The National Media Museum is pleased to announce the successful recipients of the second annual Photography Bursaries. Established to support photographers to create or continue with new work and develop their profile, the Bursary fund of £20 000 has been divided between seven photographers.
2008 saw a fifty per cent increase in applicants and the final selection represents both the range and diversity of applications and, photographic practice in the UK today.
The judges of the 2008 Award were Pierre Brahm (Chairman of the BRAHM and Henry & James Property Group), Zelda Cheatle (WMG Photography Advisor and Curator), Simon Crocker (Chairman of The John Kobal Foundation), Philippe Garner (International Head of Photography, Christie’s Auction House), Greg Hobson (Curator of Photographs, National Media Museum) and Neeta Madahar (artist and 2008-09 Bradford Fellow in Photography).
Curator of Photographs, Greg Hobson said 'It was a real pleasure to see that, not only has the number of entrants for Bursary Awards significantly increased, but also the standard of creative photography in the UK remains consistently high.'
Emma Critchley will receive £2500 to continue with her exploration of the human relationship with water. Her application included beautiful underwater portraits of fully immersed subjects that challenge our perceptions of representations of the human figure.
Adam Hinton was awarded £1500 towards his continuing documentation of the effects of massive industrial development in India.
Margareta Kern received £3000 to assist with the completion of 'Clothes for Death', that documents the custom of women from Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina preparing the clothing and personal effects with which they wish to be buried.
2007 Jerwood Prize winner and recipient of a 2008 Pavilion Commissions, Moira Lovell received £3000 to embark on a project making large-scale community portraits in the coal-mining villages of the Dearne Valley in South Yorkshire.
Edgar Martins has been working on 'When Light Casts No Shadow', a major project looking at historically significant European airports. The work will now be realised as a major book published by Dewi Lewis Publishing and Martins has received an award of £3000 towards this.
Another successful 2007 Jerwood Prize and 2008 Pavilion Commissions applicant, Kevin Newark has received £2500 to continue to develop his projects that explore our complex and often troubled relationship with consumption and waste.
Chino Otsuka has received £4000 to complete her poignant series 'Imagine Finding Me', that reflects on her past using childhood photographs taken from her family albums.
Bursary winners
Chino Otsuka
Adam Hinton
Kevin Newark
Margareta Kern