Gordon Welters . Berlin
Feature/ Portrait
Gordon Welters is a photojournalist currently based in Berlin, Germany. Gordon was born in East Germany in 1974. Since 1998 he has been working as a freelance editorial and reportage photographer. He has been published in national and international magazines and newspapers. Picture stories have taken him to Russia, Kazachstan, Indonesia, Cuba and around Europe. He worked for Non Government Organisations (NGOs) like Christian Aid and Attac as well as for corporate clients like KPMG, Deutsche Post and Tchibo. Gordon organized photo workshops and was a jury member of various photo awards in Germany and the United States. From 2000 -03 he was a member of Journalistenbüro Spot. In 2003/04 Gordon studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication. Since 2006 he is represented by laif.
Awards
2009, International Photography Awards, Honourable Mention for “Uprising” in the category: Editorial – General News professional
2009, International Photography Awards, Honourable Mention for “Woodstock Festival” in the category: People – Lifestyle professional
2009, Sony World Photography Awards, 2nd place for “Loveparade” and “Woodstock Festival” in the professional category: Music
2009, G+J Photo Award, shortlisted in the category: National Geographic Deutschland
2008, UNICEF Photo of the Year, Honourable Mention for „Living on wheels“
2008, BILLBOARD/ PDN SUMMER MUSIC MOMENT, International Woodstock Festival picture won in the category: Crowd
2008, Nonfiktionale . Foto Doks Preis, Honourable Mention for “Living on wheels“
2008, Nominated for the 2008 edition of the World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass
2007, PDN Photography Annual, ”http://www.gordonwelters.com">www.gordonwelters.com received website Award
2004, Ian Parry Memorial Scholarship, Special Mention
2004, Tom Webster Award for Photojournalism, Shortlisted
Clients
Among others: GEO, Stern, Stern.de, Der Spiegel, Focus, Chrismon plus, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Zeit, Financial Times Deutschland, Handelsblatt, Handelsblatt/ Perspektiven and Junge Karriere, Süddeutsche Zeitung, die tageszeitung, Newsweek, Le Monde Magazine, The Times, The Times 2, The Sunday Telegraph, Money Week, de Volkskrant, de Gelderlander, Dagens Næringsliv, The Fader Magazine, Last Exit Magazine, KPMG, Deutsche Post, Tchibo, XXP, Multitask, JUWI Macmillan Group, Kabel Journal GmbH, IG-Metall, DGB, ver.di-Publik, Bundesjugendring, Heinz-Westphal-Preis, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, Parität, Stiftung Naturschutzfonds, Naturwacht, Christian Aid, Attac
Bibliography
2009, exhibition catalog, “Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie”, page 155, 1 color, ISBN 978-3-9810254-8-4
2009, book, “Sony World Photography Awards”, page 68-69, 2 color, Verlhac Editions, ISBN 978-2-916954-43-1
2009, exhibition catalog, “100 Bilder des Jahres 2008”, page 59, 2 color
2007, book, “Ende: Gut”, page 36/37, 73 bottom, 88, 3 color, Attac, ISBN 978-3-00-023473-6
2007, exhibition catalog, “Rückblende 2006”, page 47, 1 color, Spiegel Verlag
2006, exhibition catalog, “Rückblende 2005”, page 52, 1 color, Spiegel Verlag
2005, exhibition catalog, “100 Bilder des Jahres 2004”, page 70, 1 color
2003, exhibition catalog, “Rückblende 2002”, page 22, 1 color, Spiegel Verlag
Exhibitions
2009, Sony World Photography Awards, winner’s exhibition, the Global Tour stops in Cannes, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, New York, Toronto, Mexico City and 3 cities in Europe, Joint Exhibition
2009, Gesellschaft für Fotografie e.V., „100 Bilder des Jahres 2008“ in Germany, Joint Exhibition
2009, Darmstadt Photography Days, “Living on wheels” in Darmstadt/ Germany, Joint Exhibition
2009, FREELENS annual meeting, “Exposure and truth” in Munich/ Germany, Joint Exhibition
2009, "Living on wheels“ in Potsdam/ Germany, Solo Exhibiton
2009, Neunplus Gallery, “Friday the 13th” in Berlin/ Germany, Joint Exhibition
2008, Nonfiktionale, “Living on wheels” in Bad Aibling/ Germany, Joint Exhibition
2008, LUMIX festival for young photojournalism, “Living on wheels” in Hannover/ Germany, Joint Exhibition
2008, Rückblende 2007 – Political Photography in Germany, Joint Exhibition
2008, "BLOCK G8“ in Potsdam/ Germany, Solo Exhibiton
2007, Rückblende 2006 – Political Photography in Germany, Joint Exhibition
2006, Rückblende 2005 – Political Photography in Germany, Joint Exhibition
2005, Gesellschaft für Fotografie e.V., „100 Bilder des Jahres 2004“ in Germany, Joint Exhibition
2004, The Ian Parry Scholarship 2004 in London/ UK, Joint Exhibition
2004, Degree Show of Postgraduate Diploma in Photojournalism in London/ UK, Joint Exhibition
2004, Rückblende 2003 – Political Photography in Germany, Joint Exhibition
2003, Rückblende 2002 – Political Photography in Germany, Joint Exhibition
2002, “Irian Jaya” in Potsdam/ Germany, Solo Exhibiton
2001, Journalistenbüro Spot, “Deutschlandbilder” in Taschkent/ Usbekistan, Joint Exhibition
2000, “Irian Jaya” in Brandenburg/ Germany, Solo Exhibiton
2000, “off art” in Brandenburg/ Germany, Joint Exhibition
