International Color Awards Recognizes Ronald Schwager

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

11TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS HONORS PHOTOGRAPHER ON SCHWAGER FROM THE UNITED STATES

LOS ANGELES (Date) - Professional photographer Ronald Schwager of The United States was presented with the 11th Annual International Color Awards in the categories of Abstract (3), Advertising, Americana, Nature, and Portraiture at a prestigious Nomination & Winners Photoshow streamed Saturday, March 10, 2018. 

The live online gala was attended by over 12,500 photography fans around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the industry's most important event for color photography. 11th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from Christie's, Paris; Grey Group, New York; The Art Channel, London; Ogilvy & Mather, Amsterdam; Publicis Conseil, Paris: Preus Museum, Norway: Art Beatus, Hong Kong: Netflix, Los Angeles: Whitechapel Gallery. London; and Phillips, New York who honored Color Masters with 709 title awards and 730 nominees in 33 categories. 

Photography is more popular than ever. Last year around 1.2 trillion pictures were taken. In this awards show we pay tribute to the top 0.0000000001% of them" said Juror Martin van Marle, Chief Creative Officer at Ogilvy & Mather, Amsterdam. 

Joshua White, Presenter and Producer on The Art Channel, London added "Judging this year's submissions for the Color Awards was challenging. The winning images illustrate the continuing importance of photography as a way of seeing the world around us and understanding human experience." 

"It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 5,642 entries we received this year," said Basil O'Brien, the awards Creative Director. 

"Mr. Schwager's images are exceptional. They represents contemporary color photography at its finest, and we're pleased to present him with seven nominations this year as well as two title awards. 

INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography. www.colorawards.com