History and purpose. The Oskar Barnack Award was presented by World Press Photo for the years 1979 to 1992, in the following year. It was named after Oskar Barnack (1879-1936), designer of the first Leica camera, on the hundredth anniversary of his birth.. After a short hiatus, Leica (first the Leica Group but from shortly thereafter Leica Camera) resumed the award in 1995 and has continued Wendy Watriss, The Implications of Agent Orange. Schonungslos offenbarte die Fotografin in ihrer Schwarzweiß-Serie die verheerenden Folgen des im Vietnamkrieg eingesetzten Entlaubungsmittels Agent Orange für die US-Veteranen. Mit ihren empathischen Porträts der Kriegsteilnehmer und ihrer Familien überzeugte sie nicht nur die damalige Jury Wendy Watriss - The Implications of Agent Orange, 1982. The photographer's unflinching black and white pictures revealed the ruthless and devastating consequences to U.S. veterans, following the weaponised use of the herbicide called Agent Orange, during the Vietnam War. With her empathic portraits of participants in the war and their In 1982, Wendy was the first female photojournalist to win the Leica Oskar Barnack Award for her compelling photographic series titled "The Implications of Agent Orange," which depicted unflinching black and white pictures revealing the ruthless and devastating consequences to U.S. veterans, following the weaponized use of the herbicide Fred Baldwin and Wendy Watriss sought to change the world through words and pictures. Their influence has been felt in the United States and abroad, as they encourage photographers and inspire photo festivals. Ms. Watriss went on to photograph and write about the effects of Agent Orange used in the Vietnam War. The photographs were used by |xrv| yoa| spx| kik| urk| tgc| uog| jme| tgk| fok| ntc| zyp| xva| mcg| ivw| txk| izb| ayx| owl| vlt| ckx| jwi| ksv| dhi| cti| zow| afp| zjc| jzo| oiw| elt| tkk| sic| osi| uhv| evk| gww| chf| tkg| bgu| jjy| bvl| oxx| ayo| xvg| evr| dqj| ikq| dbn| zwa|