The Royal Photographic Society was founded in 1853, to promote the art and science of photography, a mission it continues to this day. RPS has announced the recipients of its annual Awards at a ceremony held at the Royal Society, in London. The Awards have been given since 1878,and recognises achievements in the art and science of photography. Today, we are pride to announce thatJean-Jacques Naudet, the Director of the Publication L’Oeil de la Photographie was awarded the Hood Medal.
“It came in the post one morning. The Royal Photographic Society has awarded you a medal for your outstanding contribution to the advancement of photography! I was absolutely over-the-moon – it was like Christmas, right in the middle of summer! I was even more delighted when I saw that the other winners included Maria Morris Hambourg, the legendary Founding Curator of the Met’s department of photographies, Wolfang Tillmans, Bryan Adams and Nadav Kander. The news came after a tough spring and summer spent waiting to get the new version of the online website . The award is not only for me but for the whole team of L’Oeil de la photographie , headed by Ericka Weidmann. It’s been quite an adventure and after various different formats, we are now on the brink of success, thanks to our contributors and the backing of some wonderful supporters, especially Maja Hofmann.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend the awards ceremony as a fortnight after the news came through, my eldest son Gédéon announced that he would be getting married in Tuscany on the same date!.”
Jean-Jacques Naudet
The Royal Photographic Society Awards 2015 :
• Progress Medal and Honorary Fellowship: Dr George E Smith
• Centenary Medal: Wolfgang Tillmans RA
• The Royal Photographic Society Award for Outstanding Service to Photography: Dr Maria Morris Hambourg
• Honorary Fellowships: Bryan Adams, Anderson & Low, Nadav Kander and Viviane Sassen
• Colin Ford Award: Els Barents
• Combined Royal Colleges Award: Dr Gavriel J lddan D.Sc
• Davies Medal: Alessandro Rizzi
• Education Award: Professor David Alan Mellor
• Fenton Medals: Mark Buckley-Sharp ARPS, Anne Cassidy FRPS, Paul Goodman, Leo Palmer FRPS
• Hood Medal: Jean-Jacques Naudet
• J Dudley Johnston Award: Roger Hargreaves
• Lumiere Award: Dick Pope BSC
• Members’ Award: Alexander Melrose
• Saxby Award: Masuji Suto
• Vic Odden Award: Matilda Temperley
• The Bill Wisden MBE HonFRPS Fellowship of the Year 2015: Yap Kok Hing FRPS
• Educational Bursary Winners: John Gallo (The Joan Wakelin Bursary), Kieran Dodds (Environmental Awareness Bursary – Over 30), Ekaterina Anchevskaya and Aleksandar Nikolov (Environmental Awareness Bursary – Under 30), Alexandra Murphy (The Royal Photographic Society Postgraduate Bursary)
