Mar
One of the projects that I photographed with Microsoft last year was Station B.
Microsoft is creating a platform and bringing together partners to program biological systems, essentially understanding how to program cells like we program computers and eventually control how a cell behaves. Instead of programming in 1s and 0s researchers are using the building blocks of DNA to write “programs” that could, for instance, help a cell recognize and attack cancer. This can open doors to new treatments, drugs, cures and materials. The industry holds huge promise but still faces a number of challenges.
Microsoft is leveraging its expertise in programming and research to develop systems with state of the art programming languages, algorithms and machine learning methods to program cells; something few companies have the capabilities and research infrastructure to do.
Microsoft is partnering with researchers at Princeton University in the US and two UK companies – Oxford BioMedica, which focuses on gene and cell therapy, and Synthace, which develops scientific software – as it develops the new system, called Station B.
The project is featured in the Financial Times
Microsoft Station B, Synthace, Kings Cross, London
Microsoft Station B, Microsoft Research Center, Cambridge
Microsoft Station B, Oxford Biomedica, Oxford.
Microsoft Station B, Microsoft Research Center, Cambridge
Andrew Phillips, head of Microsoft’s Biological Computation Group that developed the Station B platform
Sarah-Jane Dunn, scientist for Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK.
Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK, biologist Paul Grant runs experiments in the Station B lab.
Jason Slingsby, chief business officer at Oxford BioMedica
Sean Ward, Founder and CTO at Synthace, London
Mar
Jonathan Banks picked up one “honorable mention” title in the “Children of the World” category and three “nomination” titles in the “Architecture”, “Fine Art” and “portraiture” categories.
12th Annual Jury members included captains of the industry from Sotheby's, New York; Benetton, Ponzano Veneto; The Art Channel, London; Kolle Rebbe, Hamburg; Droga5, New York; Preus Museum, Norway; Art Beatus, Hong Kong; Forsman & Bodenfors, Gothenburg; Wieden & Kennedy, Portland; Fox Broadcasting Network, Los Angeles; Gallery Kong, Seoul; and Phillips, New York who honored Color Masters with 761 title awards and 1,032 nominees in 37 categories.
"It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 7,241 entries we received this year," said Basil O'Brien, the awards Creative Director. Jonathan Banks's photographs represent contemporary color photography at its finest.”
INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS is the leading international award honoring excellence in colour photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in colour photography.
DelAgua Rwanda project
La Mer Beachfront in Dubai
Michael Anastassiades
Global technology office designed by the architects CallisonRTKL
Jan
It always amazes me when I look back at a year of photography of how diverse the projects are. From portraits of “survivors of torture” for TASSC, to Microsoft’s program of Quantum computing.
The work took me to ten different countries across three different continents. I photographed everything from annual report brand material, to advertising, editorial and corporate portraits, events and conferences, and charity photography. I also photographed architectural and interior projects from hotels to shopping malls, high end business offices and luxury residential. I picked up numerous awards throughout the year, featured in the “Best of the Best” Oneeyeland book and had my work exhibited in Washington D.C.
I am ready for all your new challenges in 2019 and look forward to working with you.
Nov
I recently received the 13th Annual Black and White Spider Awards title of ”Honourable Mention” in the categories of “Architecture” and “People”, along with “Nominations” in the categories of “People”, “Wildlife” and “Children of the World”.
The live online gala was attended by over 12,000 photography fans around the globe who logged on to watch the climax of the industry's most important event for black and white photography.
"It's an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from over 9,000 entries we received this year" said Basil O'Brien, the awards Creative Director. Jonathan Banks’s two honourable mentions and hat trick of nominees, represents black and white photography at its finest."
BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS is the leading international award honouring excellence in black and white photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honours the finest images with the highest achievements in black and white photography.
www.thespiderawards.com
