Co Rentmeester facts for kids
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Rentmeester in front of his picture which became World Press Photo of the Year 1967
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| Birth name | Jacobus Willem Rentmeester | |||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1936 Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
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| Occupation | Photojournalist | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||
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Jacobus Willem Rentmeester, often called "Co" or "Ko", is a famous Dutch person. He was born on February 28, 1936. First, he was a talented rower who even competed in the Olympics. Later, he became a well-known photojournalist, taking pictures for big magazines like Life. He captured important events around the world, including winning a major award for his photography.
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Co Rentmeester's Life and Career
Co Rentmeester was born in 1936 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He loved rowing. He teamed up with another rower named Peter Bakker. Together, they competed in a type of boat called a double scull.
In 1959, they won a bronze medal at the 1959 European Rowing Championships in France. The next year, in 1960, Co and Peter represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in Rome. They made it to the finals in double scull and finished in fifth place.
From Rower to Photographer
In early 1961, Co Rentmeester moved to the United States. He decided to study photography at the Art Center College in Los Angeles. After finishing his studies, he started his career as a freelance photographer in 1965. He worked for a famous magazine called Life.
Soon after, he joined the staff of Life Magazine in April 1966. He stayed there until 1972 when the magazine stopped printing. One of his first big assignments was covering the Watts Riots in Los Angeles. He took many dramatic pictures of these events. This work helped him become known as a talented photographer.
Capturing History in Asia
Between late 1965 and 1969, Co Rentmeester spent time in Asia. He especially covered the Vietnam War, taking many important pictures. One of his most famous photos showed an M48 tank gunner looking through a gunsight. This picture was very special because it was the first color photograph to win the World Press Photo of the Year award.
In 1967, he was also in Hong Kong during a time of big public disturbances. After being injured while working in Vietnam, he returned to the U.S. in 1972.
Exhibitions and Later Work
Co Rentmeester's pictures from a trip through Indonesia were shown in famous places. These included the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and Asia House in New York.
In the years that followed, Rentmeester continued to work as a photojournalist. He also became an advertising photographer. His work appeared in many major publications.
Awards and Recognition
Co Rentmeester has received many important awards for his amazing photography. Here are some of them:
- 1967: He won the World Press Photo of the Year, which is a very prestigious award.
- 1972: He was named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri.
- 1973: He won another World Press Photo award, this time in the Sports category.
- 1976: He received an award from the New York Art Directors Club for his photo essay about Thomas Jefferson.
- 1979: He earned a second prize in the World Press Photo competition for Color picture stories.
- 1980: He received an award from the Missouri School of Journalism for an essay about the U.S. Air Force.
- 2001: He was honored with the KLM Paul Huf Award in Amsterdam.
- 2018: He received the Lucy Foundation Award for his outstanding work in sports photography.
