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Leica Camera is announced that Norwegian photographer Terje Abusdal won the coveted Leica Oskar Barnack Award for his project titled “Slash & Burn.” Sergey Melnitchenko, from the Ukraine, also earned the Newcomer Award, reserved for up-and-coming professional photographers age 25 or younger.

By winning this prestigious competition, both Abusdal and Melnitchenko gain significant resources to continue their outstanding work. The winners will receive their prizes at a gala event in Berlin on September 13, 2017. Terje Abusdal, will be honored with a cash prize of 25,000 euros (approximately $30,000 USD) and Leica M-System equipment (camera and lens) valued at an additional 10,000 euros (approximately $12,000 USD). Sergey Melnitchenko will be honored with a cash prize of 10,000 euros (approximately $12,000 USD) and will also be presented with a Leica rangefinder camera and lens.

Here is the full press release:

NORWEGIAN PHOTOGRAPHER TERJE ABUSDAL WINS THE LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD 2017 WITH HIS LONG-TERM PROJECT TITLED ‘SLASH & BURN’

The winners of this year’s long-established and internationally acclaimed Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) photographic competition have been chosen. In the main category, ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award’, Norwegian photographer Terje Abusdal convinced the five members of the jury with his impressive long-term project titled ‘Slash & Burn’. In the category ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer’ for up-and-coming professional photographers aged up to 25, Sergey Melnitchenko from the Ukraine won through against around 800 other candidates with his portfolio ‘Behind the Scenes’.

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