‘LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD’: THE TWELVE FINALISTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN
The twelve finalists of this year’s Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) have been chosen. The complete portfolios from the categories ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award’ and ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer’ can now be viewed at www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com.
Around 2,500 photographers from a total of 110 different countries submitted entries to the LOBA competition in 2018. A brief overview of the twelve finalists:
Ernesto Benavides, Peru: ‘Dredges’
Every year, several hectares of forests are lost to illegal gold mining in Peru. Ernesto Benavides’ portfolio of aerial photographs titled ‘Dredges’ impressively illustrates this ruthless exploitation of natural resources. In addition to his independent projects, Benavides also works for Agence France-Presse, and his work is frequently published in the international press. He has also been teaching photography at the University of Lima since 2010.
Vanja Bucan, Slovenia: ‘Sequences of Truth and Deception’
In her portfolio titled ‘Sequences of Truth and Deception’, Vanja Bucan concerns herself with the ambivalent relationship between humanity and the world of nature that, as she says, is characterised by dominance, exploitation and idealisation. In her portraits and still lifes, Bucan attempts to create a multi-layered and deconstructed vision of nature. Vanja Bucan was born in Nova Gorica, Slovenia in 1973. She currently lives and works in Berlin.
Turi (Salvatore) Calafato, Italy: ‘Amuninni ’u mari (Let’s go to the sea)’
In summer, the Sicilians live their lives on the beach. With the pictures of ‘Amuninni ’u mari (Let’s go to the sea)’, Turi Calafato documents the hustle and bustle on the beach and observes people in their everyday activities. Turi (Salvatore) Calafato, born in 1979, lives and works as a freelance photographer in Italy.
