Reversed See will focus on the Mediterranean Sea, the history, the civilizations and cultures along its shores and on the changes that are now sweeping its coasts. Monteleone writes in his story proposal, “Europe has been taken aback by the season of riots and conflicts sweeping through North Africa and the Middle East; it has been unprepared for the wave of immigration reaching its shores. But, as we witnessed centuries ago, the sea that once separated two worlds has rolled back to join them. The relationship between the former powers and the countries on the periphery is shifting.”

The jury chose the submission of Davide Monteleone for its concise concept and the potential to highlight a multitude of thematic aspects, allowing for differing visual and technical interpretations. The story has a specific underlying idea that is historically rooted yet contemporary. The jury further said, “Davide’s language is rich and colorful and he shows great ability to convey the essence of any subject he chooses. Looking for excellence and high quality, and given the complexity of the story proposal and its options, he is the ideal recipient.”

2nd prize single Art and Entertainment

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2011 Grant Winner:

Davide Monteleone, Italy: “Red Thistle – the Northern Caucasus Journey”

This year, 155 applicants around the world applied for the Aftermath Project’s fifth year of judging.

A first round of screening was done in Los Angeles in mid-November by Lesley Meyer of the Annenberg Space for Photography, and Sara Terry, photographer and founder/director of The Aftermath Project. Final judging took place on December 8, in New York City. The judges were Stephen Mayes (VII), Denise Wolff (Aperture), Jeff Jacobson (photographer and Aftermath Project board member) and Sara Terry.

For the first time in our five years of granting, a photographer who had previously been a finalist became the grant winner for the same body of work. Davide Monteleone’s work deeply impressed the judges. Although he was a finalist for his Caucasus project in 2009 (which can be seen in the just-released “War is Only Half the Story, Vol Three,” the work he submitted this year showed a remarkable deepening of his work and a much more clearly articulated statement of the aftermath he is seeking to illuminate. The decision to award him the grant was unanimous.

2011 Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Miquel Dewever-Plana, France: “Guatemala: The Other War”

Elizabeth Herman, US: “Women Warriors: Bangladesh”

Massimo Mastrorillo and Lara Ciarabellini, Italy: “Bosnia y Herzegovina – If Chaos Awakens the Madness”

Carlos Javier Ortiz, US: “Too Young to Die”

Winner 2010 Freelens Award

The winner of this year’s »Freelens-Award« is Davide Monteleone. With his story »Northern Caucasus« the Italian photographer won a prize money of 10.000 €. The award was presented by Thomas Höpker in the atrium of the multimedia vocational school this evening. »I was totally overwhelmed by the quality of the submitted works and it was very hard for the jury to choose a winner« said the Magnum photographer giving credit to the work of the jury who had to choose a single winner out of 60 outstanding stories.

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Winner of Emerging photographer grant 2010

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2^nd prize  Contemporary Issue Daghestan

Finalist with “Russian Caucasus” at Oskar Barnak 2009

Abkhazia – 1° Prize General news stories

Best book at FotoGrafia Festival in Rome “Dusha Russian Soul”

Finalist “Russian Caucasus”

2nd place best book “DUSHA Russian Soul”

1st place  general news editorial “Pakistan Turning Point”

Magazine Editorial Categories for Internazionale “Russia”

LuccaDigitalFotoFest 2007, Italy “Dusha-Russian Soul”

Israeli bombing in Lebanon – 1° Prize Spot news stories

2nd prize at the Amilcare Ponchielli Milano

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