Ken Hermann
Ken Hermann is a Danish photographer.
Ken Hermann
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- Kingdom of Denmark
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- photographer
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Projects
Projects
Hermann's Wrestlers in Mongolia project consists of portraits of wrestlers and ancient Mongolian wrestling matches in the Inner Mongolia. His Explosion series captures explosions milliseconds after detonation. He made a series of photographs of street performers on Hollywood Boulevard, many of whom were dressed as famous Hollywood characters. Flower Men is a series of portraits of people selling flowers in the Malik Ghat Flower Market in Kolkata, India's largest wholesale flower bazaar. Survivors is a series of portraits of survivors of acid attacks in Bangladesh.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• 2017 Copenhagen Photofestival • 2017 La Quatrieme Image, Paris Coal Mines • 2014 Somerset House (Sony World Photography Award), London May Survivors • 2014 Gallery Nijenkam, Odense Survivors • 2013 Gallery Kontraframe, Copenhagen Survivors
Publications
• Im Tal des Omo. Panorama, 2014.. • Flower Men. Heidelberg, Germany: Kehrer, 2017..
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- “Ken Hermann”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q99610283: Ken Hermann
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Awards
• 2012: Winner, General category, Hasselblad Masters Award • 2014: 3rd place, Portraiture, Professional competition, Sony World Photography Awards • 2017: Winner, Sports category, PDN Photo Annual
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- 1.Stewart, Jessica. Powerful Portraits Capture the History and Masculinity of Mongolian Wrestling. 16 January 2017.
- 2.Copenhagen-based photographer Ken Hermann makes explosive art. Wired.
- 3.Shi, Diana. This Artist Pushes the Boundaries of Safety with his Explosive Photography. Vice. 11 December 2016.
- 4.Dean, Alex. Ken Hermann's Hollywood street lookalikes – in pictures. The Guardian. 20 June 2015. 0261-3077.
- 5.Rosenberg, David. This Is How to Sell Flowers in Kolkata. Slate Magazine. 26 March 2015.
- 6.WORK: Ken Hermann's portraits of the flower men of Kolkata. 3 May 2017.
- 7.Portraits of Acid Attack Survivors from Poignant Portraits of Acid Attack Survivors. ABC News.
- 8.Lemon, Jon. Ken Hermann Shoots Pro Skaters for Hasselblad Masters 2012. Fstoppers. 30 October 2012.
- 9.3rd Place, Ken Hermann, Denmark. World Photography Organisation.
- 10.In pictures: Sony World Photography Awards 2014 shortlist. BBC. 4 February 2014.
- 11.25 UK photographers on prestigious awards shortlist. The Independent. 4 February 2014.
- 12.PDN Photo Awards 2017. shutterloveonline.com.
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