Italian non-professional photographer Silvia Ganora Nominee at 2009 International Color Awards

June 2, 2009 - PRLog -- Non-Professional photographer Silvia Ganora of Italy was presented with the 3rd Annual Photography Masters Cup Nominee Award in the categories of Architecture and Still-Life at
a prestigious live online Winners and Nomination Ceremony presented by International Color Awards to recognize excellence in color photography.

Thousands of images were received from ninety-two countries. The nominated photographers were selected by a who's who Judging Panel from the international photography community, including Christie's (New York), National Geographic (Washington) and Fox Broadcasting Company (Los Angeles). The Panel reviewed the images online over an eight week period and Silvia Ganora's "Church Detail"  and "Pomegranates n.1," exceptional images entered in the Architecture and Still-Life categories, received a high percentage of votes overall.

"The Masters Cup celebrates photographers who operate at the highest levels of their craft," said the awards Creative Director, Basil O'Brien. "Silvia Ganora's work represents color photography at its finest and we're pleased to present her with the title of Nominee."

Silvia Ganora's works gained international recognition in other photography awards in the past:

2005
Honorable Mention at the IPA - International Photography Awards.  Category: Fine Art in non-professional. Sub Category: Still-Life
Finalist at the Third Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
 
2007
Honorable Mention at the Px3-Photo Competition 2007 and third place in the Still Life section at the Px3 Public Choice Awards with her image Pomegranates n.1
Nominee in the Nature section at Black and White Spider Awards with her image Winter Bareness
Nominee in the Architecture section at the International Color Awards with her image Stairs
Winner Collage section at the International Photography Awards with her image City Shadow

Silvia Ganora's photographs were published also in books such as in the Architecture and Urban Scenes section of Wiley Publishing's volume "Photos That Inspire" and the "Abandoned Chairs" book by www.abandonedchairs.org.

Early this year, she had the honor of seeing one of her photos, "City Shadow", featured in the latest redbubble.com book entitled "The City".

You can view the 3rd Annual Winners Gallery online at http://www.photomasterscup.com.

INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS, PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and non-professional photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography.

Contact: Silvia Ganora
Email: contact@silviaganoraphotography.com
Website: http://www.silviaganoraphotography.com
Fine Art prints: http://www.redbubble.com/people/sil63