Bayerischer Journalisten-Verband (BJV) Press Photo Exhibition, Munich Airport

The Bayerischer Journalisten Verband's (Bavarian Journalist Union, BJV) Press Photos of the Year exhibition continues to run until May 1 in the Munich International Airport, Terminal 2, fourth floor, south check-in area (near Lufthansa). 

The BJV is the Bavarian arm of the Deutscher Journalisten-Verband (German Journalist Union, DJV) and is the administrator of the awards.  In addition to the winning photos for 2016, the top photos of 2016, as well as previous winners, are on display.  The BJV awards are jury-selected and designed to support and illustrate the importance of quality journalism and photojournalism in an era where editorial standards and payments are being lowered.

Press Photo of the Year entry here
Information about the winning and top photos of 2016 and past years here
Link to a letter sent to the BJV from a visitor from Britain here
Link to co-winner (series and 2015 overall winner) Florian Bachmeier here
 

Christopher Street Day Parade, Munich, Germany

The annual Christopher Street Day Parade- named after the famous NYC street and put on display in ordinarily very-conservative Munich. An estimated 10,000 participated in this largely family-oriented evented.

On display were numerous mentions of solidarity with the victims of the Orlando shootings.

These photos are available for licensure via Zuma Press.

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Christopher Street Day Parade, 2012, Dresden here

Hamburg

When I first began expoloring photography in 2011, social issues quite naturally became one of my biggest focal points.

In the case of Germany, many here will claim "homelessness does not exist in Germany" or go even further to claim "homelessness is only an American problem".  However, it certainly does exist, not only in Germany, but worldwide, and certainly throughout Europe- west, east, north, south.  In the case of the United States, there have been attempts, such as in Utah, to help reduce or eliminate homelessness, though there have been some criticisms of the program and if it was actually even effective.  However, the fact remains that attempts were and are being made to solve the situations in some way.  In Germany, homelessness, by contrast, is a dissonant topic that people would rather not discuss because it shatters the image of Europe's wealthiest country that has heavy influence over the rest of the continent.  However, beyond not discussing it, people go much further to try and unrealistically claim it "does not exist" at all.

Due to this, documenting homelessness became a strong focal point in my travels throughout Europe and the United States, often with startling similarities.

Hamburg, Germany, 2011

Union Square, NYC

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A typical day in summer at Union Square, where dozens of chess matches are taking place at any given time.

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Crossing Chinatown

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Shot in the summer of 2015, Chinatown, NYC.

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NYC 42nd Street here

Wir Stimmen fuer gefluechtete Menschen

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