Olaf Schubert (photographer)
Olaf Schubert (* 1974 in Zwickau ) is a German photojournalist and book author. The focus of his photographic work and his writing activities are Asian countries such as Tibet , Mongolia , Laos and Cambodia .
Life
Schubert completed his diploma on the subject of "Identity in a cultural context using the example of Tibet". He writes and photographs for books, calendars and journals. He also shows slide reports in German-speaking countries about the countries he has traveled to. He also organizes the “BilderBurg Festival”, which has been held annually since 2003 at the medieval Schönfels Castle in Lichtentanne (Saxony).
As one of the first photographers, he brought image material from closed and untravelled areas to Europe. In his work he tries above all to make the culture and social situation of other peoples understandable.
Schubert initiated and heads the aid project Kongpo-Chukla e. V. in Tibet. This association promoted u. a. the rebuilding of four schools in the remote Kongpo region of eastern Tibet, which were destroyed by floods in the rainy years of 1999 and 2000, and medical care in remote Tibetan provinces.
In 2003 he was awarded the 11th Frankfurt "Foresight Prize for socially committed photographers and journalists".
Schubert lives in Dresden .
Works (selection)
- Olaf Schubert: Tibet . 1st edition. Kahl, Dresden 2010, ISBN 978-3-938916-12-4 (Award: Nominated “German Photo Book Prize 2012”).
- Olaf Schubert: Laos . 1st edition. Kahl, Dresden 2006, ISBN 978-3-938916-05-6 (Award: selection title “German Photo Book Prize 2008”).
- Stefan Eder, Olaf Schubert: Kalaket - Lao Impressions . Kahl-Verlag, Dresden 2006, ISBN 3-938916-06-0 (CDs; audio book / sound impressions from Laos)
- Olaf Schubert: Mongolia . 2nd expanded edition. Kahl, Dresden 2011, ISBN 3-938916-00-1 .
- Olaf Schubert, Thierry Dodin: Tibet . Rosenheimer Verlagshaus, Rosenheim 2003, ISBN 3-475-53330-8 .
- Sabriye Tenberken, Olaf Schubert: Tashi's New World . A blind boy shows us Tibet. Dressler, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-7915-1998-0 (This book was also published in a braille version by the German Institute for the Blind ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Olaf Schubert in the catalog of the German National Library
- Olaf Schubert. Retrieved on August 3, 2013 (Olaf Schubert's homepage).
- Olaf Schubert: Kongpo Chukla e. V. School building in Kongpo / Eastern Tibet. Kongpo Chukla e. V., accessed on August 3, 2013 (school building project in East Tibet / Kongpo).
- Olaf Schubert: 10th pictures Schönfels Castle | 1./2. June 2012. The travel lecture OpenAir at the medieval castle Schönfels. Retrieved on August 3, 2013 (information about the “BilderBurg Festival”).
Individual evidence
- ^ "Foresight Prize" for Olaf Schubert. November 3, 2003, accessed August 3, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schubert, Olaf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German photojournalist and book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwickau |