Amsterdam's eighth race, six themes from Urban fauna to Absent minded, and two checkpoints at the Tolhuistuin.
The eighth Urban Photo Race in Amsterdam ran on Saturday 16 June 2018, on a new route through the city, and by the end of the day there were many tired but smiling faces, which for the team is always the sign of a good race. The six themes were Urban fauna, Don't judge a book by its cover, Long time ago, All that glitters is not gold, No rule without exception and Absent minded.
The team thanked the Tolhuistuin restaurant for hosting two of the checkpoints, and the UPR friends who never say no when the team asks for help: Iwona Montel, Rita Martins and Ioana Cobzaru.
The series
Tim Sutherland
1st place
Urban Fauna
Theme 1
Don’t judge a book by its cover
Theme 2
Long time ago
Theme 3
All that glitters is not gold
Theme 4
Jurgen Onland
2nd place
Urban fauna
Theme 1
Don’t judge a book by its cover
Theme 2 · Best Theme
Long time ago
Theme 3
All that glitters is not gold
Theme 4
Rene van Rijswijk
3rd place
Urban fauna
Theme 1
Don’t judge a book by its cover
Theme 2
Long time ago
Theme 3
All that glitters is not gold
Theme 4
Anna Linmans
Long time ago
Theme 1 · Best Theme
Michiel Witlox
Urban fauna
Theme 1 · Best Theme
Özgür Abacı
All that glitters is not gold
Theme 1 · Best Theme
Absent minded
Theme 2 · Best Theme
Four photographers judged every series.
Bas
LosekootDutch artist, photographer
Is a Dutch-born artist and photographer, concerned with socio-cultural issues in cities around the world. Working with cinematic apparatus, he is challenging our understanding of reality in everyday city-life as well as the limited narrative potential of representations of truth in documentary photography.
With an intuitive eye, he visualizes the human experience in modern megacities. His practice combines concepts of mobility, social geography and the cinematic. Bas Losekoot holds a BA in Fine Art Photography from the Royal Academy of the Arts in The Hague and recently graduated for an MA in Photography and Urban Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London. His work has been exhibited widely in galleries and at festivals including New York Photo Festival, Voies-Off/Les Rencontres d’Arles and Unseen Photo Fair Amsterdam. The Urban Millennium Project is published in a variety of international media including The New Yorker, Die Zeit, Volkskrant, CNN Editions, GUP, IMA Magazine and the British Journal of Photography.
Kjell
LeknesManager · Amsterdam Photo Club
He’s the manager of Amsterdam Photo Club; a fast growing local photography community with over 4,000 members.
As a stock photographer and former community leader at Shutterstock, his photography focuses on creating high quality images using the latest photography trends that are in demand.
Marc
DriessenFreelance photographer · Het Parool
Studied portrait and documentary photography at the Amsterdam Photo Academy, where he graduated with honors in 2008. Since graduating, he’s been a steady freelance photographer for the Dutch daily newspaper, Het Parool, and works for international titles such as El Pais and Le Monde, as well as a variety of commercial clients.
His photography distinguishes itself through an honest, straightforward way of working, always looking for an unforced combination of form and moment. In his subjects, Marc works from a connection with the street, looking for authentic people and their relation to their environment, sometimes at the edges of society but also with a deep interest in the multicultural aspects of our communities. Marc photographs his subjects with the ultimate goal of creating soulful, intimate and timeless images.
Jaap
van den BeukelPhotographer, filmmaker
By origin a photographer, but since already a few years also working as a filmmaker.
He is mainly engaged into documentary and portraits. A recent project has been the outdoor exhibition ‘Our Grid’ in Amsterdam about groups of teenagers in IJburg.
The race day in photographs.
What the winners took home.
Six themes
- Each themeSix themesUrban fauna · Don't judge a book · Long time ago · All that glitters · No rule without exception · Absent minded.
Theme winners
- Each themeTheme winnersUrban fauna · Michiel Witlox. Don’t judge a book · Jurgen Onland. Long time ago · Anna Linmans. All that glitters · Özgür Abacı. No rule without exception · Jurgen Onland. Absent minded · Özgür Abacı.
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