maandag, oktober 17, 2005
Pep Bonet wint W. Eugene Smith Grant
The Nikon Spirit Initiative and the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund announced Spanish/Dutch Photographer Pep Bonet as the winner of the $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his project "Faith in Chaos". Robin Bowman of Brooklyn, NY, received a $5,000 Fellowship Grant for her project, "Under: Study -- Beneath the Surface of the American Teenager." The grants, which recognize the work of photographers who have established a devotion to documenting the human condition, are presented annually by the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund and sponsored by Nikon Inc. The presentation of awards will be held on Monday, October 17th at the HBO Theatre located in New York City.
For the past two years, Pep Bonet has been taking photographs in post-war Sierra Leone. It is here that he found four groups of children severely affected by war -- amputees, the blind, and the traumatized and former child soldiers. Bonet followed this group of kids and "captured the lives of Sierra Leone youngsters whilst they were creating chances for themselves in a land where opportunities are very rare."
Of his story, Bonet remarks, "It's a story that sheds light on a side of Sierra Leone (and of Africa) that we don't often get to see; one of stamina, pride, and self-confidence I saw how faith enabled people to see perspective in even the most inhumane of circumstances." Bonet followed his subjects closely, his work on this project provides an up-close, and never-before seen view of the direct impacts of war on young people in Sierra Leone and the faith, which gives them strength.
The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography is presented annually to a photographer whose past work and proposed project for the upcoming year, as judged by a panel of experts, follows the tradition of W. Eugene Smith's compassionate dedication exhibited during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist. For 2005, the grant will be $30,000, with an additional $5,000 in fellowship money to be awarded at the discretion of the jury. The grant program is independently administered by the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund.
For the past two years, Pep Bonet has been taking photographs in post-war Sierra Leone. It is here that he found four groups of children severely affected by war -- amputees, the blind, and the traumatized and former child soldiers. Bonet followed this group of kids and "captured the lives of Sierra Leone youngsters whilst they were creating chances for themselves in a land where opportunities are very rare."
Of his story, Bonet remarks, "It's a story that sheds light on a side of Sierra Leone (and of Africa) that we don't often get to see; one of stamina, pride, and self-confidence I saw how faith enabled people to see perspective in even the most inhumane of circumstances." Bonet followed his subjects closely, his work on this project provides an up-close, and never-before seen view of the direct impacts of war on young people in Sierra Leone and the faith, which gives them strength.
The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography is presented annually to a photographer whose past work and proposed project for the upcoming year, as judged by a panel of experts, follows the tradition of W. Eugene Smith's compassionate dedication exhibited during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist. For 2005, the grant will be $30,000, with an additional $5,000 in fellowship money to be awarded at the discretion of the jury. The grant program is independently administered by the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 16:37
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