Gordon Welters Photo-Journalism/ Portraits/ Corporate Publishing Mobil: +49 (0)170 834 66 83 Mail: mail@gordonwelters.com Website: www.gordonwelters.com Gordon is a photojournalist currently based in Berlin, Germany. He was born in Germany in 1974. Since 1998 he works as a freelance editorial and reportage photographer. In 2003/2004 Gordon studied photo journalism at London College of Communication. Since 2006 Gordon is represented by photo agency laif. In 2012 Gordon participated the course 'Protection and behavior in crisis centers' for journalists of the German Federal Ministry of Defense. He regularly works for national and international magazines and newspapers, also for non-government organizations, enterprises and advertising agencies. For his reportages Gordon travelled to Russia, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Canada, Indonesia, Cuba and in Europe. He organizes and leads different workshops about photography, was a jury member of various photo awards in Germany and the USA. In 2010 Gordon received a scholarship from VG Bildkunst. Assignments Among others for: The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine, International Herald Tribune, The Times, The Times 2, The Sunday Telegraph, de Volkskrant, NRC Handelsblad, Dagens Næringsliv, Die Zeit, Handelsblatt/ Perspektiven/ Junge Karriere, Newsweek, Stern, Der Spiegel, Focus, National Geographic, The Fader Magazine, M - Le magazine du Monde, Corriere della Sera SETTE Magazine, Chrismon, Nido, Brigitte, Impulse, UNHCR, Christian Aid, Greenpeace, Caritas, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, Attac, Bundesjugendring, DGB, IG-Metall, ver.di., Northwestern University, Audi, Deutsche Post und Tchibo. Publications Among others in: Brand Eins, Eine Welt Magazin, Enorm, Financial Times Deutschland, Fluter, Der Freitag, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, GEO, Manager Magazin, Money Week, NZZ am Sonntag, Playboy, Unicef News and Wirtschaftswoche. Awards 2011, Hansel-Mieth Prize 2011, honorable mention for "Go, my beauty" 2010, FotoDoks festival for current documentary photography, FotoDoks-Award for "Go, my beauty" 2010, PDN Photo Annual, my feature "Uprising" won in the category: Photojournalism 2010, FreeLens Award for Young Photojournalism, as one of 60 photographers from around the world, I´m nominated for the Award with my story "Go, my beauty" 2010, Renaissance Photography Prize, shortlisted in the category Movement with a picture of my feature "Uprising" 2009, International Aperture Awards, Silver Award for a picture of my feature "Uprising" in the category: Photojournalism 2009, The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards (WPGA), honorable mention for a picture of my feature "Uprising" in the category: Documentary 2009, International Photography Awards (IPA), honorable mention for "Uprising" in the category Editorial - General News professional 2009, International Photography Awards (IPA), honorable mention for Woodstock Festival picture in the category People - Lifestyle professional 2009, Sony World Photography Awards, 2nd place for "Loveparade" and "Woodstock Festival" in the professional category Music 2009, G+J Photo Award, shortlisted in the category National Geographic Deutschland 2008, UNICEF Photo of the Year, honorable mention for "Living on wheels" 2008, BILLBOARD/ PDN Summer Music Moment, Woodstock Festival picture won in the category: Crowd 2008, FotoDoks festival for current documentary photography, honorable mention for "Living on wheels" 2008, FreeLens Award for Young Photojournalism, as one of 60 photographers from around the world, I´m nominated for the Award with my story "Living on wheels" 2008, Nominated for the 2008 edition of the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass 2007, PDN Photo Annual, www.gordonwelters.com received award for web sites 2004, Ian Parry Memorial Scholarship, special mention 2004, Tom Webster Award for Photojournalism, shortlisted Scholarships 2010, from Stiftung Kulturwerk of VG Bild-Kunst
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Germany: Alternative Lives On Wheels
By Gordon Welters
Posted in all, features, europe, slides on 23 August 2009
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The Wagenburg Story, a photo story about alternative lifestyle in a German trailerpark.
Eight people, six dogs, seven cats, three pigs, the sheeps Pauline and Mrs. Krause, two goats, two guinea pigs, the rabbit Erika and five chickens with one cock live together in the trailer park.
After the eviction from an inner city site, this community [...]