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Local Biology Teacher, Renee Capozzola, Wins World's Most Prestigious Underwater Photography CompetitionLOS ANGELES, Feb...
02/10/2021

Local Biology Teacher, Renee Capozzola, Wins World's Most Prestigious Underwater Photography Competition

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Local AP Biology teacher and acclaimed underwater photographer,
Renee Capozzola, has just been named the "Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021" by the Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) competition. Considered the world's most prestigious international underwater photography contest, UPY bestows this yearly honor on a single image that their judges feel is "Best in Show."

Sharks' Skylight, Renee's award-winning piece, was chosen as the winner from over 4,500 entries sent in from 68 countries. Her stunning image, shot in French Polynesia, features an underwater scene of noble and imposing blacktip reef sharks, contrasted with the calm sorbet hues of the above-water sunset.

"I am beyond proud to be the first female photographer to win this award and I'm hoping my photo will help build awareness of how endangered sharks are throughout the world," remarks Renee. "It is estimated that 70-100 million sharks are killed every year, and without added legal protection, they may soon disappear completely, which would create complex issues in our marine ecosystem."

Alex Mustard, UPY's head judge and former marine biologist (who is regarded as one of the world's leading underwater photographers), further commented on Renee's piece: "This is a photograph of hope, a glimpse of how the ocean can be when we give it a chance. Renee not only persevered until this serendipitous scene unfolded, but more importantly, she has the talent to capture such a precise moment."

To interview Renee Capozzola, contact EKC PR at 310-441-1000 or email – [email protected].

About Renee Capozzola

A California native, Renee Capozzola has taught AP Biology at Palos Verdes High School for almost 20 years. She became a certified scuba diver in 2004 and was immediately fascinated by the beautiful reefs and marine animals she encountered. Quickly realizing that she wanted to share the underwater world with others, Renee grabbed a camera and began shooting.

Specializing in wide angle and split-level images, the award winner's work (awarded in over 40 international accolades), showcases an intriguing combination of artistic talent honed through oil painting during her youth and a professional background in science.

Renee believes that her striking photographs can help increase awareness of our fragile marine ecosystems and encourage others to help protect our oceans.

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2020 Travel Photographer of the Year awards: All the winners and moreThere's nothing like travel to awaken the photograp...
02/08/2021

2020 Travel Photographer of the Year awards: All the winners and more

There's nothing like travel to awaken the photographer within. The novelty of new skies, new landscapes, new flora and fauna, and the strangeness of different cultures and lifestyles are potent creative aphrodisiacs, and there are few better excuses than a trip somewhere new to get the camera out and make some art in an effort to bottle your wonder.

The winners have now been announced, and whatever the circumstances of their creation, the resulting crop of images is spectacular. One of many roses you'd hope would bloom out of the, shall we say, fertilizer pile of the last 12 months.

This year's overall winner: Vladimir Alekseev, who became the first Russian to take this title with a varied portfolio including wonderfully atmospheric images like the one below:

The winners have now been announced, and whatever the circumstances of their creation, the resulting crop of images is spectacular. One of many roses you'd hope would bloom out of the, shall we say, fertilizer pile of the last 12 months.

This year's overall winner: Vladimir Alekseev, who became the first Russian to take this title with a varied portfolio including wonderfully atmospheric images like the one below:

The TPOTY goes out of its way to support young photographers as well, and for our part we're a little staggered that the kaleidoscopic multi-exposure image below came from a single RAW file shot by 11-year-old Miguel Sánchez García of Spain.

The best single image in a portfolio, as chosen by a panel of 15 highly decorated judges, was the work of Australian James Smart, who captured a "drill bit" tornado touching down in Colorado.

The moving image was not forgotten, either. This year's winner of the Travel Shorts (video) category was the UK's Jonathan Stokes, whose "Bro" video is a celebration of the majesty of mountains, set to a poem by T. H. Parry-Williams.

As often happens, the winning shots chosen by the judges aren't all the ones we'd have chosen, so we've pulled all the category winners together into a gallery and added dozens of runners-up and special mentions that sparked our imagination. We've added all the camera details and settings to the captions, and it's certainly interesting to see the mix of equipment used, from full-frame professional gear to smartphones and drones.

02/08/2021

We live in a world of selfies, a quick picture that can be sent across the world. But in Salt Lake City, one photographer is trying to get people to slow down and appreciate the process.

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'Sky is never the limit:' Colorado Springs portrait photographer wins major awardThe awards ceremony was still streaming...
02/06/2021

'Sky is never the limit:' Colorado Springs portrait photographer wins major award

The awards ceremony was still streaming online, but Shannon Squires-Toews had stopped watching. She was talking to friends on the phone, saying how overwhelmed she felt by winning some top prizes in the Professional Photographers of America’s international print competition, often referred to as the Oscars of photography.

She almost missed them announcing her name again, this time as the prestigious competition’s award overall winner. She beat out more than 5,000 entries.

Squires-Toews burst into tears. Everyone around her, the friends and family gathered at her studio for a small watch party, started screaming.

“I was beside myself,” Squires-Toews, 37, said. “That wasn’t at all on my radar of possibilities at this point in my career.”

As the mother of three wrote to her 6,500 followers on Instagram, she woke up the next day with an “adrenaline hangover” and unsure how to explain the surreal honor.

“Someone pinch me when I get back from school drop off,” Squires-Toews wrote.

That award is the latest example of the Colorado Springs-based photographer’s growing success and star power in the field. Also, that mid-January day served as another sign she chose the right path.

She wasn’t always so sure.

Art was always part of life for Squires-Toews, who grew up in a small mining town in Nevada. She found inspiration from her father, a pencil artist, and would spend hours drawing in her bedroom. High school photography classes showed her another passion and helped her get a scholarship to the Art Institute of Seattle. But after two and a half years of intense classes and getting her degree, Squires-Toews needed a break.

“I was just drained,” she says. “I didn’t want to pick up a camera.”

She moved back to Nevada and spent a summer fighting wildland fires and waiting tables.

“And then I made another crazy transition,” she said.

She got a job as a makeup artist, which she saw as another form of art. Six years later, Squires-Toews went on a six-month mission trip to Romania. Taking in the beautiful sights there, she couldn’t help but want to take photos. It resparked her passion.

When she returned home in 2010, Squires-Toews decided to jump back into photography. She took jobs photographing weddings and babies and anything that came her way. By 2014, she had a full-time photography business focusing on children and family portraits.

Her photos don’t have the smiley look of what you might find on a family Christmas card. Her moody, fine-art style often shows warm tones and pops of rich color. Instead of, say, a Facebook profile photo, she’s going for “a timeless heirloom for the family.”

“I’m focused on getting you a classic piece of artwork that you’re going to hang on your walls,” she said. “I picture my work as something that’s passed on for generations.”

That could mean more straightforward, yet still dreamy, portraits of kids sitting in fields or smelling flowers or riding a vintage bicycle. To create that moody look, Squires-Toews often lets clients (shannonsquiresphotography.com) choose their outfits from an extensive wardrobe collection, ranging from baby clothes to ball gowns.

Then there’s her “imaginative sessions,” where she makes her client part of a scene from “Where the Wild Things Are” or “Aladdin.” Basically, she can make them part of any story they’d like.

“I always say, ‘The sky is never the limit,’” Squires-Toews said. “I can give you the sky.”

She creates those scenes by hand-drawing on a tablet in Photoshop, magically turning digital strokes into realistic butterflies or clouds or a scene from outer space.

It’s a skill enjoyed by her three kids, who are 7, 5 and 2, who ask Mom to make it look like they’re riding a unicorn or in the middle of a movie scene.

During the beginning of the pandemic, when Squires-Toews couldn’t work much, her kids were her only subjects. She created a print of her 7-year-old daughter sitting on a tree stump holding a clump of dirt with a flower blooming out of it. And one of her 5-year-old son resembling an old-timey pilot standing on a runway.

“More than anything, I hope they treasure the art I create for them,” she said.

Just like other families treasure her work. These days, Squires-Toews can’t go long without taking photos. She can’t imagine giving it up, like she almost did as a younger woman.

“If I haven’t held my camera for a while, I get anxious,” she said. “Yes it’s my job, but it’s also my passion. It’s what I truly love to do.”

Her favorite part, she says, is the thrill of the next great idea or photo.

“There’s that little bit of magic every time you do a shoot,” she said. “You can feel it when you have magic in front of you.”

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The outdoor and adventure photographer shares his methods for capturing fast-moving water with a slow exposure

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Incredible Travel Photographer of the Year 2020 pictures revealed(CNN) — While the prospect of travel was mostly out of ...
02/03/2021

Incredible Travel Photographer of the Year 2020 pictures revealed

(CNN) — While the prospect of travel was mostly out of reach for the majority of us in 2020, entries to the Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) have provided great inspiration for future dreams and voyages.
Almost 25,000 entries were submitted to the annual competition from photographers in 147 countries. For the first time, a Russian has claimed the top spot, with Vladimir Alekseev scooping the prestigious overall title Travel Photographer of the Year 2020.
The competition drew submissions from amateur, semi-professional and professional photographers from around the world.
Categories include wildlife, islands, solitude and a section that was particularly relevant this year titled Close to Home.
Alekseev, a photographer and journalist, submitted stunning images taken in Russia, Greenland, Norway and Myanmar.
One of those which impressed the judges was of an Arctic fox captured in a snow blizzard in Spitsbergen, while another depicted a total solar eclipse in Svalbard.
Describing how he captured the Arctic fox, Alekseev said: "Once on my expedition to Spitsbergen, there was a blizzard. Everything around was equally white. And suddenly I spotted this Arctic fox. He almost merged with the environment. Only his eyes and nose betrayed him."
A black and white portfolio of the streets of Lahore in Pakistan won 12-year-old Indigo Larmour the Young Travel Photographer of the Year award -- the second year in a row that she bagged the title.
The awe-inspiring selection of images submitted for the competition feature everything from majestic landscapes and intimate wildlife portraits to harrowing reportage of life under siege in Syria and windows into different cultures around the world.
Mouneb Taim, who won the People of the World category, started out taking pictures while living under siege in Syria as a child. Born in 2001, he now works as a freelancer in neighboring Turkey.
The pandemic "inevitably had an impact," the competition said in a press release. While some entrants submitted images taken closer to home than they might otherwise have done due to lockdown limits, others captured the world around them in places they became unexpectedly stranded.
Italian Pier Luigi Dodi won the lockdown-inspired Close to Home category with an intimate portrait of a woman blowing bubbles for her young son.
The award for Best Single Image went to Belgian photographer Eddy Verloes for his photograph of Orthodox Jews taking their daily exercise on the beach during lockdown.
Chris Coe, founder of TPOTY, said in a statement: "Interestingly, when our worlds feel like they've shrunk, the list of nationalities winning TPOTY and its categories has grown, with our first overall winner from Russia and other winning entries from Syria, Egypt and the Philippines for the first time, taking the total number of nationalities who have featured amongst our winners over the years to 45."
Covid restrictions permitting, the gallery will go on display in London on May 12. All of the winning shots, however, can be viewed at the TPOTY's online winners' gallery.

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