honorable mention
Julian Paul Umbach germany
title
Scenes of Life
The life of a human being is made up of different components. Needs, fears and own developments determine the course of life and serve almost as a template for the biographies of many people. In the individual differences of the details, however, one discovers the unique person
Following the work of the expressionist Edvard Munch, the "Frieze of Life" - a comprehensive picture of human life - I have told a number of these Scenes, which are elementary for the human being or at least for me;
Julian Paul, born in 1986, is a German photographer and video artist based in Berlin and Bochum. He studied Art History and Theatre Studies at the Ruhr-University in Bochum and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Photography Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund. He is currently studying Master of Arts in Photography in Dortmund and works as a freelance photographer, specializied in portrait and conceptual photography. He also works on his own video projects and was involved in various film projects as Director of Photography.
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entry description
The world is developing more and more rapidly and the question and the feeling arises that we can hardly keep up. You are overloaded by information and supposed possibilities. Regardless of whether these are true or realisable at all, you can hardly filter all this yourself. The flood of images and the constant accessibility of the social media are additional support. Overtaxing and stress lead more and more often to exhaustion or even burnout. Digital detox is a word of our time. Hardly anything is still valid for a long time. Therefore, the question arises in the reverse conclusion what we as individuals and society in the core still are and have always been. Are we still the same? Have we changed fundamentally or only the processes around us?The life of a human being is made up of different components. Needs, fears and own developments determine the course of life and serve almost as a template for the biographies of many people. In the individual differences of the details, however, one discovers the unique person
Following the work of the expressionist Edvard Munch, the "Frieze of Life" - a comprehensive picture of human life - I have told a number of these Scenes, which are elementary for the human being or at least for me;
about the photographer
Short Biography Julian PaulJulian Paul, born in 1986, is a German photographer and video artist based in Berlin and Bochum. He studied Art History and Theatre Studies at the Ruhr-University in Bochum and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Photography Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Dortmund. He is currently studying Master of Arts in Photography in Dortmund and works as a freelance photographer, specializied in portrait and conceptual photography. He also works on his own video projects and was involved in various film projects as Director of Photography.
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