PDNedu Student Photo Contest 2020 winners and finalists
The annual PDNedu Student Photo contest gives professional exposure to students currently enrolled in university/college, high school, or a certificate program. This year`s winners and honorable mentions will be published in the Spring 2020 issue of PDNedu - a publication that reaches over 50,000 educators and students. Images and multimedia will also be featured on PDN`s social accounts that boast over 500,000 followers.
Nikon is the main sponsor for the contest that awards the best student images across 7 categories: Fashion & Portraiture, Documentary, Still Life, Travel & Landscape, Fine Art & Personal Work, Multimedia & Video, and High School (Any Subject). Academy of Art student, and third-generation photographer Pratik Parulekar, won both the Grand Prize and Honorable Mention in the Still Life Category.
Grand Prize winners will receive the latest Nikon gear and lenses. Multimedia Grand Prize winner, Zuzanna Rabikowska, will also receive $1,500 cash. Other contests, plus conferences, can be viewed here.
Grand Prize, Documentary & Photojournalism: `Faith, Custom, Home` by Arne Piepke
Artist Statement: Every year, from May to September, marksmen`s festivals are held in the Sauerland in Germany. The three-day festivals consist of Marches through villages, church processions, as well as dances and honors. The highlight of each festival is a shooting competition to determine the new annual King.
The origin of these marksmen`s clubs goes back to the civil defense in the Middle Ages and their motto, `for faith, custom and home,` is still written on their flags today. With few exceptions, most of these clubs and brotherhoods have strict rules, do not allow women as members and represent conservative Christian values. The citizens of small villages in Germany have a strong sense of community and a deep attachment to their home, which is shaped mainly by ...
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