Entry Title: " Abandoned Spree Park in Treptow Park"
Name: Anthony Kurtz, United States


Entry Description: The amusement park operated from October 1969 to 2001. The owner of Spree Park went bankrupt and left Germany rather abruptly.

One hour into his first Psychology class, Anthony walked out of the sciences forever and into the arts. Quitting his long-time home of Geneva, Switzerland for San Francisco, he began attending the Academy of Art University in 2001, studying New Media and Graphic Design. In the Fall of 2002, Anthony attended a mandatory liberal-arts class: Intro to Photography. Without any further education in the field, he continued to learn on his spare time while simultaneously pursuing a degree in New Media. In March 2003, he acquired his first SLR camera and documented the anti-war protests that shut down the City of San Francisco following the invasion of Iraq. His compulsion for documentation has garnered him numerous awards, including: PX3 Awards 2008 (Prix de la Photographie Paris): First Prize in category Fine Art, People Second Prize in Major category Fine Art Second Prize in category Book Proposal Published in 2008 PX3 Awards Book International Photo Awards 2007 (Honorable Mentions in Feature Story, Editorial and Life Style) International Photo Awards 2006 (Honorable Mentions in Feature Story, Landscape, Still Life and Trees) International Photo Awards 2005 (First Place in Nature category, Honorable Mention in Bridges, Buildings, Editorial, People, Lifestyle and Self-portrait. Published in 2005 Lucie Awards Book. Urban Exploration Photography Contest (Nominated in three categories) AAU Spring Show 2005, Nominated in Video, Audio, Imaging and Photography. AAU Spring Show 2004, First Place in Digital Photography, First Place Student’s Choice Award in Digital Photography, nominated in Video.