Sonakasalampakkulam Refugee Village
North Central Sri Lanka
John Rae
Awards
June 2012
John Rae triple winner in PX3 2012 International Photo Contest. The 3 winning series of photographs were produced on assignment in Colombia, South Sudan and Indonesia for ACCION and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria. PX3 is one of Europe's premier photo contests and attracts thousands of entries from over 80 countries.
May 2012
John Rae winner in Photo District New's flagship photo contest. John has been named a winner for 2 series of photographs in the PDN Photo Annual contest for photographs produced in 2011 on assignment in Rwanda, Colombia, and Papua New Guinea in 2012.
January 2012
John Rae is winner in Photo District New's World in Focus photo contest. John's photograph of the Georgetown Ferry in The Gambia was named a winner in the Sense of Place category.
May 2011
Paris: Px3 announces John Rae tripple winner in their 2011 photo contest. John Rae wins first, second, and third place in the Annual Report category. For photographs produced for the Global Fund on assignment in the Phillippines and Malawi. The contest attracts thousands of entries from 85 countries.
April 2011
Photo District News announced the winners of its annual photo contest and John Rae has been named a winner in the Corporate Design Category. The winning photograph is from a series created for The Global Fund to Fight AIDs, TB, and Malaria on assignment in Malawi.
November 2010
Communication Arts announced the winners of its 51st Annual photo contest and John Rae has been named a winner in the Annual Report category. CA photo contest attracts tens of thousands of entries from around the world and is one of the oldest and most prestigious contests in America. The winning photograph is of HIV outreach backstage at KTV bar/ brothel and was shot on assignment for Population Services International in Mengzi, China.
October 2010
The International Photo Awards have announced the winners of their 2010 photo contest and John Rae has won second place in the Professional Annual Report Section. The winning photographs were produced on location in the last 12 months for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria in The Philippines, Tajikistan, Cuba, and Malawi.
September 2010
The International Color Awards announced the winners of its 2010 photo contest and John Rae has been named a winner in the People Section and a nominee in the People and Photojournalism Sections. The winning photograph was chosen from thousands of entries from over 90 countries. The photo was shot on assignment with Will Smith in Zanzibar for the NGO Malaria No More.
June 2010
Photo District News announced the winners of its annual photo contest and John Rae has been named a winner in the Corporate Design Category. The winning photographs are from a series created for ACCION, a Boston based microlending NGO, which supports the distribution of loans for small businesses in Tanzania, Africa. The photographs were chosen from over 20,000 entries from around the world.
May 2010
Paris: Px3 announces John Rae double winner in their 2010 photo contest. John Rae wins second place in the Annual Report and Portrait categories. The annual report category was taken by photographs produced in Cuba, Tajikistan, Georgia, and The Gambia for the Global Fund. The Portrait section was taken by a photograph produced on assignment in the Seti Valley in far western Nepal for the Global Fund. The contest attracts thousands of entries from 85 countries.
April 2010
Photo District News announces the winners of its 2010 Photo Contest. John Rae is winner in the Annual Report section for his photographs produced in Tanzania for ACCION, a Boston based microlender. The contest attracts tens of thousands of entries from around the world.
Communications Arts 2009 Photo Contest
Winner in Institutional Category
Photograph of New Bed Net The Gambia. The winning photograph was produced on assignment in the Gambia for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.
2009 PDN Photo Contest
Double Winner in Corporate Design Category
The first winning entry was produced on assignment for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria to document TB Outreach in the Tacumbu Penitentiary, Paraguay. The second winning entry was produced on assignment for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria to document highschool HIV Education for women in Irbid, Jordan
2009 PX3 Photo Contest, Paris
Winner of First, Second, and Third Places in Annual Report Category for Photographs from GenCo Shipping Tsu Shipyard, Japan, ACCION Microlending Clients, and Global Fund Malaria Clients
2009 PDN Faces Photo Contest NY
Winner in Environmental Portrait Category
Photographs of Microlending Clients from India, Nigeria, Equador, and Ghana
2009 International Photo Awards
11 Honorable Mentions in Advertising and Nature Categories
2008 Winner of PX3 Prix de la Photography Paris
First place award in Advertising Annual Reports section for series ‘Global Fund Malaria Clients’
2008 American Photographer 23
John Rae selected as finalist for photograph of Nepal TB patient in ‘Documentary’ section
2008, October 27 Zurich: Credit Suisse is hosting “Helping Millions Help Themselves - The Art of Microfinance”, a photo exhibition by ACCION International from October 27 through November 13 in the Lichthof of the Bank’s headquarters building at Zurich’s Paradeplatz. The exhibit will bring to life the face of microfinance through the photographs of John Rae who has documented the programs in India, Nigeria, and Brazil of ACCION, one of the world’s leading microfinance organizations.
2008 International Photo Awards
13 Honorable Mentions in Advertising , Editorial, Deeper Perspective, and Nature Categories
2007 May 22 Berlin: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, Malaria presents “10 Minutes: 20 Lives” : a large-scale, outdoor, traveling photography exhibition in the streets of Berlin. The exhibition, “10 Minutes:20 Lives,” celebrates through the photography of John Rae the work going on around the world that saves the lives of thousands of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria patients every day.
2007 American Photographer 24
John Rae selected as finalist in ‘Documentary’ section for photograph of HIV Awareness FashionShow at Blue River Gay Club in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2007 The International Photo Awards has announced the winners of the 2007 Photo Contest and John Rae received a second place in the Annual Report Category for his photograph of shipbuilding at the Tsu Shipyard, Japan. The contest received over 20,000 entries from over 90 countries for 9 major categories, and is considered one of the most prestigious of international contests.
2007 International Photo Awards.
John Rae received 13 Honorable Mentions in the People Category (out of 12 photographs entered). The contest received over 20,000 entries from over 90 countries for 9 major categories, and is considered one of the most prestigious of international contests. The winning photographs were produced on assignment for The Global Fund in Jamaica, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, and Thailand.
2007 Interaction
Interaction has announced the winners of the 2007 Photo Contest and John Rae received the top award of Outstanding Winner. The winningphotograph was produced on assignment for The Global Fund at the Palais Royal Men’s Club in Kingston, Jamaica. The Global Fund sponsors a program that provides free mobile HIV counseling and testing at various men’s clubs in the Kingston area.
2006 UNHCR announces the opening of a traveling show entitled ‘UNHCR: Nepal Arrivals, Sioux Falls, SD celebrating the photography of John Rae.
2006 Interaction has announced the winners of the 2006 Photo Contest and John Rae received the top award of Outstanding Winner. The winning photograph of HIV Orphans was produced on assignment for The Global Fund at the Social Labor Center #1 north of Hanoi, Vietnam.
2006 International Photo Awards.
John Rae received 7 Finalist Awards in the People Category. The contest received over 20,000entries from over 90 countries for 9 major categories, and is considered one of the most prestigious of international contests. The winning photographs were produced on assignment for The Global Fund in Jamaica, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, and Thailand.
2005 Interaction has announced the winners of the 2005 Photo Contest and John Rae received the top award of Outstanding Winner. The winning photograph of HIV TB patient in Ponce, Honduras.
2004 PDN Photo Contest
Winner in Corporate Design Category
Global Fund 2003 Annual Report Cover
2004 Graphic Design USA
Finalist Award
Boston Scientific 2003 Annual Report
2003 Graphic Design
Finalist
Dartmouth College View Book
2003 Interaction Photography Contest
Finalist Award
UNICEF Bangladesh
GF Sri Lanka
1994 Windows on the World
Met Life Building NY, NY
One Man Show
1993 Boston Center for the Arts
The Cyclorama
One Man Show
1992 Fuller Museum of Art
One Man Show Portraits of the Homeless
Brockton, MA
1990 Boston Public Library
Main Branch
One Man Show
Commercial
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