The Kampung Boy puts Malaysian student in prestigious photo award shortlist
The Multimedia University student turned her lens on Malaysian farm life, capturing the close bond between a boy and his buffaloes. — Picture courtesy of World Photography Organisation
Mohd Syukor Khamis, the teenager from Terengganu in January, earned the moniker after images of him went viral in January when photos of him taken by photographer Mohd Nazri Sulaiman won the top prize in an annual competition by Singapore-based magazineThe 14-year-old has now earned Cyberjaya’s Multimedia University’s Nur Hidayati Abd Rahim a spot among the 10 young photographers shortlisted in the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards.
Next month, Nur Hidayati, her tutor and the nine shortlisted students from around the world will head to London for the awards ceremony where they will receive expert portfolio reviews, a masterclass with world-renowned artist Nadav Kander and have their works exhibited. Prior to being shortlisted, students were asked to produce a series of three to five images with the theme “Evolution,” with 10 lucky shortlisted students receiving Sony cameras with which they were required to create a second series of work under the brief “Belong.”
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