Image06, a photography competition organized annually by the New York chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), has announced the winners for this year's contest. The contest had two main categories, one for professional photographers and one for students.
In the Professional category, top honors went to Charlotte Oestervang. Interestingly, Oestervang was last year's winner in the student category. A native of Denmark, in 2000 she earned a bachelor's degree in fine-art photography from the Academy of Performing Arts, Film and Television in Prague, Czech Republic. She has been a freelance photographer since 2001. Last year, she studied documentary photography at the International Center of Photography in New York City. This fall, she plans to move to Kabul, Afghanistan, to make in-depth stories. You can see more of her work at http://www.oestervang.dk
This year's top prize in the Student category went to Amy Stein. A New York City resident and newly minted MFA from the School of Visual Arts, Stein is currently working on a photo series called "Stranded," portraits of people stranded on the side of the road. "To make these images, I basically drive various US highways looking for broken down vehicles," she said. Her portfolio is viewable at http://www.amysteinphoto.com
You may view a gallery of all the Image06 winners at http://www.asmp.org/image06/gallery2.php
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