The Inter­na­tional Pho­tog­ra­phy Awards is an annual com­pe­ti­tion that was cre­ated to salute the achieve­ments of the world's finest pho­tog­ra­phers, to dis­cover new and emerg­ing tal­ent, and to pro­mote the appre­ci­a­tion of pho­tog­ra­phy.

Recently, the category winners were announced. Out of the thousands of entries IPA received this year, only the main category winners will move on as finalists to compete for IPA's top award of International Photographer of the Year. The winner will be announced at the annual Lucie Awards which is held at the Lincoln Center, New York on October 24th, 2011. That person will earn the coveted Lucie Statue and a cash prize of $10,000.

Advertising: Fashion, 2nd Place Winner John Wright


Advertising: Fashion, 1st Place Winner Peter Lipmann


Advertising: Music, 2nd Place Winner Poras Chaudhary


Advertising: Other Ad, 1st Place Winner Adam Taylor


Advertising: Product, 3rd Place Winner Adam Balcerek


Architecture: Other, 2nd Place Winner Kacper Kowalski


Book: Nature, 1st Place Winner Thorsten Milse


Book: Nature, 2nd Place Winner Alex Bernasconi


Editorial: Photo Essay and Feature Story, 2nd Place Winner Zhe Chen


Editorial: War/Conflict, 3rd Place Winner Jorge Dirkx


Fine Art: Collage, 2nd Place Winner Dean West


Fine Art: Other, 3rd Place Winner Alex Bernasconi


Nature: First Category Winner Marsel van Oosten


Nature: Flowers, !st Place Winner Tom D. Jones


Nature, Landscapes, 1st Place Winner Mitch Dobrowner


Nature, Landscapes, 2nd Place Winner Peter Lik


Nature, Seasons, 2nd Place Winner John Scanlan


Nature, Sunset, 1st Place Winner Rafael Rojas


Nature, Sunset, 3rd Place Winner Bali & Albanese


Nature, Trees, 2nd Place Winner Alex Bernasoni


Nature, Underwater, 1st Place Winner Bartosz Strozynksi


Nature, Underwater, 2nd Place Winner Chuck Bradley


Special, Moving Images, 1st Place Winner Tyler Stableford


Special, Night Photography, 1st Place Winner David Bowman


Special, Pets, 1st Place Winner Lennette Newell

Source: mymodernmet