Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-07-26)

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ATTHE 2019 APAwardswehonoured
veteranphotojournalistMarilynStafford,
forherlifetimeachievementsin photography,
andyoucannowseethewinnersof herown
MarilynStaffordFotoReportageAward.This
awardis grantedannuallyto ‘a professional
womanphotographertowardstheinitiation
orcompletionof a compellingandcohesive
documentaryphotoessaywhichaddresses
animportantsocial,environmental,economic
orculturalissue,whetherlocalorglobal.’
Theoverallwinneris ÖzgeSebzecifrom
Turkey,for‘I AmBeautiful– ButMyDestiny...’
(seepictureabove)andthetworunners-up
areSimonaGhizzoni(Italy)for‘UNCUT’
andMaryTurner(UK)for‘Dispossessed’.
Sebzeci’sworklooksat Syrianrefugeechild
marriagesin Turkeyandhowto stopthem,
whileGhizzonicoversFGMin Africaand
Europe,andTurnerexaminesthesurvival
of formercoal-miningcommunitiesin the
Northof England.These,alongwithall 27
shortlistedimages,willbeexhibitedat the
AfterNyneGalleryin Londonfrom 24 to
29 July. See http://www.afternynegallery.com.

MarilynStaffordaward

winners exhibition

Nadav Kander and Alamy

in ‘photo of a photo’ row

ADISPUTEhaseruptedbetween

celebratedportraitphotographerand

artistNadavKander,TheBigIssuemagazine

andmajorstocklibraryAlamy.In a recentpost

onhisInstagrampage,KanderaccusesTheBig

Issueof publishinga photo(viaAlamy)of one

of hismostfamousimages– a portraitof film

directorDavidLynch– withouthispermission.

‘A “photographer”goestooneof my

exhibitionsandphotographsmyframedprint

of DavidLynch,’a clearlyaggrievedKander

writes.‘HeuploadsthispicturetoAlamy.Now

thisweekTheBigIssuepublishesaninterview

withDavidandbuysthisdespicablyshot

picture of my photograph, crops in and uses it

onthecover....Unbelievableblatantcopyright

infringement...I wouldneverhavewantedthis

photographsold.’

ArepresentativeofTheBigIssuerepliedas

follows:‘Thisimagewassourcedbytheart

team(who)discoveredit onAlamy.Wetold

Alamywhatweweredoingandneithertriedto

pullthewooloveranybody’seyesnorgetaway

withoutpaying.Thefirstwediscoveredabout

theissueswiththeimagewaswhenyour

agencygotin touchat thestartof theweek.

Clearly,Alamyhavesomeexplainingtodo.’

APcontactedAlamyfora responsebut

therewasnoreplyat thetimeof going to

press, so more news as we get it.

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The lens is a relatively affordable fast prime

Nadav Kander’s Instagram post – he’s not holding back from stating this photo was illegally copied