KINGSBRIDGE-based photographer Martyn Norsworthy has been awarded another accolade, this time an honourable mention from the Prix de la Photographie Paris.

Martyn, of Norsworthy Photography, was awarded an honourable mention in the professional category for the photo ‘Relax, we are Mr and Mrs’, shot at the Salcombe Harbour Hotel, and ‘Maggie’, a portrait of an author shot in his studio.

The jury selected winners from thousands of photography entries from over 85 countries.

Px3 is juried by top international decision-makers in the photography industry: Carol Johnson, curator of photography of Library of Congress, Washington DC; Gilles Raynaldy, director of purpose, Paris; Viviene Esders, expert près la Cour d’Appel de Paris; Mark Heflin, director of American Illustration and American Photography, New York; Sara Rumens, lifestyle photo editor of Grazia Magazine, London; Françoise Paviot, director of Galerie Françoise Paviot, Paris; Chrisitine Ollier, art director of Filles du Calvaire, Paris; Natalie Johnson, features editor of Digital Photographer Magazine, London; Natalie Belayche, director of visual delight, Paris; Kenan Aktulun, VP/creative director of Digitas, New York; Chiara Mariani, photo editor of Corriere della Sera Magazine, Italy; Arnaud Adida, director of Acte 2 Gallery/Agency, Paris; Jeannette Mariani, director of 13 Sévigné Gallery, Paris; Bernard Utudjian, director of Galerie Polaris, Paris; Agnès Voltz, director of Chambre Avec Vues, Paris; and Alice Gabriner, world picture editor of Time Magazine, New York.

The Prix de la Photographie Paris, Px3, strives to promote the appreciation of photography, to discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris.

Winning photographs from this competition are exhibited in a high-profile gallery in Paris and published in the high-quality, full-color Px3 annual book.