Awards recognise outstanding photography

11 November 2010

Our congratulations to Wellcome Library photographers Dave Sayer and Ben Gilbert, who have scooped prizes at the Institute of Medical Illustrators annual awards.

Dave, who's also behind the photography that graces the pages of Wellcome News, won a gold award for his photograph of George Nuku at Wellcome Collection's 'Skin' exhibition. Dave captured George, an artist, with the Maori display case George created for the exhibition. Dave was also given a bronze award for his chilling photograph of an engorged female sand, the vector for visceral leishmaniasis - a potentially fatal tropical disease. Ben was presented with a bronze award for his striking photograph of a 19th-century wax embryo, recognising his excellent use of technique.

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Image: George Nuku at the Wellcome Collection. Credit: Dave Sayer, Wellcome Images.