ADC Awards
The ADC Annual Awards is the oldest continuously running industry award show in the world. Now in its 99th year, these Awards celebrate the very best in advertising, design, illustration, photography, packaging, motion and digital media, all with a focus on craftsmanship and innovation.
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- Design for Good
- Drone / Aerial
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Award
Agency
Client
Title
Category
Annual ID

There is no such thing as a New Zealand typeface
Agency: Alt Group / Auckland + Klim Type Foundry / Wellington
Client: Klim Type Foundry Category: Fine Art / Conceptual / Single


Petal Paint
Agency: Leo Burnett / Sri Lanka + Leo Burnett / Toronto
Client: JAT Holdings Category: Design for Good / Photography - Series


Images for Inclusion
Agency: VMLY&R / New York + Special Olympics / Washington, D.C.
Client: Special Olympics Category: Design for Good / Photography - Series


Ocean Risk
Agency: Jonathan Knowles / London + Atomic / London
Client: XL Catlin Category: Wildcard / Single


Time-Less in Motion.
Agency: Armin Walcher / Pürgg
Client: Armin Walcher Category: Travel / Tourism / Single


Fine Lines
Agency: The Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Photojournalism / Series


Don’t Spill! The consequences of dressing a child in designer apparel.
Agency: Magazine / New York
Client: New York Magazine Category: Fashion / Series


Brooklyn is burning
Agency: neuplot / New York
Client: Gazette Musicale Category: Music / Entertainment / Series


You're Beautiful Your Beautiful (YBYB)
Agency: BRYON / Newark
Client: BRYON Category: Portraiture / Series


Free Democrats "Made of Defeat – A Photographic Tale."
Agency: HEIMAT, / Berlin + HEIMAT, / Berlin + Mokoh Music / Berlin
Client: Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag Category: Portraiture / Series


Leave With A Story — Mardi Gras Indians
Agency: Tourism Marketing Corporation / New Orleans + 360i / New York
Client: New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation Category: Portraiture / Series


Audible "Die Juten Sitten - Goldene Zwanziger. Dreckige Wahrheiten."
Agency: Kolle Rebbe GmbH / Hamburg
Client: Audible GmbH Category: Portraiture / Single


Mother's Day
Agency: mcgarrybowen Brasil / São Paulo
Client: Special Dog Category: Portraiture / Single


TEA SOCIETY
Agency: Black Swan Life Communications Pvt. Ltd. / Mumbai
Client: Amar Tea Pvt. Ltd. Category: Product / Commercial / Series


Free Democrats "Made of Defeat – A Photographic Tale."
Agency: HEIMAT, / Berlin + HEIMAT, / Berlin + Mokoh Music / Berlin
Client: Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag Category: Product / Commercial / Series


Petal Paint
Agency: Leo Burnett / Sri Lanka + Leo Burnett / Toronto
Client: JAT Holdings Category: Product / Commercial / Series


4 Key Visuals for the Lycra Advertising Campaign China
Agency: Jorg Badura / New York + Lycra / Shanghai + FCB / Shanghai + Bandaloop Vertical Dance Company / Oakland
Client: Lycra, China Category: Product / Commercial / Series


#HopeJoanna
Agency: Grid Worldwide / Johannesburg
Client: First Rand Bank Category: Social Media / Series


Free Democrats "Made of Defeat – A Photographic Tale."
Agency: HEIMAT, / Berlin + HEIMAT, / Berlin + Mokoh Music / Berlin
Client: Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag Category: Social Media / Series


#Romanovs100: 4,000 photos. 4 social networks. 1 family.
Agency: RT / Moscow
Client: RT Category: Social Media / Series


The Culture Issue
Agency: The Times Magazine / New York
Client: The New York Times Magazine Category: Music / Entertainment / Single


Killer Diets
Agency: Josh Dickinson Photo / NEW YORK
Client: Popular Science Category: Fine Art / Conceptual / Series


Night Sight
Agency: 72andSunny / Los Angeles + Google / Mountain View + Google Hardware Creative / Mountain View
Client: Google Category: Mobile / Series


Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Alt Group / Auckland + Klim Type Foundry / Wellington
Client:
Klim Type Foundry
Title:
There is no such thing as a New Zealand typeface
Category:
Fine Art / Conceptual / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19032M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Leo Burnett / Sri Lanka + Leo Burnett / Toronto
Client:
JAT Holdings
Title:
Petal Paint
Category:
Design for Good / Photography - Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19029M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
VMLY&R / New York + Special Olympics / Washington, D.C.
Client:
Special Olympics
Title:
Images for Inclusion
Category:
Design for Good / Photography - Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19030M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Jonathan Knowles / London + Atomic / London
Client:
XL Catlin
Title:
Ocean Risk
Category:
Wildcard / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19057M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Apple / Cupertino
Client:
Apple
Title:
Color Gradient BMX
Category:
Mobile / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19034M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Apple / Cupertino
Client:
Apple
Title:
Junction
Category:
Mobile / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19035M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Armin Walcher / Pürgg
Client:
Armin Walcher
Title:
Time-Less in Motion.
Category:
Travel / Tourism / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19056M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
AARP / Washington
Client:
AARP
Title:
Dangerous Work
Category:
Photojournalism / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19041M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
The Times Magazine / New York
Client:
The New York Times Magazine
Title:
Fine Lines
Category:
Photojournalism / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19042M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Magazine / New York
Client:
New York Magazine
Title:
Don’t Spill! The consequences of dressing a child in designer apparel.
Category:
Fashion / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19031M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
neuplot / New York
Client:
Gazette Musicale
Title:
Brooklyn is burning
Category:
Music / Entertainment / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19040M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
BRYON / Newark
Client:
BRYON
Title:
You're Beautiful Your Beautiful (YBYB)
Category:
Portraiture / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19045M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
HEIMAT, / Berlin + HEIMAT, / Berlin + Mokoh Music / Berlin
Client:
Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag
Title:
Free Democrats "Made of Defeat – A Photographic Tale."
Category:
Portraiture / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19046M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
We Are Unlimited / Chicago
Client:
McDonald's
Title:
More In Common
Category:
Portraiture / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19047M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Tourism Marketing Corporation / New Orleans + 360i / New York
Client:
New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation
Title:
Leave With A Story — Mardi Gras Indians
Category:
Portraiture / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19048M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Kolle Rebbe GmbH / Hamburg
Client:
Audible GmbH
Title:
Audible "Die Juten Sitten - Goldene Zwanziger. Dreckige Wahrheiten."
Category:
Portraiture / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19043M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
mcgarrybowen Brasil / São Paulo
Client:
Special Dog
Title:
Mother's Day
Category:
Portraiture / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19044M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Black Swan Life Communications Pvt. Ltd. / Mumbai
Client:
Amar Tea Pvt. Ltd.
Title:
TEA SOCIETY
Category:
Product / Commercial / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19049M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
HEIMAT, / Berlin + HEIMAT, / Berlin + Mokoh Music / Berlin
Client:
Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag
Title:
Free Democrats "Made of Defeat – A Photographic Tale."
Category:
Product / Commercial / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19050M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Leo Burnett / Sri Lanka + Leo Burnett / Toronto
Client:
JAT Holdings
Title:
Petal Paint
Category:
Product / Commercial / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19051M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Jorg Badura / New York + Lycra / Shanghai + FCB / Shanghai + Bandaloop Vertical Dance Company / Oakland
Client:
Lycra, China
Title:
4 Key Visuals for the Lycra Advertising Campaign China
Category:
Product / Commercial / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19052M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Grid Worldwide / Johannesburg
Client:
First Rand Bank
Title:
#HopeJoanna
Category:
Social Media / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19053M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
HEIMAT, / Berlin + HEIMAT, / Berlin + Mokoh Music / Berlin
Client:
Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag
Title:
Free Democrats "Made of Defeat – A Photographic Tale."
Category:
Social Media / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19054M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
RT / Moscow
Client:
RT
Title:
#Romanovs100: 4,000 photos. 4 social networks. 1 family.
Category:
Social Media / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19055M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
The Times Magazine / New York
Client:
The New York Times Magazine
Title:
The Culture Issue
Category:
Music / Entertainment / Single
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19039M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Josh Dickinson Photo / NEW YORK
Client:
Popular Science
Title:
Killer Diets
Category:
Fine Art / Conceptual / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19033M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Apple / Cupertino
Client:
Apple
Title:
Movement
Category:
Mobile / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19036M

Award:
2019 Photography Merit Award
Agency:
Apple / Cupertino
Client:
Apple
Title:
Light Play
Category:
Mobile / Series
Annual ID:
ADC_PHO19037M
