Isabella Rossellini to host photo talent contest for Sky


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Michelle Clancy

| 05 February 2016




The actress Isabella Rossellini has been announced as host for Master of Photography, a new eight-part European talent contest airing on Sky Arts.



Three photographers of international renown have also been announced as the jury for the show, which will air in May 2016: Rut Blees Luxemburg, Simon Frederick and Oliviero Toscani will work with the contestants. Together they will select the recipient of the biggest prize ever offered in a European photography competition: €150,000.

Open to both professional and amateur photographers, the contest features applicants from across the continent. The final line-up of 12 includes Chiara Stampacchia (Italy), Gabriele Micalizzi (Italy), Gina Soden (UK), Lanka Perren (France), Laura Zalenga (Germany), Marta Lallana Garcia (Spain), Neal Gruer (UK), Rupert Frere (UK), Sebastian Siebel (Germany), Yan Revazov (Russia), Dragica Carlin (Croatia), Hongwei Tang (Austria).

In addition to the substantial financial award, the final photograph by the winner will be donated for display in a leading European museum.

“We’re delighted to have such a prestigious and exciting line-up on board for Master of Photography,” said Phil Edgar-Jones, director of Sky Arts. “Today’s connected world saturates us with snapshots of fleeting moments, but the photographs that last are the result of skill, dedication and hours of hard work behind the lens. We hope this programme will demonstrate just how powerful and important photography remains, and that we bring some extraordinary undiscovered talent to light in the process.”