Photographer DAVID ELLINGSEN had the honor of shooting large-scale, high action sports and music photographs for BC PLACE STADIUM. David was commissioned by DDB/KARACTERS advertising agency, with Creative Director JAMES BATEMAN and Art Director MARTEN SIMS, to shoot the installments that now cover the concourse walls throughout BC Place for its redesign for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
David’s 2009 photography awards to date consist of: winner in the Advertising category for the 18th ANNUAL APPLIED ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY and ILLUSTRATION AWARDS, Toronto, Canada; a merit award for Fine Art at the B&W MAGAZINE PORTFOLIO COMPETITION in San Francisco; 7 honorable mentions in the Advertising, Fashion, and People/Portraits categories at the INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, Los Angeles; and an honorable mention in the Fine Art category at the PRIX de la PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS (PX3) in Paris, France.
