Danny Wilson Memorial Award 2016 winners announced

Posted 2 November

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the Danny Wilson Memorial Award 2016 in three categories:

Professionals Choice winner: Sam Laughlin


Selected by:

Mariama Attah (Programme Curator, Photoworks)
Kate O’Neill (Partnerships & Marketing Manager, Metro Imaging)
Anne Williams (Programme Director for Photography, LCC) 
Karin Andreasson (Picture Editor, Features, The Guardian) 
Federica Chiocchetti (Curator, Critic & Editor)

Curators' Choice winner: Estabrak Al-Ansari

Selected by:

BPF16 Trainee Curators Sarah French, Jamila Prowse & Ruby Rees-Sheridan

People's Choice winner: Mariana Bisti

Selected by the general public.

Congratulations to all three! 

Read interviews with professionals' choice winner Sam Laughlin here and with People's Choice winner Mariana Bisti here.

The Danny Wilson Memorial Award was established to commemorate the life and work of the late director of the Brighton Photo Fringe, Danny Wilson. Danny passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in April 2008 after helping to establish Brighton Photo Fringe as the largest and most successful photography event of its kind in the UK.

(image top right: Sam Laughlin, from the series Slow Time)

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