jto555 Posted July 11, 2015 Share #1 Posted July 11, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is it me or have the Leica Oskar Barnack Awards lost their direction? http://blog.leica-camera.com/leica-videos/wiktoria-wojciechowska-leica-oskar-barnack-newcomer-award-2015/comment-page-1/#comment-443464 To my mind these "award winning" shots our out of focus, badly light snaps. Compare the set to these portraits: http://blog.leica-camera.com/leica-videos/wiktoria-wojciechowska-leica-oskar-barnack-newcomer-award-2015/comment-page-1/#comment-443464 Please, is it just me? Does 'art' have to be badly taken S H one T??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wildlightphoto Posted July 11, 2015 Share #2 Posted July 11, 2015 Is it me or have the Leica Oskar Barnack Awards lost their direction? It's not just you. I can think of two possible explanations: 1. My taste in Art is at the plebeian level 2. The Emperor has no clothes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jto555 Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted July 12, 2015 I'm going with number 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 4, 2015 Share #4 Posted August 4, 2015 Is it me or have the Leica Oskar Barnack Awards lost their direction? To my mind these "award winning" shots our out of focus, badly light snaps. Please, is it just me? Does 'art' have to be badly taken S H one T??? If you think it is shit just say so, no need to be so coy. Whether the Barnack Awards has lost direction I'm not sure what direction it is meant to be going in. I would agree that the latest awards doesn't seem to be a vintage year – quite a lot of derivative stuff (including, I think, the winning entry) – but there is still plenty IMO that is interesting and enjoyable to view. As to being in focus and well lit, there are many accessible shortlisted projects that presumably meet your standards? http://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com/en/submissions/leica-oskar-barnack-award/10633-yvonne-de-rosa-1/8 http://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com/en/submissions/leica-oskar-barnack-award/9240-dumas-julien-1 http://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com/en/submissions/leica-oskar-barnack-award/10379-patrick-tourneboeuf-1 http://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com/en/submissions/leica-oskar-barnack-award/9309-gideon-mendel-1 http://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com/en/submissions/leica-oskar-barnack-newcomer-award/9173-jan-duefelsiek-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicatraveller Posted October 19, 2015 Share #5 Posted October 19, 2015 Is it me or have the Leica Oskar Barnack Awards lost their direction? http://blog.leica-camera.com/leica-videos/wiktoria-wojciechowska-leica-oskar-barnack-newcomer-award-2015/comment-page-1/#comment-443464 To my mind these "award winning" shots our out of focus, badly light snaps. Compare the set to these portraits: http://blog.leica-camera.com/leica-videos/wiktoria-wojciechowska-leica-oskar-barnack-newcomer-award-2015/comment-page-1/#comment-443464 Please, is it just me? Does 'art' have to be badly taken S H one T??? I think they lost head and direction i loved Martin Kollar work (2014) but this year i really cant find any "art"... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler Posted November 21, 2015 Share #6 Posted November 21, 2015 I stopped entering a few years ago, when it seem, the judging was taken over by "academia" types. The end of a very prestigious award... tyler Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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