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The big news this year is the increase in the number of women photographers who have been selected as finalists. Last year 17 women photographers had their work chosen which was the highest number ever (and a jump from 13 the previous year). This year an incredible 28 women photographers have been selected, which is nearly a third of all finalists! Also seven of those received more than one nomination! What an amazing leap towards closing gender disparity within the photographic industry.

I am grateful to be selected with two nominations for the fashion category. Many thanks to the judges, being a finalist in this record-breaking year feels extra special.

GET UP STAND UP

Standing up for their rights are Maria Sosa at Premier Models; and Sabrina, Florence Kosky, Poppy Mannion and Barbie at Models 1. They created individual placards demonstrating their own personal protest. My thanks again to them and to this talented and generous team. Style : Wendy Rigg Hair Artist : Jo McKenna Makeup Artist : Firyal Arneil Digital Operator : Julie Stewart Photo Assistant : Sophie Phillips Behind-the-Scenes photography : Hadas Eldar. Special thanks to Sarah Hogan for hosting our photoshoot at her High Trees Modern House, and also to Julia Kennedy for publishing the story in her No-Reply magazine.

Photography and Creative Direction by me Wendy Carrig inspired by my recent experience documenting a 110 mile protest march from Cardiff to Greenham Common for the activist group Greenham Women Everywhere.

EMBRACE

Many thanks again to Kate Orr and family for embracing and hosting, and to another wonderful and supportive team! Creative direction by Jo Bell – Jo also created the canvas, and the drawings (not seen in this curation) were by her father Roy Bell, a prolific modernist artist of the 1960s. Fashion styling by Sophie Kenningham, and Makeup & hair by Dina Catchpole – both represented by Frank Agency. Photography by me Wendy Carrig assisted by the multi-skilled Julie Stewart. Embrace has been re-curated from my Art Colony fashion editorial first published in Rakes Progress magazine.

Massive congratulations to ALL the photographers who were selected as finalists. Click here to see their work.

Gold and silver winners will be announced at the AOPawards party in September. Maybe see you there?

t-shirt by Katharine Hamnett for CHOOSE LOVE
supporting refugees and displaced people globally

Peace and Love t-shirt by Bella Freud for WAR CHILD
“We will never give up on children living through conflict”
Save the Rainforest by Vivienne Westwood for Cool Earth
Protecting endangered rainforest to combat global warming, protect ecosystems and providing employment for local people.
NO WAR t-shirt by CND the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Working to peacefully rid the world of nuclear weapons
LOVE by Katharine Hamnett

Standing up for their right to protest are Maria Sosa at Premier Models; and Sabrina, Florence Kosky, Poppy Mannion and Barbie at Models 1

Many thanks to them and this talented and generous team :

Style : Wendy Rigg Hair Artist : Jo McKenna Makeup Artist : Firyal Arneil Digital Operator : Julie Stewart Photo Assistant : Sophie Phillips Behind-the-Scenes photography : Hadas Eldar Location : with special thanks to Sarah Hogan for hosting our photoshoot at her High Trees Modern House, and Julia Kennedy for publishing this story in her No-Reply magazine. Photography by me, Wendy Carrig

Recently our government tried to take away our right to protest, but thousands of people and the House of Lords stood up to them and won! Did you know our government is now trying to introduce another bill!

If you value your right to protest please sign this Greenpeace petition calling on the Home Secretary to “…drop proposals in the Public Order Bill that have already been rejected by the people and Parliament, and to put an end to all attempts to suppress the fundamental right to protest.”

Thank you for stopping by.

Wendy

photo credit | Sophie Phillips