Philip Southern

Philip David Southern
Born (1986-11-05) November 5, 1986 (age 38)
Pennsylvania, United States
Known forPhotography
Notable work"Lee Plaza"
AwardsYOBI Pics Photographer of the Year

Philip Southern is a freelance prize-winning photographer from Warren, Michigan.

History

Southern has worked as a freelance photographer for Michigan newspapers in.[1] He has also shot products for companies such as General Motors in Detroit and done photojournalism in Thailand and Brazil.[2] He graduated in April from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Business. He recently moved to Los Angeles[3] and is currently doing set photography for "It's Me Again" featuring Della Reese.

YOBI.tv

In 2009, while still a senior at Eastern Michigan University, Southern won the YOBI Pics contest from YOBI.tv's first season for his entry "Lee Plaza." He won $10,000.00 and tickets for two to a grand opening of a major collection showing at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles and VIP access to the lecture series and workshops at the museum.[1]

Winning Entry

"Lee Plaza" is a photo depicting a broken piano inside of a broken down building in Detroit. In describing the prize-winning photo, Southern indicated that he loves, "thinking about the history of the place. Who used to come there and what their lives were like."[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Wait is Over ... YOBI.tv Announces the Winners of Season 1 - Retrieved on 2009-06-16". Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  2. ^ About Phil - Retrieved on 2009-06-16
  3. ^ http://yobi.tv/episodes/view/168 [bare URL]
  4. ^ Lee Plaza

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