PHOTO OF THE MONTH BY NIKITA TERYOSHIN

Photo of the month for June 2024 by Nikita Teryoshin, as voted by BME members.

Some words from Nikita about the photo:

“On the picture you can see Friedrich Merz enjoying standing ovations on stage after being reelected as chairman of the German Christian Democratic Party during the CDU convention in Berlin. I have been shooting on assignment for the german Spiegel Magazin and got a spot infront of the lectern. Due to all the the other photographers, I wasn't able to move that much. I realized that the lectern gives a nice shadow in his face. I like the idea of not showing everything, anonymizing powerful subjects and not to fullfill the expectations of the viewers on a journalistic picture. “

PHOTO OF THE MONTH BY NIKITA TERYOSHIN

For June 2023, 2 photos shared the first place for photo of the month, as voted by BME members. This is the first of the 2 photos, by Nikita Teryoshin.

Some words from Nikita about the photo:

“I took this picture last November in Istanbul at a military museum. Actually I was looking for some cats, to take pictures of them being out of focus with a jet or tank in the background for my new project "the empire strikes back" about modern Turkey. I didn't find any cats and even asked a soldier there for help finding some cats. The only thing he told me was, that I have to pay additionaly for my camera which they did not recognize at the entrance before. I was a bit disappointed of the visit and saw this motif shortly before leaving - a proud eagle and a rusty construction site fence. It also directly reminded me of the cow picture by Pau Buscato, which I bought as a print some time ago. So the visit was not a complete fail.”

PHOTO OF THE MONTH BY NIKITA TERYOSHIN

Photo of the month for June 2022 by Nikita Teryoshin, as voted by BME members.

Some words from Nikita about the photo:

“I took this picture of the legendary cat Iphigenie by accident during a portrait shoot with the french artist Melissa Mayer Galbraith, who is currently one of the scholarship holders at the Artist Residence Villa Concordia in Bamberg, Germany. When I saw the picture, I had to crop Mrs. Galbraith exceptionally out of the frame to concentrate on Iphigenie, a 16 years old very special cat - also a symbol of the Villa.

...and btw. the right ear is a stain on the wall.”