Country Pick / 2010 / /
trauma
youth impressed by history
Mascha Joustra graduated in May 2015 at the Fotoacademie Amsterdam, specializing in documentary and portrait series. She graduated with a cum laude recommendation on a large series of photographs bundled in a voluminous photo book called ‘Elders’ (‘Elsewhere’) and designed by SYB. In this series she is investigating the differences in culture on the country side in relation to history of religion in the Netherlands.
This photo book has been shortlisted for the ‘Unseen Dummy Award “ in Amsterdam, September 2015 and has been presented during Paris Photo 2015 at the Polycopies event.
Awards Prix De La Photographie, Paris (Px3)
Honourable Mention in Documentary Book category:
" f i e r c e - f r a g i l e # 5” , 2016
Monochrome Photography Awards
Honourable mention Portrait Category " f i e r c e - f r a g i l e ." 2015
MIFA Moscow Photo Awards Moscow
Honourable mention Documentary-Books with series “h u n t”, 2015
Prix De La Photographie, Par s (Px3)
Honourable Mention in Documentary category, "e a c h n i g h t. .”2015
Honourable Mention International Photography Awards, IPA
(Los Angeles, USA) Fine Art- Portrait Category “f i e r c e - f r a g i l e “ 2014
Honourable Mention International Photography Awards, IPA
(Los Angeles, USA) People_ Children Category, “f i e r c e - f r a g i l e “ ,
Honourable Mention International Photography Awards, IPA
(Los Angeles, USA) Photo Essay and Feature Story Category
Honourable Mention International Photography Awards, IPA
(Los Angeles, USA) People – Portrait, “t o c a t c h a c o w “ , 2014
Prix De La Photographie, Par is (Px3)
First Prize in category Documentary " f i e r c e - f r a g i l e .", 2014
Prix De La Photographie, Paris (Px3)
First Prize in category Portraiture " f i e r c e - f r a g i l e .", 2014
Prix De La Photographie, Paris (Px3)
Second Prize in category Portraiture " f i e r c e - f r a g i l e .", 2014
Prix De La Photographie, Paris (Px3)
Honourable Mention documentary " b e h i n d t h e s c e n e s .", 2014
Prix De La Photographie, Paris (Px3)
Honourable Mention " c a m e r o o n. c o l o r. .", 2014
Honourable Mention International Photography Awards, IPA
(Los Angeles, USA) One Shot-One World- People - Culture Category, 2013
Honourable Mention International Photography Awards, IPA
(Los Angeles, USA) People - Culture Category, 2013