honorable mention
Douglas Vernimmen united kingdom
title
Libertas Gentes
From latin, it translates as “The Free People”. Freedom is a strong value that we all respect, although its measure may differ between countries and individuals. Recently, the world has been paralysed with the COVID pandemic where we all had to self-isolate to prevent the spread of the disease. Such situation had severe social impacts e.g. most entertainment events being cancelled. Here, I wanted to emphasize the situation for all the music bands who couldn’t perform any live music for two years. So, I came with the concept to have them featuring in a cage, together with the irony of a band meant to represent freedom.
Douglas is now based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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entry description
Libertas Gentes is a Belgian Hip Hop / Rock band.From latin, it translates as “The Free People”. Freedom is a strong value that we all respect, although its measure may differ between countries and individuals. Recently, the world has been paralysed with the COVID pandemic where we all had to self-isolate to prevent the spread of the disease. Such situation had severe social impacts e.g. most entertainment events being cancelled. Here, I wanted to emphasize the situation for all the music bands who couldn’t perform any live music for two years. So, I came with the concept to have them featuring in a cage, together with the irony of a band meant to represent freedom.
about the photographer
Originally from Belgium, Douglas Vernimmen gained his Ph.D. at the University of Liège before coming to Oxford to continue his studies. He developed an early interest in photography, and his work has been shown in about 100 salons covering 50 countries from Asia to the USA. He is now the proud recipient of over 400 international awards and several distinctions for his international contribution to photography.Douglas is now based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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