Category Archives: beauty

IPA Honorable Mention in Los Angeles, USA.

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This three photographs series has just been awarded “Lighting Clothes II”, this time at the prestigious International Photography Awards™ 2019 from Los Angeles in the section Professional advertising photography / Beauty, awarded with a Honorable Mention.

The International Photography Awards™ (IPA) lead from 2003 a yearly competition for professional photographers, non-professional and students woldwide, creating one of the most coveted and exhaustive competitions in today's photographic world .
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Honorable Mention in the Monovisions Photography Awards

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This series of five images has just been awarded a Honorable Mention in the Monovisions Photography Awards of London, in the section of Architecture. This is an international competition dedicated solely to black and white photography.
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Honorable Mention in the New York Graphis Nudes.

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This image has just been awarded with a Honorable Mention in the prestigious contest on nude photography that brings the publishing Graphis from New York. And what is more important: along with other awarded images by prestigious photographers like Albert Watson, Erik Almas, Joel-Peter Witkin, Rosanne Olson, Phil Marco or Jonathan Knowles among others, this work by Ramón Vaquero will appear on the excellent book "Nudes 5" to be published in November.
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Two honorable mentions in the international contest Quillat Blanes

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Just issued the ruling of the international competition Quillat 2019 organized by the Photographic Association Blanes (Girona). The two images above have been awarded an Honorable Mention FIAP in section Creative Photography, and an Honorable Mention in paragraph Monochrome CEF, respectively. In addition, these 12 photographs have been accepted as finalists:
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Certificate in Europe 2019 Photo Art Reus

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This picture, made for Talla Telas Africa, It has just been awarded at the international contest Europe 2019 organized by Foto Art Reus with an Europe Certificate 2019 in the color section. In addition, other 4 photographs have been selected as finalists:
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Art Bureau Gold Medal in NYC Exhibition – Manhattan 2019

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New award for this image, this time has been the Art Bureau USA Gold Medal at the prestigious NYC Exhibition – Manhattan 2019 from New York. In addition, other 3 photographs have been selected as finalists:
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PHLEARN Magazine: 40 of the best photos in 2018

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One of the award-winning photographs by Ramon Vaquero this last year in the PX3 from Paris has been chosen, along with other works of authors from different countries, among 40 of the best in 2018 internationally as PHLEARN Magazine.

Founded by a group of creatives in North Carolina, USA, PHLEARN enjoys a worldwide circulation, dedicated to the dissemination and learning of photography in its technical and creative aspects.
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Honorable Mention in the Monochrome Photography Awards

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As part of a recent studio work, this photograph has just received a Honorable Mention in Professional Portrait in the 2018 edition of the Monochrome Photography Awards, a prestigious international competition based in London dedicated to promote images taken in black and white by photographers around the world.

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Advertising/ Beauty Silver Award in Tokyo International Photo Awards

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This image has just been internationally awarded in the third edition of the Tokyo International photo Awards (TIFA) in Japan: Silver in the section of Advertising / Beauty Category Professional level. The corresponding TIFA exhibition will be held in Tokyo in February this year.
This new award is an addition to the recently awarded to this same photograph at the prestigious ND Awards in London.

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Two honorable mentions in the International Gipuzkoa Trophy 2018

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Two new honorable mentions, this time in the International Gipuzkoa Trophy of this year. These two images have been rewarded with a HONORABLE MENTION FIAP (International Federation of Photographic Art) and one Honorable Mention CEF (Spanish Confederation of photography) respectively. other four pictures have been accepted as finalists:
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Honorable Mention in the National Professional Photography Awards Lux 2018

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The night of the 29 November took place at the Design Museum from Barcelona the gala for the XXVI edition of the National Awards for Professional Photography LUX 2018. My work received a Honorable Mention in Fashion and beauty.
I thank the jury for recognizing with an award outside the previous rules my series “Skin and Light“, to the Organization from the Lux Awards and the AFPE. Congratulations also to my colleagues and fellows awarded for the high quality of their work.
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Silver Star and Honorable Mention in the ND Awards 2018 from London

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Two images from the series “Skin and Light” have just been awarded in the prestigious international photography competition ND Awards 2018 from London: Second place/ Silver Star Award, and Honorable Mention respectively, both in paragraph People/ Fashion and Beauty in Professional level. The previous year were presented 6.849 entries from 89 countries, and in this edition they have exceeded these figures.

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Bronze at the Epson Pano Awards 2018

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This image has just been awarded at the prestigious EPSON International Pano Awards 2018 held in Australia bronze in the Open.
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Two honorable mentions in the New Zealand International Salon 2018

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Two new awards, this time in the New Zealand International Salon of this year. These two pictures have been awarded with a Special Mention PSA (Photographic Society of America) and one HONORABLE MENTION FIAP (International Federation of Photographic Art) respectively. In addition, other 6 photographs have been accepted as finalists:
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Featured in nude photography in Graphis, NY.

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This week, blog Graphis from NY, the publisher of the most significant and influential design, publicidad y fotografía del mundo since 1944, focuses attention on photographers Ramon Vaquero, Howard Rosenberg and Ricardo de Vicq of Cumptich:
This week’s nude photography spotlight
Reproduced part of the text of the article Graphis:
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Two gold medals in the Balearic Islands Circuit 2018

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These two images by Ramón Vaquero have just been awarded at the prestigious from Balearic Islands Circuit of this year, with one PSA Gold Medal (Photographic Society of America) and one FIAP Gold Medal (International Federation of Photographic Art) respectively. In addition, other 6 photographs have been selected as finalists:
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Gold in Advertising and Beauty on Paris Px3 Awards

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It's been just given to the series “Lighting Clothes” a new award, this time in the worldwide prestigious Px3 Paris Photography Prize of France. It has been awarded with the Gold Award on the section Advertising / Beauty professional. Again, this is in addition to previous awards for this work in NY, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo or Southampton.
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Selected photograph in One Eyeland

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(c) Ramon Vaquero. All rights reserved.
This image has been selected today in the official selection of ONE EYELAND (India), the web photo gallery that publishes the best creative and advertising images of the world.

Many thanks to the team of One Eyeland for this new selection of my work in its prestigious Gallery .

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Ramon Vaquero's Gallery in One Eyeland
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Fine Art Photography Awards in London, new award.

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Prestigious Fine Art Photography Awards from London have awarded the series “Lighting Clothes” with a prize “Nominee” in Fashion, within the professional level in its 4th Edition- 2017/2018. The awards are divided into different categories like architecture, Fashion, Conceptual, Photojournalism, Landscape or portrait among others.
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Honorable mention at the 11th London International Creative Competition

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Once more in London, new award for Lighting Clothes series, on this occasion a Honorable Mention in a not exclusively photography contest: the 11th edition of the London International Creative Competition (LICC), in Photography Professional category.

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Two awards in the Southampton International Exhibition 2018

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A Medal and a certificate Southampton Camera Club have just been granted to these two images by Ramón Vaquero, the only Spanish participant selected and awarded in this edition of the Southampton International Exhibition (SIE) held in the United Kingdom.
The Southampton Camera Club was formed in 1896 and directs this international photographic competition, one of the largest and most ancient in the United Kingdom. Its international exhibition 2017 attracted entries from almost 60 countries around the world and in their Edition of 2018 the 105 th anniversary of this prestigious event is fulfilled.
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Third prize at the International Photographer Of The Year in London

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There's a new recognition for the series of three photographs “Lighting Clothes”, on this occasion within the prestigious prizes from the International photographer of the year (IPOTY) 2017 from London with the Third prize or Bronze Award on the section Fashion and beauty (People) in Professional level. This year have been presented 4.380 entries from countries around the world.

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Screening at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre

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The winning entries of last year's Edition of the Tokyo International photo Awards (TIFA) in Japan, including the series “Lighting Clothes” Ramón Vaquero awarded with the First prize in the category advertising professional, and Gold Award in the section of Advertising / beauty, are projected in the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre from the 5 th to the 10 th of December.
(Building image copyright: Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. Used by kind permission)

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Honorable mention in the ND Awards 2017 from London

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The series of three photographs “Blue Nude” has been internationally recognized in the prestigious ND Awards 2017 from London with one Honorable Mention on the section Fine Art Nudes in the category for Professional level. This year have been presented 6.849 entries from 89 countries.

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Exhibition in Tokyo

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Last Saturday 25 th of February it was opened in the Gallery Owada of the Cultural Center of Shibuya in Tokyo, the exhibition from the Tokyo International photo Awards (TIFA) in Japan, where the series “Lighting Clothes” by Ramón Vaquero was awarded on its first edition with the First prize in the category advertising professional, and Gold Award in the section of Advertising / beauty. The series was therefore selected for the official exhibition.

The purpose of the Tokyo International photo Awards is to recognize, reward and expose the talent of the photographers from all over the world and present them to the creative community in Japan.

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Absolute Winner in advertising and gold Medal in beauty in the Tokyo International photo Awards

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The series “Lighting Clothes” has been awarded again internationally in the first edition of the Tokyo International photo Awards (TIFA) in Japan: Absolute Winner with the first prize in the professional category of advertising, and Gold Award in the section of Advertising / beauty. In addition, the three pictures are among the selected group of chosen for the TIFA exhibition that will be held in Tokyo.
These two new awards were added to the granted recently to this same series in the Angeles, London and Barcelona, as well as individually to one of the photographs in New York, Calella (Barcelona) and the Netherlands.

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Silver Star and Honorable Mention at the ND Awards in London

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For the fourth time, series “Lighting Clothes” has been awarded internationally (for the photography of the Center is already the eighth award, and the other two have been published on covers). On this occasion are two awards at the prestigious ND Awards 2016 from London: Silver Star in advertising / beauty, and Honorable Mention on the section Fine Art, both in the category Professional level.

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On the Top 10 from the IPA ’ s Beauty Photographers

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The Organization of the International Photography Awards in Los Angeles has drawn up a list with their 10 best beauty photographers.
In addition to the recent award of the Prize IPA in picture of advertising / beauty, we thank for the inclusion of Ramon Vaquero on this prestigious list.

Link to article on the IPA website, here:

IPA ’ s Top 10 Beauty Photographers

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Professional Photography IPA Award in Los Angeles, USA.

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New international award for the series “Lighting Clothes”, this time at the prestigious International Photography Awards™ 2016 from Los Angeles in the section Professional Advertising photography- Beauty, awarded with the second prize.

The International Photography Awards™ (IPA) lead from 2003 a yearly competition for professional photographers, non-professional and students woldwide, creating one of the most coveted and exhaustive competitions in today's photographic world . The works awarded are published in their excellent annual book.

Given the high quality and quantity of works presented from many countries, we send special thanks to the Organization and jury for this new award.

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Opening of Expo LUX 2015 in Madrid

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Last 2 June to the 19:00 hours the inauguration took place of the Expo LUX 2015 in Madrid, in the Casa de Vacas Center.
Sample, that will be open to the 26 June, occurs in a larger format than the usual and, for the first time, in a cultural center. The travelling exhibition of the Lux thus becomes part of a new circuit in larger rooms.

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New image in Official Selection from One Eyeland

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This picture has been chosen today in the Official Selection from ONE EYELAND (India), the web gallery publishing the best creative and advertising images of the world.

Technical data:

Photography, lighting and retouching: Ramon Vaquero
Video “Making Of”: Giovanni Cernadas – Big Vídeo
Model: Mame Sokhna
MUA: Alicia Gil

Many thanks to the team of One Eyeland for this new selection on their prestigious Gallery .

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Ramon Vaquero's Gallery in One Eyeland
ramonvaquero.com/portfolio

Award-winning photograph by Ramón Vaquero, released on Fujifilm social network

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Fujifilm Spain has echoed the recent award at the Holland International Image Circuit, as for the making of this image were used the Fujifilm X-T1 camera and optics Fujinon XF23mm F1.4 R, kindly ceded by Fujifilm Spain to test for a time:

Entry on Facebook from Fujifilm

Many thanks to Juan Manuel López and Joan Girons for their kindness and facilities to test their excellent equipment.

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Published the book Lux 2015

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We have received a few days ago the Book LUX 2015, that contains all the images of the Professional photography awards LUX from the last edition. Including, the winning series of the Lux silver in Fashion and beauty from Ramon Vaquero:

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Two Honorable Mentions at the International Image Circuit in Holland 2016

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Two new international awards with these two images in the Holland International Image Circuit 2016.

The first picture has been awarded with the Mention of honour of the Royal Photographic Society from UK (10th Image Salon Delft 2016, Section Color), and the second with the FIAP honourable mention (Fédération Internationale d ’ art photography), (1St EPic Photo Salon 2016, section monochrome).
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Photo of the Day on Fstoppers, U.S.A.

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The prestigious American website Fstoppers have chosen today this image taken by Ramón Vaquero as Photo of the Day.

Fstoppers is an online community aimed at educating and inspiring photographers, videographers and creative professionals. Started in 2010 by founders Patrick Hall and Lee Morris, Fstoppers has become one of the main resources for lighting in photography, gear reviews, business tips, behind the scenes, and industry news.
Today the web site reaches over 1,5 millions of photographers and averages around 4,2 million pageviews a month. Fstoppers has appeared on NPR, The Huffington Post, Resource magazine, Mashable, Gizmodo, Tech Crunch, Geek.com, Facebook business, Vimeo Staff Picks, Adobe, Life hacker, ABC News, BuzzFeed, and many others from the industry leader in media.

Many thanks to Fstoppers and Ryan Mense to highlight an image made in this study.

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Images of the ceremony of the Lux Prize 2015

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These are some of the photographs and the video the ceremony of delivery of the Lux Awards of the past 18 November in the AXA Auditorium of Barcelona:

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Silver Lux Professional Photography National Award 2015 , Fashion and Beauty category

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The night of the 18 November took place at the Auditorio Axa from Barcelona the gala for the XXIII National Awards of Professional Photography LUX 2015, where I was honored to receive the prestigious Silver LUX in Fashion and beauty.
Many thanks to the jury for rewarding my series “Lighting Clothes“, to the Organization from the Lux Awards and the AFPE for their kindness and excellent organization. Congratulations also to my colleagues and fellows awarded for the high quality of their work.

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The Lux Awards, as stated the organization press release, was created by the Spain Professional Photographers Association in 1993, and throughout the years it has managed to position itself as the regarding professional photography in Spain to recognize the best photographic works.
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Two publications in Anaya Multimedia / PhotoClub

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Recently, two of the best-known images by Ramon Vaquero were published in two excellent tutorial photography books from the Publisher Anaya Multimedia / PhotoClub (Spain): “The magic of photography” and “Fotoinspiracion: El retrato“, originally published in Sweden.
Published at full page, both images are accompanied by detailed technical explanations written by Ramón Vaquero himself about how photographs were made.
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40 examples of Beauty Photography on Sublime99

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The web site of trends Sublime99 dedicates an article to 40 outstanding examples of beauty photography from around the world, among which is the image by Ramon Vaquero on top.
Link to page:
40 Stunning Examples of Beauty Photography

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Many thanks to Sublime99 to include one of the images from this studio.
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New photograph selected in One Eyeland

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This photograph shot in studio has been selected in ONE EYELAND (India), the web gallery which limits its publications only for the best creative and advertising images in the world.

Technical data:

Photography, lighting and retouching: Ramon Vaquero
Video “Making Of”: Giovanni Cernadas – Big Vídeo
Model: Mame Sokhna
MUA: Alicia Gil
Location Studio: Ramon Vaquero – Photography

Many thanks to the team of One Eyeland for this new selection on their prestigious Gallery .

Image in One Eyeland
Ramon Vaquero's Gallery in One Eyeland
ramonvaquero.com/portfolio