{"id":108935,"date":"2017-08-14T15:59:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T14:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=108935"},"modified":"2017-08-14T16:06:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T15:06:16","slug":"norwegian-photographer-takes-home-the-leica-oskar-barnack-award-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/norwegian-photographer-takes-home-the-leica-oskar-barnack-award-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2017 revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108949&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 820px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108949\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_2.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_2.jpg?resize=500,400 500w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_2.jpg?resize=562,450 562w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_2.jpg?resize=180,145 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Winner: &#8216;Slash &amp; Burn&#8217;, \u00a9 Terje Abusdal (Norway)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>A Norwegian photographer has taken the top spot in this year\u2019s Leica Oskar Barnack Award with his long-term project entitled \u2018Slash &amp; Burn\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Terje Abusdal impressed the competition judges with his expressive shots of the Forest Finns, a recognised ethnic group in Norway that has a deep connection to nature. Originally started as his thesis project during his time at the Danish School of Journalism, Absudal\u2019s project functions as both a record of the Forest Finn people and as a study in how to capture the immaterial in photography. In his attempt to try to capture the ephemeral aspects of their culture, he started to blend reality and fiction, mixing into his shots the fire, smoke and Shamanism of the group\u2019s history in what he calls \u201ca deliberate attempt to create a fictional universe, a magical world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As grand prize winner, Abusdal will receive \u20ac25,000, a Leica M-series camera and accompanying lens.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108948&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 820px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108948\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_8.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_8.jpg?resize=500,400 500w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_8.jpg?resize=562,450 562w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_8.jpg?resize=180,145 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Winner: &#8216;Slash &amp; Burn&#8217;, \u00a9 Terje Abusdal (Norway)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Also celebrated at the awards was Newcomer Award-winner Sergey Melnitchenko of Ukraine, for his impressive portrait series \u2018Behind the Scenes\u2019, capturing in detail the off-stage lives of dancers in a club in China. The judges were impressed with the sensitivity in the 25-year-old\u2019s work, despite the occasionally harsh subject matter he was dealing with.<\/p>\n<p>As the Newcomer Award winner, Melnitchenko will also receive a Leica M camera and lens, as well as \u20ac10,000 in prize money.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108947&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 820px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108947\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_3.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_3.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_3.jpg?resize=562,374 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Newcomer award: \u00a9 &#8216;Behind the Scenes&#8217;, Sergey Melnitchenko (Ukraine)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108946&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 820px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108946\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_8.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_8.jpg?resize=599,400 599w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_8.jpg?resize=562,375 562w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_8.jpg?resize=600,400 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Newcomer award: \u00a9 &#8216;Behind the Scenes&#8217;, Sergey Melnitchenko (Ukraine)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>Speaking about the winning photographers, Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Art Director and Chief Representative of Leica Galleries, writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI would like to congratulate Terje Abusdal and Sergey Melnitchenko, the winners of this year\u2019s Leica Oskar Barnack Award, on behalf of the whole jury. Both photographers have impressively shown that they have a truly special eye for seeing and portraying the interaction of people with their environment. They have won through against a total of around 2,700 competitors from 104 countries and have convinced all members of the jury with their impressive portfolios\u2019, explains Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Art Director &amp; Chief Representative Leica Galleries International.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Leica Oskar Barnack Award is one of the longest-established and most prestigious photographic competitions worldwide &#8211; this year marks the 37th edition of the contest. Each year, photographers are challenged to capture and express the relationship between people and the environment across a series of 10-12 shots.<\/p>\n<p>Some of our favourite winning shots and finalists are below, or you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com\/en\/\">click here<\/a> to see the full gallery of results.<\/p>\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108944&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108944\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_3.jpg?resize=300,375 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_3.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_3.jpg?resize=562,703 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Winner: &#8216;Slash &amp; Burn&#8217;, \u00a9 Terje Abusdal (Norway)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108945&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 620px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108945\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_7.jpg?resize=300,375 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_7.jpg?resize=320,400 320w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Award-Winner-TerjeAbusdal_SlashBurn_7.jpg?resize=562,703 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Winner: &#8216;Slash &amp; Burn&#8217;, \u00a9 Terje Abusdal (Norway)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108943&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 820px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108943\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Leica-Awared-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Awared-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Awared-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_10.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Awared-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_10.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/Leica-Awared-Newcomer-SergeyMelnitchenko_BehindtheScenes_10.jpg?resize=562,374 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Newcomer award: &#8216;Behind the Scenes&#8217;, \u00a9 Sergey Melnitchenko (Ukraine)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108942&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1220px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108942\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dominic-nahr-Switzerland-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/dominic-nahr-Switzerland-2.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/dominic-nahr-Switzerland-2.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/dominic-nahr-Switzerland-2.jpeg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/dominic-nahr-Switzerland-2.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/dominic-nahr-Switzerland-2.jpeg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Finalist: &#8216;Nothing to see here&#8217;, \u00a9 Dominic Nahr (Switzerland)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108940&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1220px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108940\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-5.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-5.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-5.jpeg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-5.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-5.jpeg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Finalist: &#8216;Accidentally on Purpose&#8217;, \u00a9 Vera Torok (Hungary)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108939&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1220px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108939\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-Hungary2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-Hungary2.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-Hungary2.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-Hungary2.jpeg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-Hungary2.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/vera-torok-Hungary2.jpeg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Finalist: &#8216;Accidentally on Purpose&#8217;, \u00a9 Vera Torok (Hungary)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108938&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1020px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108938\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/aleksey-kondratyev-kyrgyzstan1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" 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Fishers&#8217;, \u00a9 Aleksey Kondratyev (Krygyzstan)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108941&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1220px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108941\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ekaterina-sevrouk-Germany-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/ekaterina-sevrouk-Germany-1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/ekaterina-sevrouk-Germany-1.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/ekaterina-sevrouk-Germany-1.jpeg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/ekaterina-sevrouk-Germany-1.jpeg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/ekaterina-sevrouk-Germany-1.jpeg?resize=562,375 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t<p class=\"c-caption__text\">Finalist: &#8216;Fremd bin ich eingezogen&#8217;, \u00a9 Ekaterina Sevrouk (Germany)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=&quot;attachment_108937&quot;  class=\"c-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1218px\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108937\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/emilien-urbano-france1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1198\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/emilien-urbano-france1.jpeg 1198w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2017\/08\/emilien-urbano-france1.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, 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