Observed Portraits, 1st prize
Ich Bin Waldviertel
Carla Kogelman
02 August, 2012
Hannah (7) and Alena (9) are two sisters who live in Merkenbrechts, a village of 170 inhabitants in Waldviertel, an isolated rural area of Austria, near the Czech border. The girls have two older brothers, but spend much of their time together in a carefree life, swimming, playing outdoors, and engrossed in games around the house.
Carla Kogelman
She won 1st Prize at the Zilveren Camera 2011 with a series of portraits of actors back stage. She won the SO (Selection Of Dutch photography) Awards 2013, the national photogra...
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