Character Study

• Prize
• Photographer
  Julie Glassberg, United States
• Website
  http://www.julieglassberg.com

Character Study is a series of portraits for a weekly column in the Metropolitan section of the New York Times: every week, reporter Corey Kilgannon and I profile an interesting character with a colorful personality in one of the five boroughs of NYC.

Photo 1: Edith Susskind, Staten Island's Grande Dame.
Photo 2: Barbara, 52 years old prostitute in Hunts Point, Bronx.
Photo 3: Tony Disco, boardwalk dancer in Coney Island.
Photo 4: Leyland E. George preaches with mixtapes in Brooklyn.
Photo 5: Ed Shevlin a.k.a Shevy, sanitation worker in Rockaway/ Fullbright recipient/ Irish teacher, volunteers to clean after Hurricane Sandy.

• Biography
  I was born and raised in Paris, France. After graduating in graphic design, I moved to New York City to pursue my passion and study documentary photography at the International Center of photography. After ICP, I have been assisting photographers Donna Ferrato and Jonathan Torgovnik, and I interned as a photographer for The New York Times for 6 months. I am often attracted by what repulses or scares others. I like misfits, outcasts, eccentrics, those who do not fit in the norms. Although I look quite normal and common, I identify in a way with those who do not fit in society. I am attracted by the abnormal, nonetheless I try not to be stereotypical when representing them. I want to be as true as possible to what they are. For that reason, I have been documenting a number of subcultures. I am currently living in New York City, working on the project as well as freelancing for clients such as The New York Times. AWARDS/EXHIBITIONS- Getty Images Editorial Grant 2010; Lucie Scholarship 2010; PDN Photo Annual winner; Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism - Hannover, Germany; Gallery I/D, Miami - RISE: New Works by New Artists; Powerhouse Arena - Humankind; Project Basho, Philadelphia - ONWARD 11.
• Awards
  * PX3 2011 - Silver Winner - Other Category AWARDS / EXHIBITIONS - American Photography 30 - 72 Gallery, group show, Tokyo, Japan, 2013 - Tokyo International Photography Festival competion – Jury’s choice, 2013 - MOPLA- showcased by Lucie Foundation at Photo LA, Santa Monica, 2013 - Bourse du Talent exhibition at BNF (French National Library), Paris 2012 - Award from Vienna International Photography Award 2012 - Les Rencontres d’Arles 2012 – show at La Nuit de l’Année - Bourse du Talent Reportage 2012 – Honorable Mention - Residency at Tokyo Wondersite, Tokyo Japan, 2012 - ADC (Art Directors’ Club) Young Guns 9 winner - Fotoweek DC - Honorable Mention 2011 - American Photography 27 - POYi – Award of Excellence – Feature Picture Story (2011) - Project Basho, Philadelphia - ONWARD ‘11 exhibition 2011 - PowerHouse Arena - HumanKind exhibition (NY Photo Festival) - Lucie Scholarship Emerging Grant 2010 - Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography 2010 - International Photography Award Honorable Mention 2010 - PDN Photo Annual 2010 Winner - CMYK Magazine #47 - Top 100 New Creatives - Soho Gallery for Digital Arts - Lucie Foundation Scholarship Winners’ exhibition 2010 - Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism, Hannover, Germany 2010 - Gallery I/D, Miami - RISE: New Works by New Artists 2010 - Silent Auction Benefit, Brooklyn - “ Bizarre! Weird Bikes! Weird Art!” 2010