Honorable Mention / 2017 / Fine Art / Nudes

Portraits in the borderland

  • Photographer
    Schoo Flemming, South Africa

Portrait of women of the Himba tribe in the borderland between Namibia and Angola. This is
an ongoing project.

South Africa based German photographer Schoo Flemming has studied photography and filmmaking in Germany and has been working as a freelance video editing supervisor and photographer for almost 20 years.

He took part in a wide range of professional German tv-productions such as tv-commercials, documentaries, history features, political campaigns (Germany nationwide) and was member of the team that was awarded with the Corporate Media "Member of the European Masterclass".
He also was significantly involved in several productions for childrens` television that were awarded with Germany´s most prestigious tv-award, the "Grimme Preis".

Schoo Flemming has ever since traveled the world with his photo camera and managed to gain international attention.
His fine art photographies received nomination awards in the categories "landscape" and "fine art" at Fine Art Photography Awards London, UK 2016 as well as several honorable mentions at 2017 Prix de la Photographie Paris.
Parts of his artwork were published in fine art magazines like "Camerapixo" and "Fine Eye Magazine".

Schoo Flemming currently lives in Cape Town, just at the foot of Table Mountain, where he is overwhelmed and inspired by the grandiose nature.


Education:
FH Dortmund, University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Diploma 1999.