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2011, Portraits , 2nd prize singles , Joost van den Broek
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Sailors

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Kirill Lewerski, aged 16, a cadet on the Russian ship Kruzenshtern.

Sailors

20 August 2010

Kirill Lewerski, 16, Kadett auf der russischen Kruzenshtern, einem traditionell getakelten Viermaster aus dem Jahre 1926, dem zweitgrößten noch fahrenden Großsegler.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Kirill Lewerski, aged 16, a cadet on the Russian ship Kruzenshtern. The traditionally rigged, four-masted bark was built in 1926, the second largest tall ship still in operation.

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De Volkskrant

Kirill Lewerski, de 16 años, cadete del buque escuela ruso Kruzenshtern, un barco tradicional de cuatro mástiles construido en 1926; es el segundo velero más grande del mundo todavía en funcionamiento.

Kirill Lewerski, 16 ans, est cadet sur le navire russe Kruzenshtern, un quatre-mâts barque traditionnellement gréé construit en 1926 ; le deuxième plus grand voilier encore en activité.

Kirill Lewerski, 16 anni, cadetto della nave russa Kruzenshtern, un tradizionale brigantino a 4 alberi varato nel 1926; per dimensioni, il secondo veliero al mondo ancora in attività.

Kirill Lewerski (16) is cadet op de traditionele Russische viermaster Kruzenshtern (1926), het op één na grootste vierkant getuigde schip (tall ship) dat nog in de vaart is.

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Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Shutter speed:
ISO: 160
F-Stop: f/2.8
Focal Length: 80 mm
Film: Kodak Portra 160NC 120 film

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Joost van den Broek

Joost van den Broek
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the Netherlands
About:
Joost van den Broek was born in 1967 in the Netherlands and graduated in 1991 from the Academie voor Beeldende Vorming in Tilburg. After eight years teaching photojournalism, portrait and documentary photography, he began working as a freelance photographer for such Dutch publications as De Volkskrant, Vrij Nederland and De Groene Amsterdammer, later specializing in engaged reportage and portrait photography.
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