World’s Best Figure Photographers: OLIVIER, OTIENO, VANCE & SONG / 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS

Thom Bierdz
5 min readJun 30, 2024

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Artists from 61 countries competed in the 2024 WORLD ART AWARDS where 20 of the most revered galleries in the world were sent online images to score in drawing, painting, sculpture, digital and photography. The 300+ winning works, 1st to 6th Place (and ties) in all 50 categories, will be revealed in this column one category at a time, and also an upcoming movie.

The WINNERS in CATEGORY 42. NONMANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY — HUMAN represent FRANCE, KENYA & USA.

ART COLLECTORS — CONTACT THE WINNERS HERE: CATEGORY 42. NONMANIPULATED PHOTOGRAPHY — HUMAN

1st Place — Tie DANI OLIVIER FRANCE https://daniolivier.com/ “Made Of Stars” Non-manipulated photo.

1st Place — Tie DANI OLIVIER FRANCE https://daniolivier.com/ “Women Of Light” Non-manipulated photo.

2nd Place — Tie DENNIS ONYANGO OTIENO KENYA www.spartanphotographykenya.com “Black And White” Photography.

2nd Place — Tie DAVID VANCE USA http://www.davidvanceprints.com “Le Papillon de Nuit” 16x20” Photo.

3rd Place — Tie JOSHUA SONG USA 25songjo@gmail.com “Enchanted” 24x18" Digital photography

3rd Place — Tie JOSHUA SONG USA 25songjo@gmail.com “Suffocation” 15x22" Digital photography.

4th Place — Tie DENNIS ONYANGO OTIENO KENYA www.spartanphotographykenya.com “Man In Leaves” Photography.

4th Place — Tie DAVID VANCE USA http://www.davidvanceprints.com “Deep Thought” 16x20” Photo.

5th Place — Tie JOSHUA SONG USA 25songjo@gmail.com “Fictitious Nostalgia” 16x12" Digital photography.

5th Place — Tie JOSHUA SONG USA 25songjo@gmail.com “The Revisitation Of Nostalgia: The Immutable Place” 18x24" Digital photography.

6th Place — Tie JOSHUA SONG USA 25songjo@gmail.com “The Revisitation Of Nostalgia: The Beginning Of Forever” 20x16" Digital photography.

6th Place — Tie DENNIS ONYANGO OTIENO KENYA www.spartanphotographykenya.com “Couple” Photography.

In 2024, WORLD ART AWARDS had submissions from these 61 countries: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, UK, Ukraine, USA, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia.

The World Art Awards 20 Best Galleries & Museums for 2024 who were asked to score art: (in alphabetical order by country):

Best in Australia: Bungendore Wood Works Gallery

Best in Chile: Isabel Aninat Gallery

Best in Columbia: Beatriz Esguerra Art

Best in Czech Republic: Knupp Gallery

Best in Georgia: UGallery

Best in Israel: Corridor Contemporary

Best in Japan: Nanzuka Underground

Best in Latvia: Galerija Romas Darzs

Best in Malaysia: Gallery des Artistes / Gallery@Tropicana

Best in Morocco: Comptoir des Mines Galerie

Best in Myanmar: New Treasure Art Gallery

Best in Portugal: Underdogs

Best in Taiwan: 1839 Contemporary Gallery

Best in United Kingdom: Miart Gallery London

Best in USA / Alabama: Alabama Contemporary Art Center

Best in USA / Arizona: Exposures International Gallery Of Fine Art

Best in USA / Iowa: Moberg Gallery

Best in USA / Nebraska: Kiechel Fine Art

Best in USA / South Dakota: South Dakota Art Museum

Best in USA / Utah: Ogden Contemporary Arts

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Thom Bierdz
Thom Bierdz

Written by Thom Bierdz

One of Medium’s TOP ART CONTRIBUTORS, award-winning author, actor, film-maker, painter. 12 books: 6 on art. President of WAA & AAA & ACCA.

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