Alain Schroeder
The prize went to the Belgian photojournalist Alain Schroeder, who was also ranked first in the Projects & Portfolios section with the Kim City project (after having obtained the same award in 2016, with the project Kushti).
Born in 1955, Alain Schroeder founded Reporters in 1989, a well-known photo agency in Belgium. He has illustrated over thirty books dedicated to China, Iran, the Renaissance, Ancient Rome, the Gardens of Europe, Thailand, Tuscany, Crete, Vietnam, Budapest, Venice, the Abbeys of Europe, Natural Sites of Europe, etc. Belgian book titles include, «Le Carnaval de Binche vu par 30 Photographes», and «Processions de Foi, Les Marches de l’Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse». Publications include National Geographic, Geo, Paris Match,… He has won many international awards including a Nikon Japan award for the Who Will Save the Rohingya series, the TPOTY (Travel Photographer of the Year) award with two series – Living for Death and Kushti, a World Press Photo 1st Prize Sport Stories for the series Kid Jockeys, and participated in numerous exhibitions worldwide.
There are five Schroeder projects that have impressed the URBAN 2019 jury. The aforementioned Kim City, a report on North Korea, is paired with Taekwondo North Korea Style, centered on the famous martial art.
URBAN Photo Awards is promoted by dotART - Art association
The prize went to the Belgian photojournalist Alain Schroeder, who was also ranked first in the Projects & Portfolios section with the Kim City project (after having obtained the same award in 2016, with the project Kushti).
Born in 1955, Alain Schroeder founded Reporters in 1989, a well-known photo agency in Belgium. He has illustrated over thirty books dedicated to China, Iran, the Renaissance, Ancient Rome, the Gardens of Europe, Thailand, Tuscany, Crete, Vietnam, Budapest, Venice, the Abbeys of Europe, Natural Sites of Europe, etc. Belgian book titles include, «Le Carnaval de Binche vu par 30 Photographes», and «Processions de Foi, Les Marches de l’Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse». Publications include National Geographic, Geo, Paris Match,… He has won many international awards including a Nikon Japan award for the Who Will Save the Rohingya series, the TPOTY (Travel Photographer of the Year) award with two series – Living for Death and Kushti, a World Press Photo 1st Prize Sport Stories for the series Kid Jockeys, and participated in numerous exhibitions worldwide.
There are five Schroeder projects that have impressed the URBAN 2019 jury. The aforementioned Kim City, a report on North Korea, is paired with Taekwondo North Korea Style, centered on the famous martial art.
URBAN Photo Awards is promoted by dotART - Art association
The prize went to the Belgian photojournalist Alain Schroeder, who was also ranked first in the Projects & Portfolios section with the Kim City project (after having obtained the same award in 2016, with the project Kushti).
Born in 1955, Alain Schroeder founded Reporters in 1989, a well-known photo agency in Belgium. He has illustrated over thirty books dedicated to China, Iran, the Renaissance, Ancient Rome, the Gardens of Europe, Thailand, Tuscany, Crete, Vietnam, Budapest, Venice, the Abbeys of Europe, Natural Sites of Europe, etc. Belgian book titles include, «Le Carnaval de Binche vu par 30 Photographes», and «Processions de Foi, Les Marches de l’Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse». Publications include National Geographic, Geo, Paris Match,… He has won many international awards including a Nikon Japan award for the Who Will Save the Rohingya series, the TPOTY (Travel Photographer of the Year) award with two series – Living for Death and Kushti, a World Press Photo 1st Prize Sport Stories for the series Kid Jockeys, and participated in numerous exhibitions worldwide.
There are five Schroeder projects that have impressed the URBAN 2019 jury. The aforementioned Kim City, a report on North Korea, is paired with Taekwondo North Korea Style, centered on the famous martial art.
URBAN Photo Awards is promoted by dotART - Art association
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