The jurors in the category STILLS could hardly decide in light of so much creativity, and so like GOLD, SILVER was also awarded twice. Second place is actually shared by four creatives, who have extended their cosmos far beyond the limits of classic photography: ADRIAN & GIDI – aka Adrian Woods & Gidi van Maarseveen – plus SIX & FIVE, the design studio of Andy Reisinger and Ezequiel Pini from Barcelona.
ADRIAN & GIDI studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague where they first met. “Since 2012, we have been working together specializing in tangible still life and product photography and favor a playful and experimental approach toward work. We love to work with a wide range of materials and techniques including paper art, paper craft, Styrofoam, Plexiglas, miniatures and wood.” They produce, decorate, fold, glue, and photograph for Elle NL, Elle DK, Code DE, Cosmopolitan MN, Phillips, Dirk vd Broek, KLM Asia, Air France, Specsavers, Histor, FOAM, Quote magazine, Het Parool, 3D Systems, FONK magazine, Niels Shoe Meuleman, Cosmogirl NL... and are represented by GoSee member PHOTOBY.
Behind SIX & FIVE c/o ANALOG/DIGITAL are Andy Reisinger and Ezequiel Pini. “Six & Five is a young, contemporary art studio specializing in still life visuals with a clean, modern aesthetic; as the founders themselves put it – “exploring the frontier zone between art and design”. Apart from working on both advertising and editorial commissions, Andy & Eze also find time to create experimental work which is legitimizing CGI as a new medium for creative self-expression.”
