Street Photography 1st place winner

The Artist Guido Klumpe was born 1971 in Germany and is based in Hanover, northern Germany. He is almost blind on the left and have 25% vision on the right because the optic nerves don't pass on as much information to the brain.
„My work combines three genres that influence each other: street photography, minimal photography and abstract photography. I like to explore and push the boundary of genres.
I see my city as an urban landscape. A landscape made up of shapes, colors, reflections and light.
My style of street photography is characterized by a clear visual language, everything superfluous is left out. The overarching theme is the tension between urban architecture and its inhabitants.“

The Artist Guido Klumpe was born 1971.
He is been taking photographs since he was sixteen years old.
He is almost blind on the left and have 25% vision on the right because the optic nerves don't pass on as much information to the brain.
You can imagine it like an internet video with a low data rate. E.G. if there is only one person, he can see some details. In a crowd, the faces are so unclear that he can hardly recognize friends.
„Through the medium of photography I approach and go beyond the limits of my vision.
In photography I have two passions: Minimalist and Street photography. Both genres influence each other.
I really like „clean“ shots, my focus is on a balanced composition. Because of my visual impairment I´m too slow to be a „hunter“ on street.
I see myself first as a street photographer who wants to document his environment. I would rather document the light, the colours and the forms of the urban landscape in relation to the human being."
He won several awards, His work has been published in various international magazines. Currently he is working on a textbook about urban photography.