Tag: Léonard Pongo

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – Presence: Five Contemporary African Photographers

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    Juxtapoz Magazine – Presence: Five Contemporary African Photographers A new exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery showcases works by artists active in Mozambique, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo,… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/presence-five-contemporary-african-photographers/ Presenting new and existing work by Amilton Neves Cuna, Anke Loots, Léonard Pongo, Mário Macilau and Nonzuzo Gxekwa, the exhibition is curated…

  • Léonard Pongo – Uncanny & Magical: Exploring the Congo | LensCulture

    Léonard Pongo – Uncanny & Magical: Exploring the Congo | LensCulture

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    LensCulture – Contemporary Photography Discover and share the best in contemporary photography via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/leonard-pongo-uncanny-amp-magical-exploring-the-congo#slide-15 “The Uncanny” is a documentary project made in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the elections in 2011. This story offers a vision of the country, as experienced from within. Through my photographs, I am trying to show the broad,…

  • Searching for a new experience of Congo – The Washington Post

    Searching for a new experience of Congo – The Washington Post

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    Perspective | Searching for a new experience of Congo Photographer Leonard Pongo chose a more personal approach to documenting the country of his roots, Congo. via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/12/07/searching-for-a-new-experience-of-congo/ Leonard Pongo’s photographs of Congo are raw and guttural. They radiate with the sort of unease that comes with discovering a long-sought-out place — one that…

  • Getty Images Announces Winners of $15K Reportage Grants | PDNPulse

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    Getty Images Announces Winners of $15K Reportage Grants | PDNPulse The grants are given to photographers to help them pursue a long-term documentary project “of both personal and journalistic significance.” via PDNPulse: https://pdnpulse.pdnonline.com/2018/09/getty-images-announces-winners-of-15k-reportage-grants.html The inaugural Getty Images Reportage Grants of $15,000 were awarded to Rose Marie Cromwell, Giulio Di Sturco and Léonard Pongo, Getty Images…

  • Léonard Pongo Wins $5000 Visura Grant for Work on Congo | PDNPulse

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    Léonard Pongo Wins $5000 Visura Grant for Work on Congo | PDNPulse Léonard Pongo has won the 2017 Visura Grant for Outstanding Personal Project, for his long-term project “The Uncanny,” about daily life in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Pongo, a member of Noor who was named a PDN’s 30 photographer in 2016, will receiv…

  • Léonard Pongo: Nothing But Ordinary Congo « The Leica Camera

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    Léonard Pongo: Nothing But Ordinary Congo Born in Belgium in 1988, Léonard Pongo was one of the five POPCAP 2014 award winners for his series “The Uncanny”. Here, he discusses what inspired this work – namely the need to create a bond with his father’s family and country, the Democratic Republic of Congo – plus…