honorable mention
sittig fahr-becker germany
title
Yangon Domestic Harbour
Old freighters are docked at pontoons witch are connected to the harbour with steel bridges. Were the cargo, mostly rice, is still carried by workers form the ships to the trucks. To keep count the workers get a wooden stick, when exiting the cargo bay. During the breaks the workers sleep, play games of dice or checkers with a self made board and bottle caps.
not being the best painter, photography was a medium witch i found really appealing. the whole process from taking the picture to developing it seeing the picture appear on paper, was something magical. luckily all the boarding schools i went to had a darkroom were i was able to play with photography. after finishing school i started studying town planing in London, after my roommate bought a digital camera and i was able to play with it i knew thats what i wanted to do.
instead of going to lectures i started to take photoshop (4.0) corses and saving money to buy my own digital camera.
then i head the opportunity to study at the bauhaus in Dessau were i got my degree in graphic design and photography. being so close to berlin wich was just reinventing its as a city i just had to move there. were i started to work as a freelance photographer for clients like Karstadt and exploring the city with my camera.
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entry description
When you enter the port of Yangon, you get the impression that time has come to a halt in the last 80 years.Old freighters are docked at pontoons witch are connected to the harbour with steel bridges. Were the cargo, mostly rice, is still carried by workers form the ships to the trucks. To keep count the workers get a wooden stick, when exiting the cargo bay. During the breaks the workers sleep, play games of dice or checkers with a self made board and bottle caps.
about the photographer
Born in Munich and being influenced by the work of my mother as an art-historian, art was a big part of my life from a young age. having the privilege of seeing masterpieces up and close at the museum my mother was working as a curator, while there were hanged or packed up. the creative process of creating something witch transported what a Artis was seeing or feeling fascinated me.not being the best painter, photography was a medium witch i found really appealing. the whole process from taking the picture to developing it seeing the picture appear on paper, was something magical. luckily all the boarding schools i went to had a darkroom were i was able to play with photography. after finishing school i started studying town planing in London, after my roommate bought a digital camera and i was able to play with it i knew thats what i wanted to do.
instead of going to lectures i started to take photoshop (4.0) corses and saving money to buy my own digital camera.
then i head the opportunity to study at the bauhaus in Dessau were i got my degree in graphic design and photography. being so close to berlin wich was just reinventing its as a city i just had to move there. were i started to work as a freelance photographer for clients like Karstadt and exploring the city with my camera.
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