The opening race of UPR's 2021 season, and UPR's first-ever race in Maastricht. Three themes, three photos per theme.
The first race of the Urban Photo Race 2021 season, and UPR's first time in Maastricht. On 5 June, participants walked the city to shoot three themes: 'Heilige huisjes' (sacred cows, a Dutch idiom), 'Sjiek en sjoen' (Limburgish dialect for chic and pretty) and 'Go with the flow'. Each racer had to select and submit nine photos (three per theme) in time for the professional jury to score.
A special mention for Juliet Van Steenwinkel, who at nine years old became the youngest participant in UPR history.
Jury favourites went to Michael Szarpak (picked three times) and Rob van Hoorn. The public vote, run through preliminary rounds on Zoom.nl followed by an Instagram knockout, was won by Esther Gerritsen.
The series
Hans van Leeuwen
1st place
Heilige huisjes
Theme 1
Sjiek & sjoen
Theme 2
Go with the flow
Theme 3
Michael Szarpak
2nd place
Heilige huisjes
Theme 1 · Jury favourite
Sjiek & sjoen
Theme 2
Go with the flow
Theme 3 · Jury favourite
Peter Nijsen
3rd place
Heilige huisjes
Theme 1
Sjiek & sjoen
Theme 2
Go with the flow
Theme 3
Four photographers judged every series.
Diana Bokje
UPR jury · 2021 season
Fokko Muller
UPR jury · 2021 season
Monique de Zwart
UPR jury · 2021 season
Pieter van Leeuwen
UPR jury · 2021 season
What the winners take home, announced with the results.
Three themes
- Each themeThree themesHeilige huisjes (sacred cows) · Sjiek en sjoen (Limburgish for chic and pretty) · Go with the flow.
Jury favourites
- 1 winnerJury favouritesMichael Szarpak (selected three times) and Rob van Hoorn.
Public favourite
- 1 winnerPublic favouriteEsther Gerritsen, decided by public preliminary rounds on Zoom.nl followed by an Instagram knockout.
Youngest participant ever
- 1 winnerYoungest participant everJuliet Van Steenwinkel, aged nine, the youngest photographer to enter a UPR race.
With thanks to our partners.
Hosted the public-vote preliminary rounds.
- 53 Graden Noord
- Amsterdam Photo Club
- Fokko Muller
Workshop sponsor.