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The first international Hahnem\u00fchle Student Photo Competition started on 01 March 2019. The motto seemed simple: ‘Show us your Series’. But the task was demanding and the expectations were high. A photo series with five motifs on a theme free of choice had to be created. Almost 700 creative up-and-coming photographers from over 50 countries took up this challenge.<\/p>\n
All entries were judged in two rounds by our international jury<\/a> of photographers, photojournalists, gallery owners and other experienced experts from the photographic industry. “I was impressed by the technical and aesthetic quality of the visual narratives presented, as well as the diversity and quantity of countries represented,” said juror Joao Kulcsar, curator, author and professor of photography from Brazil. Jury member Zelda Cheatle, a well-known curator was also surprised by the high level of online submissions.<\/p>\n The jury selected the winners from more than 3,560 submitted photographs. Assessed were factors such as creativity, photographic quality and paper selection.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_column_text]The German duo Daniel Niedermeier and Jan Staiger convinced with a strong concept and creativity. According to the jury, their photo series stood out because it was by far the most complete. ‘simili modo’ shows the simulation of realities in areas such as research, science and medicine, which is playing an increasingly important role. “The edit is very tight and exceptionally good. Many levels of information are shown. Also, technically an outstanding piece of work and exquisitely photographed and printed,” assessed the jury.<\/p>\n This brilliant achievement is rewarded with a prize money of 1,500 \u20ac. Additionally, the photo series will be exhibited at the Photokina 2020 at the Hahnem\u00fchle booth in Cologne and\u00a0 at the ‘Eisfabrik<\/a>‘ gallery in Hanover for six weeks.<\/p>\n The two students are very happy to be chosen as the winners among so many talented photographers. “It was a great and exciting challenge in this competition to focus on printing one’s own work as perfectly as possible and to be provided with a large selection of Hahnem\u00fchle paper during this process. The prize money is a great motivation for both of us to continue this work and to expand the range of places and objects on display without having to make excessive financial investments as young students,” Jan Staiger and Daniel Niedermeier were delighted to report.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/5″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/5″]The winning series<\/h5>\n
1st<\/sup> place \u2013 \u201csimili modo\u201d by Daniel Niedermeier & Jan A. Staiger <\/strong><\/h6>\n