The first Urban Photo Race at night: three themes, Gezellig, Under the spotlight and Dreamer, from the evening into the dark.
The first Urban Photo Race at night ran on Saturday 21 April 2018, a first for the team and above all for the racers. It stayed light for longer than a real night race needs, but the racers made the most of the hours between day and night, as their series show.
Three themes led the way: Gezellig, the Dutch word for cosy togetherness, Under the spotlight and Dreamer. Night photography is more technical, and not everyone has the gear or the experience for it, so the team took what it learned and the racers' feedback into the next night races.
Ferry Verwijk raced it with a Nikon F2 and a roll of film pushed to 1600, and wrote about it in the journal.
The series
Arjan Boerlage
1st place
Gezellig
Theme 1
Under the spotlight
Theme 2
Dreamer
Theme 3
Diana Bokje
2nd place
Gezellig
Theme 1
Under the spotlight
Theme 2 · Best Theme
Dreamer
Theme 3
Peter De Witte
3rd place
Gezellig
Theme 1 · Best Theme
Under the spotlight
Theme 2 · Jury favourite
Dreamer
Theme 3
Iwona Montel
Dreamer
Theme 3 · Best Theme · Jury favourite
Four photographers judged every series.
Bas
LosekootArtist & photographer · urban socio-cultural themes
Kjell
LeknesManager · Amsterdam Photo Club
Marc
DriessenFreelance photographer · Het Parool
Jaap
van den BeukelFilmmaker · documentary and portrait
The race night in photographs.
What the winners took home.
Theme winners
- Each themeTheme winnersGezellig, Peter De Witte · Under the Spotlight, Diana Bokje · Dreamer, Iwona Montel.
Jury Favourites
- 1 winnerJury FavouritesJaap van den Beukel selected Linas Laukevicius · Kjell Leknes selected Jelte Pijl · Marc Driessen selected Iwona Montel · Bas Losekoot selected Peter De Witte.
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