artist sculptor. Head torches, Northumberland, UK. Portrait photograph by Paul Hamblin, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2023 Paul Hamblin Head torches Laying in Wait, Toledo, Ohio. Portrait photograph by Rob Bergstrom, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2023 Rob Bergstrom Laying in Wait Dad, Glasgow, UK. Portrait photograph by Sophie Gray, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, August 2023 Sophie Gray Dad

September 2023

Winner: Ian Pettigrew · 9 finalists

Gat, 001, Canada. Portrait photograph by Ian Pettigrew, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2023 Winner Ian Pettigrew Gat, 001 The Irish Ribbon Dancer, Pollacappul, Killerrin, Co. Galway, Ireland. Portrait photograph by Chip Miller, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2023 Chip Miller The Irish Ribbon Dancer Looking back. Portrait photograph by Gabriela Pantu, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2023 Gabriela Pantu Looking back Compassion, Marsa Alam, Al-Bahr al-ahmar, Ägypten. Portrait photograph by Mareen Jedro, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2023 Mareen Jedro Compassion Mountain dweller of the Carpathians. Portrait photograph by Michael Dorohovich, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2023 Michael Dorohovich Mountain dweller of the Carpathians. Kristy. Portrait photograph by Michael Potts, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2023 Michael Potts Kristy Fresh Freckles, Sea Bright, NJ 07760, USA. Portrait photograph by Sue Barr, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2023 Sue Barr Fresh Freckles Wai Lei from The Black Dahlia Series, England, UK. Portrait photograph by Tim Copsey, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2023 Tim Copsey Wai Lei from The Black Dahlia Series Falling. Portrait photograph by mosaic cat, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2023 mosaic cat Falling Dopamine. Portrait photograph by mosaic cat, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, September 2023 mosaic cat Dopamine

October 2023

Winner: mosaic cat · 9 finalists

Flowers. Portrait photograph by mosaic cat, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2023 Winner mosaic cat Flowers Obedience, Luxembourg. Portrait photograph by Annemarie Jung, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2023 Annemarie Jung Obedience My perfect time, Piedmont, Italy. Portrait photograph by Ausra S, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2023 Ausra S My perfect time. Inflorescence, Los Angeles, CA. Portrait photograph by Dmitrii Demchenko, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2023 Dmitrii Demchenko Inflorescence The Cousin, Tawonga VIC 3697, Australia. Portrait photograph by Laurence McDonald, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2023 Laurence McDonald The Cousin Stand for Freedom. Portrait photograph by MOHD HAFIZA ZAHARI, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2023 MOHD HAFIZA ZAHARI Stand for Freedom Portrait of the artist, city of Uzhgorod, Transcarpathia, Ukraine. Portrait photograph by Michael Dorohovich, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2023 Michael Dorohovich Portrait of the artist. Pierrot. Portrait photograph by Natalia Polomina, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2023 Natalia Polomina Pierrot Erin, Waterford, ON N0E 1Y0, Canada. Portrait photograph by Neil Graham, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2023 Neil Graham Erin Miss Lucy Couture, Waterford, ON N0E 1Y0, Canada. Portrait photograph by Neil Graham, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, October 2023 Neil Graham Miss Lucy Couture

November 2023

Winner: Kishore Das · 9 finalists

The Eyes that Speak, Bolpur, West Bengal, India. Portrait photograph by Kishore Das, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2023 Winner Kishore Das The Eyes that Speak BEFORE THE SWIM, El Matador Beach Rd, Malibu, CA 90265, USA. Portrait photograph by Dmitrii Demchenko, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2023 Dmitrii Demchenko BEFORE THE SWIM The Wind Chasers, Slab City, CA 92233, USA. Portrait photograph by Dmitrii Demchenko, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2023 Dmitrii Demchenko The Wind Chasers Street art beauty. Portrait photograph by Dmitry Khan, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2023 Dmitry Khan Street art beauty Gaze of Resiliance, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. Portrait photograph by Francisco Alcala, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2023 Francisco Alcala Gaze of Resiliance Land of the vikings, Vossevangen, Norge. Portrait photograph by Kai Meel Flatekval, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2023 Kai Meel Flatekval Land of the vikings The old man and his faith, Vossevangen, Norge. Portrait photograph by Kai Meel Flatekval, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2023 Kai Meel Flatekval The old man and his faith Siblings, Canning, West Bengal, India. Portrait photograph by Kishore Das, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2023 Kishore Das Siblings Portrait of a girl bride from the Roma culture "Keldelari", Korolevo village, Transcarpathia. Portrait photograph by Michael Dorohovich, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2023 Michael Dorohovich Portrait of a girl bride from the Roma culture "Keldelari". Heart. Portrait photograph by Natalia Polomina, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, November 2023 Natalia Polomina Heart

December 2023

Winner: Rene Kuipers · 9 finalists

Silence, Velsen-Noord, Nederland. Portrait photograph by Rene Kuipers, winner of the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2023 Winner Rene Kuipers Silence Native Masks. Portrait photograph by Anatoly Suzdaltsev, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2023 Anatoly Suzdaltsev Native Masks Hannah and Ramen, Yorkshire, UK. Portrait photograph by Debbie Todd, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2023 Debbie Todd Hannah and Ramen What comes next nobody knows, Vossevangen, Norge. Portrait photograph by Kai Meel Flatekval, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2023 Kai Meel Flatekval What comes next nobody knows Blind by heart, Pakistan. Portrait photograph by Raees Mustafa, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2023 Raees Mustafa Blind by heart Another life, Brașov, Romania. Portrait photograph by Raluca Arhire, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2023 Raluca Arhire Another life Elegance. Portrait photograph by Sandra Devaney, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2023 Sandra Devaney Elegance The Monk, Zanskar, Ladakh, India. Portrait photograph by Santanu Majumder, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2023 Santanu Majumder The Monk Zoe - Mother of Pearl, England, UK. Portrait photograph by Tim Copsey, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2023 Tim Copsey Zoe - Mother of Pearl Negative space, berlin. Portrait photograph by tom schiansky, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Portrait photography award, December 2023 tom schiansky Negative space