Floods in Hohenlimburg and it’s surroundings - Photo Competition of the RPS Germany Chapter

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FLOODS IN HOHENLIMBURG AND ITS SURROUNDINGS PHOTOGRAPHY F O R E V E R Y O N E

THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY GERMANY CHAPTER

Photography Competition

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A Cooperation between

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EDITORIAL OFFICE Royal Photographic Society Germany Chapter Chris Renk Siegfried Rubbert Horst Witthüser ©2021 RPS Germany Chapter - all rights reserved

Title photo by: Jan & Denitz

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FLOODS IN HOHENLIMBURG AND IT’S SURROUNDINGS A joint project of the Hohenlimburg Grammar School and the Germany Chapter Royal Photographic Society under the motto "Photography for Everyone."

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THE STORY BEHIND THE COMPETITION On 15.07.2021, the city of Hagen and the surrounding area were also hit by the flood of the century.

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Flooded cellars, flooded streets, torrential streams carrying masses of debris and burying cars underneath them left the city in chaos. Even the emergency services had to surrender in some places.

Those who see photos of the flood disaster in Hagen often see suffering, but also a lot of hope, solidarity and unconditional help.

Capturing these moments was the photo competition theme for the students of the EF level of the upper school of the Hohenlimburger Gymnasium, which was organised in cooperation with the art teachers of the school and the Germany Chapter.

The chapter’s main aim was to deal with the consequences of the flood disaster and perhaps also to overcome them.

Sixty-one pupils took part in the photo competition. For this, the students could work as individuals or in groups of between two and four students. A total of 65 photographs were submitted.

The ten best photos were selected by an expert jury consisting of Chairman Siegfried Rubbert, Chapter Secretary Horst Witthueser, Treasurer Eberhard Potempa, Chapter Organiser Chris Renk and art teacher Lena Lumberg.

Students from the other year groups (Q1 and Q2) could also apply to open the competition to more young people from the school.

For each of the submitted pictures, the participants had to submit a so-called “Statement of Intent”, in which they had to explain why they had chosen these particular motifs.

The submitted images showed great diversity in approach. Pictures were

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presented in the form of before/ after documentation, documentation during the flood, and documentation after the flood. One group even recreated a disaster picture.

Despite the sad background of the photo competition, all participants visibly enjoyed the realisation of the topic.

The award ceremony for the winning photos and the “shortlisted” photos (4th to 10th place) took place in the grammar school auditorium as a presentation event. Prizes included book vouchers for the first three photos and a certificate for each of the ten places.

Due to the positive feedback, the Germany Chapter is planning further photo projects with the Hohenlimburg Gymnasium in the future.

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THE WINNERS

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1st to 3rd place

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1ST PLACE

photo by: Jola

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2ND PLACE

3RD PLACE

photo by: Dominik / Kai / Jakub

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photo by: Jaqueline / Simona

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THE SHORTLISTED 4th to 10th place

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4TH PLACE

5TH PLACE

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photo by: Hayley

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photo by: Hannah / Adna / Jana

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6TH PLACE

photo by: Sarah

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7TH PLACE

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photo by: Fabian / Ron / Henrik

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8TH PLACE

photo by: Junis / Christian

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9TH PLACE

10TH PLACE

photo by: Eren / Moritz

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photo by: Marilena

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MORE GROUP PHOTOS

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photos by: Jola

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photo by: Jaqueline / Simona

photo by: Jaqueline / Simona

photo by: Jaqueline / Simona

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photo by: Jaqueline / Simona

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photo by: Marie / Selina photo by: Eren / Moritz

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photo by: Ben

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photo by: Eren / Moritz

photo by: Junis / Christian

photo by: Eren / Moritz

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photo by: Yaren / Meltem / Selin

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THE ACTORS OF THE PHOTO COMPETITION

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A very big thank you for this!

We would also like to thank the head teacher of the Gymnasium Hohenlimburg - Mrs. Auerbach - for making the school premises available.

Many thanks to the parents who showed understanding and interest.

Finally, "Thank you" to Mr. Chris Renk for his commitment, especially in the preparation of this booklet.

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A competition like this could not have taken place without the support of the EF art teachers, the RPS jurors and especially without the great interest and commitment of the students.

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10 YEARS AGO PHOTOGRAPHY FOR EVERYONE

Since 2011, there has been fruitful cooperation between the Germany Chapter of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) and the Hohenlimburg Grammar School in Hagen.

In 2011, a competition with the theme "BEING YOUNG" was held in cooperation with the art teachers.

three groups (probationary, intermediate and senior school).

The winners appeared in the 2012 photo calendar, visited the photo exhibition "Zeitgeist und Glamour" in the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf with the group, and received a book present from the RPS.

The jury, consisting of expert photographers from the RPS, faced a difficult task.

In addition, the first-place winners also won a visit to the studio with an accompanying photo workshop with a professional photographer.

They had to choose the best from almost 100 pictures. Four winners were selected from each of the

The winning photos were also exhibited in the "Junge Museum" of the Karl Ernst Osthaus Museum.

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1st Place - photo by: Starodubskji

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2nd Place - photo by: Rinke

3rd Place - photo by: Migge

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4th Place - photo by: Zink

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3rd Place - photo by: Blecher

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1st Place - photo by: Hardam 2nd Place - photo by: Wüstewald

1st Place - photo by: Kira 4th Place - photo by: Hardam

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HISTORY

OUR MISSION

The Royal Photographyic Society, one of the world’s oldest photographic societeis, was founded in 1853 to make the art and science of photography more widely available.

Our mission is to bring inspiration, creativity and connection through photography to people of all ages and backgrounds.

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We are a world-wide community of photographers. Our international menbers are part of Chapters which offer events, activities ans support.

Would you also like to become a member of the Royal Photographic Society?

Then find out more at www.rps.org.

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