Interview with the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2024 Winners.
On the evening of 10th October 2024, the 44th edition of the prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA) was presented to Swiss-based photographer, Davide Monteleone. His series titled, “Critical Minerals — Geography of Energy” is an on-going, long-term study where Monteleone questions the current reorientation of the energy towards renewable sources, and the complicated geographical, social and ecological impact they have.
We speak with Monteleone about this extremely relevant topic in today’s world, and the challenges he faced — and is still facing — in covering this through photography.