Honorable Mention / 2024 / Fine Art / People

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Since the Dobbs decision at the US Supreme Court ending the abortion rights granted by Roe, I wanted to make an image expressing my anger at the Republican extremists who stole a constitutional right and women's bodily autonomy. I assembled an amazing team of talented and passionate women to make this.

Chris Sorensen is a New York-based photographer shooting celebrity and editorial portraiture, travel, and documentary work who was lucky to escape the corporate world and find photography where he gets to make pictures of interesting faces and beautiful places. Clients have included American Way, Hemispheres, ESPN the Magazine, MONEY, Wine Spectator, Popular Mechanics, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Washington Post Magazine, and InStyle.

Awards International Photography Awards, 3rd place Fine Art portrait (2021)

American Photographic Artists APA Awards, 3rd place Celebrity Portrait (2021)

Selected for American Photography (AP30, AP32, AP35, AP36, AP37, AP38, AP39)

Chosen for Communication Arts Photo Annual ('14, '16, '18, '22-Best In Show)

Celebrity Portrait Series winner, PDN Faces photo competition (2016)

Grand Prize winner, PDN Faces photo competition (2013)

Winner APA-LA Off the Clock competition (2021)

Two images selected for the APA-NY Juried Photo Exhibition (2022)

Two images selected for the APA-Chicago Artist's Perspective Photo Exhibition (2023)