{"id":11844,"date":"2019-11-12T13:52:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T12:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/?p=11844"},"modified":"2019-11-12T14:01:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T13:01:06","slug":"alain-schroeder-the-best-author-of-urban-2019-photo-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/alain-schroeder-the-best-author-of-urban-2019-photo-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Alain Schroeder, the best author of URBAN 2019 Photo Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"As you know, this year we made some changes to the final ranking of URBAN Photo Awards, introducing a new award, the Best Author: an acknowledgment reserved for the competitor who reach the highest parts of the ranking with more photos or projects, demonstrating a marked authorial talent expressed through different works.<\/p>\n

The prize went to the Belgian photojournalist Alain Schroeder<\/strong><\/a>, who was also ranked first in the Projects & Portfolios section with the Kim<\/em><\/strong> City<\/em><\/strong> project (after having obtained the same award in 2016, with the project Kushti<\/em>).<\/p>\n

\n \n Alain Schroeder - Kim City<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Alain Schroeder - Kim City<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Alain Schroeder - Kim City<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Alain Schroeder - Kim City<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Born in 1955, Alain Schroeder founded Reporters in 1989, a well-known photo agency in Belgium. He has illustrated over thirty books dedicated to China, Iran, the Renaissance, Ancient Rome, the Gardens of Europe, Thailand, Tuscany, Crete, Vietnam, Budapest, Venice, the Abbeys of Europe, Natural Sites of Europe, etc. Belgian book titles include, \u00abLe Carnaval de Binche vu par 30 Photographes\u00bb, and \u00abProcessions de Foi, Les Marches de l\u2019Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse\u00bb. Publications include National Geographic, Geo, Paris Match,\u2026 He has won many international awards including a Nikon Japan award for the Who Will Save the Rohingya series, the TPOTY (Travel Photographer of the Year) award with two series \u2013 Living for Death and Kushti, a World Press Photo 1st Prize Sport Stories for the series Kid Jockeys, and participated in numerous exhibitions worldwide.<\/p>\n

There are five Schroeder projects that have impressed the URBAN 2019 jury. The aforementioned Kim<\/em><\/strong> City<\/em><\/strong>, a report on North Korea, is paired with Taekwondo North Korea Style<\/em><\/strong>, centered on the famous martial art.<\/p>\n

\n \n Taekwondo North Korea Style<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Taekwondo North Korea Style<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Taekwondo North Korea Style<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Taekwondo North Korea Style<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Then there is Miracle Mud<\/em><\/strong>, set in the Romanian town of Techirghiol, near the Black Sea, famous for its therapeutic mud.<\/p>\n

\n \n Miracle Mud<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Miracle Mud<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Miracle Mud<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Miracle Mud<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

With Grandma Divers<\/em><\/strong> the photographer\u2019s goal moves to the island of Jeju, in South Korea, to observe the traditional group of Haenyeo<\/em>, elderly \u201cwomen of the sea\u201d who dive off the coast of the island harvesting delicacies from the sea.<\/p>\n

\n \n Grandma Divers <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Grandma Divers <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Grandma Divers <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Grandma Divers <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Finally, Saving Orangutans<\/em><\/strong> takes a critical look at the relationship between man and nature in Indonesia, where on the one hand humans destroy virgin forests, wounding and killing animals, while on the other hand they do everything possible to save them.<\/p>\n

\n \n Saving Orangutans <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Saving Orangutans <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Saving Orangutans <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n \n Saving Orangutans <\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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