FOB Todd

• Prize
• Photographer
  Giuliano Koren, Italy
• Date of Photograph
  online
• Website
  www.giulianokoren.com

In the FOB (forward operating base) of Bala Morghab, northern Afghanistan are currently allocate soldier of 'La Bella' company from the 8th regiment of Julia Alpine troops Brigade, Afghan National Army and Us army soldiers. Italian Alpine troops are involved with ISAF contingent in Afghanistan. They will have to contribute, in cooperation and coordination with the Afghan Security Forces, to ensure the safety of the country and will also be used in operations to support reconstruction projects.

• Biography
  Giuliano Koren is a freelance photographer based in Trieste, Italy, where he borned in 1974. He studied visual communication and photography at the ISIA (Institute of Artistic Industries) in Urbino, Italy, between 1996 and 2000. In this period he also attended the photography course at the University of Plymouth, England, gaining experience with colour printing and taking in-depth classes in photojournalism. He has been working as a freelance photographer since 2008. His main interests include national and international photojournalistic reportage, commercial photography and advertising. He is currently collaborating with Italian and foreign photo press agencies. His work has been published on several magazines such as: Espresso (ITA), Vanity Fair (ITA), D La repubblica delle donne (ITA), D casa (ITA), Focus (ITA), AutoEsporte magazine (BRA).
• Awards
  FIIPA 2015 Fiof international photography awards awards.fiof.it Winner architecture category Third place Portrait category 9th Annual Black & White Spider Awards Nominee in fine art and portrait category www.thespiderawards.com/gallery/9th International Photography Award 2013 Honorable Mention – People: portrait Honorable Mention – Advertising: fashion Orvieto Fotografia Professional Photography awards FIOF 2013 awards.fiof.it Second place portrait category 7th Annual Black & White Spider Awards Nominee in photojournalism and portrait category www.thespiderawards.com/gallery/7th www.thespiderawards.com/gallery/7th Orvieto Fotografia Professional Photography awards FIOF 2012 awards.fiof.it Portrait category winner International Photography Award 2011 Honorable Mention – Editorial: general news Honorable Mention – Nature: aerial 6th Annual Black & White Spider Awards Nominee in photojournalism www.thespiderawards.com/gallery6 Px3 Prix de la photographie Paris 2011 www.px3.fr silver award – press category gold award – press/general news category Orvieto Fotografia Professional Photography awards 2011 www.awards.fiof.it Silver award – Story category The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards 2010 www.thegalaawards.net Third place – Storyteller award PX3 Prix de la photographie Paris 2010 www.px3.fr/winners Honorable mention photojournalism – people/personality Trierenberg Super Circuit 2010 Gold medal of excellence Orvieto Fotografia Professional Photography awards 2010 www.awards.fiof.it Portrait category winner Px3 Prix de la photographie Paris 2009 www.px3.fr 3th place photojournalism – war category Px3 people’s choice awards 2009 3th place photojournalism – war category The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards 2009 www.thegalaawards.net Honorable Mention – documentary category Premiofotografico 2009 Tau Visual – Associazione Nazionale Fotografi Professionisti www.fotografi.org First place in category “photojournalism of deepening” Third place in category “portrait editorial” International Photography Award 2009 Honorable Mention – Editorial: war/conflict http://photoawards.com Honorable Mention – Editorial: general news http://photoawards.com Orvieto Fotografia Professional Photography awards 2009 www.awards.fiof.it Bronze award – reportage category Orvieto Fotografia Professional Photography awards 2008 www.orvietofotografia.net Reportage category winner Best score image Gold, silver and bronze award