YOU GONNA MISS YOUR CANDYMEN...

SYNOPSIS

The series WAITING FOR THE CANDYMEN is study of waiting: Waiting the right moment, waiting for tomorrow, waiting for something or someone who brings redemption - perhaps…

AWARDS  FOR THE SERIES

2019

1. -FELIX SCHOELLER PHOTO AWARD 2019 / shortlisted / Portrait Category / GERMANY
   

2017

- KOLGA PHOTO AWARD 2017 / shortlisted  category „conceptual“ / Tbilisi History Museum / GEORGIA

2016

1. -SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD / 1st prize / professional competition / category: Art/Candid / London, UK
   

2. -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 /  professional / People's Choice: Category Winner / category: Portraiture / FRANCE
   

3. -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 /  professional / People's Choice: 1st place / category: Portraiture, Culture / FRANCE
   

4. -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 /  professional / People's Choice: 1st place / category: Press, Political / FRANCE
   

5. -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 /  professional / People's Choice: 1st place / category: Fine Art, People / FRANCE
   

6. -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2016 /  professional / People's Choice: 2nd place / category: Press, Feature Story / FRANCE
   

- LAF5 - Latin American Fotografía 5"/ Winner / New York, USA

1. -5th LIFE FARMER „an instant“ contest / Honorable mention / judged by Olivia Arthur / USA
   

2. -THE FAMILY OF MEN by IPA-International Photography Awards / Honorable mention / professional competition in 2 categories / / USA
   

- IPA / professional / Social Cause Category / Honorable Mention / USA

- IPA /  professional / Editorial: Political Category / Honorable Mention / USA

- IPA / professional / Editorial: Photo Essay and Feature Story Category / Honorable Mention / USA

- IPA / professional / Event: Traditions and Cultures Category / Honorable Mention / USA

1. -IPA / professional / People: Lifestyle Category / Honorable Mention / USA
   

2015

1. -IPA / Social Cause Category /as work in progress / Honorable Mention / USA
   

2. -IPA / Deeper perspective category / as work in progress / Honorable Mention / USA
   

- IPA / Editorial: Photo essay and feature story category / as work in progress /  Honorable Mention / USA

- IPA / Fine art: portrait category / as work in progress / Honorable Mention / USA

EXHIBITIONS / FESTIVALS

2018

1. -„Europäer sehen Cuba“ at „Michael Horbach foundation,“ Colognia, GERMANY
   

2017

- KOLGA PHOTO AWARD 2017 showcase at KOLGA TBILISI PHOTO week, May 2017, GEORGIA

2016

- 5th SIPF -Singapore International Photography Festival, Open call showcase, SINGAPORE

- BRUSSELS EXPO. Palais 4, Brussels, BELGIUM

- PhotoKina / Cologne, GERMANY

- EUROVEA, Bratislava, SLOVAKIA

- PALAZZO TRIGONA, Enna, ITALY

- SONY SQUARE, New York, USA

- SPAZIO TADINI, MILANO, Italia, 16.9-16.10.2016

1. -TONNARA DE MARZAMEMI, Sicily, ITALY
   

2. -WIILLY BRANDT HAUS Berlin, 5.7.16 - 30.9.16, GERMANY
   

3. -U SPACE, Beijing, China, 7.6 to 26.2016
   

4. -SOMERSET HOUSE, London, UK 22nd April - 8th May 2016, UK
   

CREDITS

Artist & executive producer  KIRSTIN SCHMITT (Berlin/Habana)

Co-producer  MAREN SCHMITT (BERLIN)

Field producer JUAN ARISTIDES OTAMENDIZ (Habana)

Production  SAILOR`S YARN (Berlin)