Karijn Kakabeeke, represented by The Empty Quarter Gallery from Dubai, is the sixth winner of this major international award. Born in 1974, the Dutch photographer is pursuing her continuing interest in social issues through her photojournalistic, essayistic images. In this context, she captures pictures that stand as magnificent icons of our time. The winning work "Bend it like Beckham" records an early moment in 2006 when Khadija first played with a football: an emotionally charged image of an Afghan woman who now belongs to the first female team in her country.
Jury member Matthias Harder, curator at the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin had this to say: "This image by Karijn Kakebeeke offers a glimmer of hope for a future in which it has become possible, in a country like Afghanistan, to establish a female football league, and where women are starting to gain a few more basic rights. The prize-winning image shows a glimpse of happiness. Kakerbeeke's genre scene convinced the jury owing to the controversial nature of the topic chosen and its relevance to the given theme."
Japanese photographer Tatsumi Orimoto represented by DNA Gallery (Berlin) was awarded a special jury distinction for his moving self-portrait taken with his mother who suffers from Alzheimer's. This image is part of his extensive "Mama Series" (2008).
http://www.e-flux.com/shows/view/7437
19日に開幕した写真の国際見本市『パリ・フォト2009』にて、参加ギャラリーを代表する作家に贈られる「BMW - パリ・フォト賞」を、オランダ人写真家のKarijn Kakebeeke（エンプティ・クォーター・ギャラリー、ドバイ）が受賞した。受賞作は、アフガンの女性が初めてサッカーをする様子を撮った作品「Khadija’s Dream」。また日本人アーティストの折本立身（DNAギャラリー、ベルリン）が母親との肖像写真作品で、審査員特別賞を受賞した。
http://www.art-it.asia/u/admin_news/KnSOUtyR3rxP6uLVYWwA
◎ Karijn Kakebeeke Photojournalist
http://www.karijnkakebeeke.com/
◎ 折元立身の世界 - Digital Culture Nippon / TGI TechnoGallery International, Inc.
http://www.technogallery.com/tatsumi-orimoto/index00.htm
