18-year old Nadya Gorodeskaya from Russia won the Anne Frank photo contest ‘Sources of Inspiration’. With her portrait of the Russian man Ivan she expressed the theme ‘happiness’.
About her photo Nadya says: “Ivan is a very kind and cheerful old man. His whole life he has lived in a small village and he is very happy about this. He has a nice wife and wonderful kids. Even though he has lost his teeth, his health and his hearing, he is not disappointed. He doesn’t complain about his life, he keeps on feeling happy every new day. This photo shows his happiness too. He feels happy because I gave him a little attention.”
Over 600 young people entered the photo competition. With their photos they expressed their thoughts about the themes freedom, goodness, giving, courage, happiness, humanity and usefulness. Anne Frank wrote about these themes in her diary.
World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass
The jury consisted of twelve young and talented photographers from all over the world. They participated in the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass 2007 and chose a winning photo for each of the themes.
The Anne Frank House wishes to stimulate young, photographic talent with its photo contest. Nadya won a Canon EOS 400D and a VIP tour around the Anne Frank House. The second and third prizes were a Canon IXUS 75 and a Canon PowerShot A570 IS. Besides this, all seven theme winners received and Anne Frank package worth € 85.
View all winning photos at: www.annefranktree.com.
Have you students enter the new photo competition
This year again, we are organizing the photo contest ‘Sources of Inspiration’. Contestants from 10 to 18 years of age can send in their digital photos and explanations. Closing date is 1 October 2008. Would you like your students to enter?
For more information: www.annefrank.org/contest.
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Its a wonderful picture and the thoughts on Ivan are even better. If you dont have happiness, what do you have?
very nice…and energetic
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What a wonderful photograph! Ivan certainly typifies happiness to me.
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