The Results of the 6th Chelsea International Photography Competition

Competition Jurors:

Laylah Amatullah Barrayn

Award-winning Photographer, Writer, and Curator
New York, United States

Susan Ressler

Author, Educator, and Social Documentary Photographer
New Mexico, United States

Kiran Karnani

Vice President of Global Marketing for Harlowe, Founder of the Leica Women Foto Project,
New York, United States

The following are the results based on the average scores provided by the jurors of the 6th Chelsea International Photography Competitions.

Participation in the competition exhibition that will be held in Agora Gallery, New York on 2025.

Professional Photography category:
Anne De Geer, Armineh Johannes, Chelsea Mahlangu, Cheryl Miller, Christian Kleiman, Gazelle Pezeshkmehr, Heidi Margocsy, Katarzyna Idzkowska, Kelly Hsiao, Lifu Hu, Lisa Saltzman, Mahendra Bakle, Mark Coggins, Paul Tillinghast, Paula Aranoa

Amateur Photography category:
Dennis Luckenbill, Ilaria Miani, Irene Wolpert, Jason Ward, John Pfisterer, Joy Saha, Lloyd Kimeldorf, Marc Apers, Marina Eng, Mark Moskowitz, Michael Potts, Paolo Saracco, Sebastien Guillen, Sonia Landau, Syndi Pilar

The Art of Light Award by Harlowe:

Paul Westlake

Cash Prizes Awards:

Boaz Perlstein, Hayato Takekoshi, John Scurlock, Paul Adams, SkuLLivan®

ART-mine.com exposure:

Cheryl Nicholls, Christine Breslin, Patricia Saldana, Rivka Katvan, Yiorgos Michael

Social Media Promotion:

Grace Courbis, Kaat Stieber, Malcolm Lobban, Mark Zilberman, Max Marienko

Honorable Mention:

Brandon Ralph, Caesar Lima, Daniel Oppenheim, Elena Plotnikova, Gaby Schmelzle, Marco Spindola, Maria Carmela Rizzuti, Robert Lie, Samantha Leon, Steve Dinberg

Signed Minutes of Decisions for the 6th CIPC

6th CIPC Selected Artists

OPENING RECEPTION: February 20, 2025

Reception Photos

New York Art Competitions presents the following images from the selected artists of the 6th Chelsea International Photography Competition. Note that the images shown below are representative of the selected photographers' works, and do not necessarily reflect the final artwork which will be shown in the Chelsea International Photography Competition Exhibition.

Hayato Takekoshi - たそかれ (From the series 寂として ) — **Hayato Takekoshi**
*たそかれ (From the series 寂として )*

Kelly Hsiao - Where You End and I Begin (Harmony I), Nocturne Series — **Kelly Hsiao**
*Where You End and I Begin (Harmony I), Nocturne Series*

Samantha Leon - Waiting — **Samantha Leon**
*Waiting*

Steve Dinberg - Vietnam #12 — **Steve Dinberg**
*Vietnam #12*

Caesar Lima - Unusual_Beauty 2 — **Caesar Lima**
*Unusual_Beauty 2*

Lisa Saltzman - Untitled 2 — **Lisa Saltzman**
*Untitled 2*

Dennis Luckenbill - Untitled #3, New York City, 2018 — **Dennis Luckenbill**
*Untitled #3, New York City, 2018*

John Pfisterer - Underwater Study # 222 — **John Pfisterer**
*Underwater Study # 222*

Yiorgos Michael - To Think — **Yiorgos Michael**
*To Think*

Christian Kleiman - The Water Bearer — **Christian Kleiman**
*The Water Bearer*

Maria Carmela Rizzuti - The Birth of Poppies — **Maria Carmela Rizzuti**
*The Birth of Poppies*

Chelsea Mahlangu - Taboka — **Chelsea Mahlangu**
*Taboka*

Mark Zilberman - Sukkot in Crown Heights — **Mark Zilberman**
*Sukkot in Crown Heights*

Gazelle Pezeshkmehr - Sleepwalker — **Gazelle Pezeshkmehr**
*Sleepwalker*

Kaat Stieber - Orange Juicy — **Kaat Stieber**
*Orange Juicy*

Katarzyna Idzkowska - Show Must Go On (4) — **Katarzyna Idzkowska**
*Show Must Go On (4)*

Sonia Landau - Self Portrait 3 — **Sonia Landau**
*Self Portrait 3*

SkuLLivan® - One Way To Park Row — **SkuLLivan®**
*One Way To Park Row*

Cheryl Nicholls - One Day I'll Walk In Daddy's Shoes — **Cheryl Nicholls**
*One Day I'll Walk In Daddy's Shoes*

Paul Adams - Me Think Pretty Some Day — **Paul Adams**
*Me Think Pretty Some Day*

Daniel Oppenheim - Man Seated, Woman Standing — **Daniel Oppenheim**
*Man Seated, Woman Standing*

Patricia Saldana - Liv #2 — **Patricia Saldana**
*Liv #2*

Paul Tillinghast - Little Bird Queen — **Paul Tillinghast**
*Little Bird Queen*

Christine Breslin - Liliana.Alexa, Peru — **Christine Breslin**
*Liliana.Alexa, Peru*

Robert Lie - Lady Trong — **Robert Lie**
*Lady Trong*

Rivka Katvan - Jennifer Jason Lee - Cabaret, 1998 — **Rivka Katvan**
*Jennifer Jason Lee - Cabaret, 1998*

Paul Westlake - Jennae Moon — **Paul Westlake**
*Jennae Moon*

Paula Aranoa - Interwoven-3 — **Paula Aranoa**
*Interwoven-3*

Max Marienko - Instagram Spot — **Max Marienko**
*Instagram Spot*

Mahendra Bakle - In His Own Beautiful World — **Mahendra Bakle**
*In His Own Beautiful World*

Anne De Geer - Untitled — **Anne De Geer**
*Untitled*

Marina Eng - I See You — **Marina Eng**
*I See You*

Joy Saha - Homeless — **Joy Saha**
*Homeless*

Marc Apers - Hidden Romance — **Marc Apers**
*Hidden Romance*

Lloyd Kimeldorf - Red Riding in the Hood — **Lloyd Kimeldorf**
*Red Riding in the Hood*

Jason Ward - Helen — **Jason Ward**
*Helen*

Michael Potts - Gazelle — **Michael Potts**
*Gazelle*

John Scurlock - Fury Finger, Northern Picket Range, North Cascades National Park, Washington State — **John Scurlock**
*Fury Finger, Northern Picket Range, North Cascades National Park, Washington State*

Heidi Margocsy - Elevate — **Heidi Margocsy**
*Elevate*

Armineh Johannes - Displaced from Artsakh/Karabagh, Anahide — **Armineh Johannes**
*Displaced from Artsakh/Karabagh, Anahide*

Lifu Hu - First Love — **Lifu Hu**
*First Love*

Sebastien Guillen - Dance for Pain #01 — **Sebastien Guillen**
*Dance for Pain #01*

Mark Moskowitz - Counter Point — **Mark Moskowitz**
*Counter Point*

Irene Wolpert - Contemplation — **Irene Wolpert**
*Contemplation*

Syndi Pilar - Coney Island Summer — **Syndi Pilar**
*Coney Island Summer*

Mark Coggins - Communion with a Seal — **Mark Coggins**
*Communion with a Seal*

Ilaria Miani - Carrying on — **Ilaria Miani**
*Carrying on*

Cheryl Miller - Burnin' Hair — **Cheryl Miller**
*Burnin' Hair*

Gaby Schmelzle - Birgit Maddox Solitude — **Gaby Schmelzle**
*Birgit Maddox Solitude*

Grace Courbis - Artificial Love — **Grace Courbis**
*Artificial Love*

Marco Spindola - Arrival — **Marco Spindola**
*Arrival*

Malcolm Lobban - Anthophile 3 — **Malcolm Lobban**
*Anthophile 3*

Paolo Saracco - Alzheimer portrait n. 3 — **Paolo Saracco**
*Alzheimer portrait n. 3*

Boaz Perlstein - Altar — **Boaz Perlstein**
*Altar*

Elena Plotnikova - Accident — **Elena Plotnikova**
*Accident*

Brandon Ralph - 34 Watermill, NY — **Brandon Ralph**
*34 Watermill, NY*