Leica Oskar Barnack Award Winner Photography

by L.A. Ruano, July 8, 2009

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Leica recently announced the winner of their 30th Annual Oskar Barnack Award, in South African Mikhael Subotzky. Aside from earning respect throughout the photography community, Mikhael received a generous monetary prize from the historic German camera makers. With the winner now being announced, Leica offers a complete look into the photographer’s series of winning photographs. Excellent would be an understatement, as each image captures the essence of its subject matter brilliantly.

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15 Responses

  1. Posted by: rah23dragon on July 10, 2009 at 11:12 am

    yo these pics are amazing we need more hypebeast!

  2. Posted by: Sibu on July 9, 2009 at 12:00 pm

    dope work and the prison pics were shot in Cape Town, RSA…

  3. Posted by: Litha on July 9, 2009 at 2:24 am

    As a South African I’m feeling this dude’s work.

  4. Posted by: Ian on July 9, 2009 at 12:33 am

    Awesome photos. It’s all good, except the horse photo is kinda weak.

  5. Posted by: F*CK SWAG on July 8, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    smokin’ girl is the one!

  6. Posted by: sean on July 8, 2009 at 6:36 pm

    saw some of these at the moma.

  7. Posted by: Jack Turner on July 8, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    been amazed by this guys work for a while now his prison series is too dope!

  8. Posted by: stixfigure on July 8, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    amazing!

  9. Posted by: Mr.Lee on July 8, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    DirtyDooRagz- Sounds like you’ve been smoking a little too much Naivet’e buddy. Rad Photo’s by the way.

  10. Posted by: DirtyDooRagz on July 8, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    Im sitting here listening to Radiohead – In Rainbows, And the amazing Naivet’e we have as Americans is mezmerizing. As a human being you will except what ever situation youre in “AND ADAPT”. The lottery of life is a MUThaPhucka

  11. Posted by: Tom on July 8, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    the shoeshine photo makes me nauseous

  12. Posted by: Rich Tu on July 8, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Brilliant. I’m a fan.

  13. Posted by: Maxwell Tideman on July 8, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    the first picture is the coolest i think

  14. Posted by: Abunigel on July 8, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    feeling them all except the scream mask one. It’s cool, but i can’t say i get it.

  15. Posted by: Doom on July 8, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    fucking sick