10TH ANNUAL BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS HONORS
PHOTOGRAPHER RODERICK LYONS FROM THE UNITED STATES.
LOS ANGELES 12/3/15 – Professional photographer Roderick
Lyons was presented with the 10th Annual Black and White Spider
Awards Nominee title in the category of Photojournalism at a prestigious
Nomination and winners PhotoShow webcast Saturday, November 21 2015.
The live on-line gala was attended by more than 10,000
photography fans around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the
industry’s most important event for black and white photography.
The 10th Annual jury members included captains of
the industry from Bonhams, Ramdom House, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Stockhlm
City Museum, Anneberg Foundation, Leo Burnatte, FTM Art Advisory, and Fratelli Alinary
who honored Spider Fellows with 505 coveted title awards and 931 nominees in 31
categories.
“It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the
best from the 7,686 entries we received this year, “ said Basil O’Brien, the
awards Creative Director. Roderick Lyons’ Gang Truce 1, an exceptional image
entered in the photojournalism category represents black and white photography
at its finest, and we are pleased to present him with the title of Nominee.”
Jury member Diane Ruggie from Velocebella agency added, “The gallery of winners
and runners up has true stopping power.”
BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS is the leading international
award honoring excellence in black and white photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on
the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest
images with the highest achievement in black and white photography.
www.thespiderwards.com