The Shortlist of the Alfred Fried Photography Award 2014
Bradley
Bradley is only a few months old when his parents decide to recreate on camping ‘Fort Oranje’, Rijsbergen, The Netherlands. When he is 3 years old they permanently move from The Hague to the campsite. He now already lives there for five years with his father Dennis, mother Bregitta and sister Naomi.
Camping ‘Fort Oranje’ is afflicted with a bad image and therefore the once popular family camping is in decline. Bradley knows no other world, but rather experiences this world as perfect for him even though the ‘outside’ world sees it differently.
My name is Wilma Rekkers and I’m a documentary photographer and film maker. This year I graduated the photo academy in Amsterdam with an honours nomination with my project about Bradley. I followed him intensively (from September 2013 to May 2014). I hope by watching my pictures as one story the viewers just feel part of Bradley’s peaceful world and can look at him without any prejudices.
Bradley is only a few months old when his parents decide to recreate on camping ‘Fort Oranje’, Rijsbergen, The Netherlands. When he is 3 years old they permanently move from The Hague to the campsite. He now already lives there for five years with his father Dennis, mother Bregitta and sister Naomi.
Camping ‘Fort Oranje’ is afflicted with a bad image and therefore the once popular family camping is in decline. Bradley knows no other world, but rather experiences this world as perfect for him even though the ‘outside’ world sees it differently.
My name is Wilma Rekkers and I’m a documentary photographer and film maker. This year I graduated the photo academy in Amsterdam with an honours nomination with my project about Bradley. I followed him intensively (from September 2013 to May 2014). I hope by watching my pictures as one story the viewers just feel part of Bradley’s peaceful world and can look at him without any prejudices.
