Winners of the WestEast Magazine-Benjamin Kanarek Blog Fashion-Beauty Photography Contest

© Regen Chen & Neil Snape for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

We are pleased to announce the Winners of the WestEast Benjamin Kanarek Blog Fashion-Beauty Photography Contest

Beauty Neil Snape & Fashion Regen Chen

Here are the images of these very fine photographers. Regen will have 6 of his images published and Neil will have 4 of his images published in WestEast Magazine. Once the final WestEast Magazine June 2011 Issue layout is complete I will post them as another separate blog featuring each photographer individually.

Both Neil and Regen will be interviewed for WestEast Magazine as well as receiving a compact camera from them.

Here are the images chosen as well as bonus images of both photographers at the end of this posting

Neil Snape for Beauty

© Neil Snape for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

© Neil Snape for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

© Neil Snape for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

© Neil Snape for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

The Team Credits

Photographer : Neil Snape
Model: Delphine LoGrasso @Nathalie Models Paris
Stylist: Rene de Bathory
Make Up: Daria Slusarcyzk
Hair: Yu NakataClothing Credits in the Final Layout

Regen Chen for Fashion

© Regen Chen for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

© Regen Chen for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

© Regen Chen for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

© Regen Chen for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

© Regen Chen for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

© Regen Chen for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

Team Credits

Photography & Editing – Regen Chen
Model (black) – Naro @ PUSH creative management
Model (white) – Irina F. @ Elite
Styling – Nicola Smith @ PUSH creative management
Makeup – Wendy Rorong @ Plutino group
Hair – Irina Lavrega
Assistant – Kevin Cheng

Clothing Credits in the Final Layout

Out Takes Neil Snape for Beauty

© Neil Snape for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

© Neil Snape for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

Out Takes Regen Chen for Fashion

© Regen Chen for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

© Regen Chen for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

© Regen Chen for 2011 WestEast Magazine BKBlog Photography Contest

To all of you who entered the contest a huge thanks for your participation.
I will make a small selection from some of the entrants that made the semi finals on a follow up blog posting.

Again, congratulations to Regen and Neil!

About Benjamin Kanarek
Fashion and Beauty Photographer. Some of the magazines I have shot for include: VOGUE (China, Portugal, Brazil, Italia, Paris and South America & Mexico editions), RG VOGUE Brazil, Harper’s BAZAAR (China, en Español & Latin America, Hong Kong, Italy editions), L’Officiel Paris, ELLE (Spain, Portugal and Greece editions), Madame Figaro (France), Cosmopolitan (France and Italy editions), Glamour (France), Votre Beauté, Jardin des Modes, Dépêche Mode, New York Daily News, Fashion District News, New York Times Magazine, W (British edition), WWD, Fashion Magazine (Canada), Flare (Canada), Oyster, Tank, WestEast…