Red Dead Redemption 2 Screenshot Wins Virtual Photography Award

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Nearly four years since its release, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2is still managing to take home awards of all kinds. At this year’s London Games Festival, one fan with an artistic eye was awarded Virtual Photographer of the Year, part of Nvidia Studio’s Virtual Photo Challenge, thanks to a very well composed Red Dead Redemption 2 screenshot.

Since 2016 the London Games Festival has been a yearly celebration of the video game medium featuring multiple events such as the EGX Expo and the BAFTA Game Awards, with events running from April 1 to April 10. One of the most exciting festival events is the Virtual Photo Challenge which takes submissions from around the world via social media. The London Games Festival proudly displays the highest-ranking photographs in London’s Trafalgar Square. Photography submissions this year featured games such as Ghostwire: Tokyo, NieR Automata, Ghost of Tsushima, and Red Dead Redemption 2.

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The winner for Virtual Photographer of the Year was announced on April 7, with the grand prize being a GeForce 3080 Ti-powered Studio Laptop to empower aspiring artists. This year's winning submission, found below, comes from virtual photographer Joe Meizies for his Red Dead Redemption 2 screenshot depicting a lone cowboy riding a horse at sundown. The photograph features some great composition, colorwork, and excellent use of lighting. Undoubtedly, all factored into the panel’s decision to award Meizies for his work. Meizies also submitted an impressive screenshot of Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider series, which also managed to make it into the discussion for the best screenshot. All submissions are in a Google Drive folder which