Unconditional Surrender
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Photographer
Brian Wotring
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Prize
Event Photographer Of the Year
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Jury Top 5 Selection
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Date of Photograph
June 6, 2020
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Technical Info
0.8 sec, f/3.2, ISO 400, Nikon D750 at 50mm
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Socials
Shortly after George Floyd's death, officials in Richmond, Virginia "surrendered" the city's Confederate statuary to the protestors. They quickly turned the Robert E. Lee memorial into an effigy for Floyd and all the other victims of police brutality. This image was shot at night as a single exposure and is meant to depict the continued fight against the Confederacy, even in 2020 America!
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Biography
Brian is a United States Army Veteran, Financial Advisor/Attorney, and photography enthusiast. It was during a tour in Iraq, where he sought to document everything, that his love of photography blossomed. He refined his style while living amongst the monuments and memorials of Washington, D.C.
Brian now lives in Richmond, Virginia with his wife and three children where he shoots portrait and landscape photographs. He specifically focuses on monuments and memorials and their changing perception in our society.
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Awards
2021 IPA Non-Professional Event Photographer of the Year
2021 IPA 1st Prize - Events, Social Cause
2021 IPA Jury Top 5
2021 Monochrome Awards - Honorable Mention
2022 IPA 3rd Prize - Events, Social Cause
2022 IPA Jury Top 5 x2
2022 IPA - Honorable Mention x4
