AWARD WINNERS 2022
An essential part of the Photo Days, in addition to the exhibition course and the accompanying events, are the two promotional prizes “Jury Award” and “Audience Award”, which were also awarded this year.
JURY AWARD 2022
MARC-OLIVER SCHULZ FOR »WATER MASKS«
Due to its visual complexity, the optical impression, the reflection of the medium of photography and last but not least the interpretation of the theme “Unsettled Times”, the series “Water Masks” by Marc-Oliver Schulz receives the “Prize of the Jury. Reasons given by the jury
The jury’s award for my series “Water Masks” is my personal highlight of 2022 — a great recognition and important confirmation to continue pursuing my path of photography beyond preconceived expectations and away from the mainstream. I take this tailwind with me from Wiesbaden and also like to think back to the warm and inviting festival atmosphere. Award winner Marc-Oliver Schulz
AUDIENCE AWARD 2022
SEB AGNEW FOR »SYNKOPE«
For the winner, an audience award is a very special guarantee. It symbolises the fact that one’s work has touched, moved and inspired the festival audience. From the laudation by Kim Engels, frauen museum wiesbaden
I am all the more pleased and honoured to have received the Audience Award this year: An award that honours one’s own work by reflecting the approval of the festival visitors. This makes me immensely proud - a very big thank you for this! Award winner Seb Agnew