In 2011 twelve influential educational establishments specialized in visual arts was invited to participate in the contest, representing the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Portugal and Spain.

The organizing committee received a good number of high quality entries from some truly talented photography students.

The contest Head Judge, Mr. Jens Erdman Rasmussen, Curator of Photography at The National Museum of Photography, Denmark, has now selected the four winners: three Honorary Awards and the First Prize winner (EUR 5000), which will be a part of the permanent LUMI Collection.

The winning work will be revealed officially at the Prize Ceremony in Helsinki, Finland, on 15th December, 2011. The winning work will be displayed at www.lumiawards2011.com on the same day.

Our heartfelt congratulations to the following talents:

The First Prize Winner
Anne Golaz (CH), Aalto University

The Honorary Awards
Jonny Briggs (UK), Royal College of Art
Kay Gardiner (UK), University of Westminster
Wawi Navarroza (PH), Istituto Europeo Di Design, Madrid

In 1997 Stora Enso commissioned the Lumi Collection of international photographic art. Featuring some of the world’s most talented photographers, it showcases their work and illustrates the ability of Lumi to bring out the best in an image.

Today, the Lumi Collection is located at our mill in Oulu, Finland. To take a tour and see some of the beautiful images created, check out the gallery images from www.storaenso.com/lumi.