Mirame Lima
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Prize
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PhotographerJaime Travezan, Morgana Vargas Llosa & David Tortora, United Kingdom
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Studiowww.jaimetravezan.com
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Website
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Instagram
Mírame Lima, consists of a series of 50 family portraits
reflecting the vast diversity present within the peruvian capital:
the different cultures, religions, ethnic origins and dreams of
the limeños. Partly as a result of insecurity, street violence, bad
public transports, lack of information, among other things, a
sad reality of Lima is that people tend to live very isolated from
each other, in small groups from which they rarely emerge. This
lack of interaction often results in discrimination. People tend to
fear the unknown, what they don´t understand, what differs
from their own customs and beliefs. One of the main goals of
this photographic project is to contribute to get to know each
other better and to build bridges of communication between
different communities. The best way to feel proud of our
differences as citizens is to look at each other, to find out who
our neighbours really are. There is a bigger chance of respecting
different customs, cultures and religions if one is exposed
directly to them.
From these images it emerges that, not only do jobs, lifestyles,
religions and ethnicities differ vastly, but even the very concept
of ‘family’ can be extremely variable. This project aims to
encourage respect between the people of Lima and to do so in a
positive, optimistic tone in order to avoid conflict and
controversy.
Travezán began his photography career as a photojournalist, later adding fashion and portraiture to his interests. As a photojournalist he has covered topics like the Kosovo War.
In terms of fashion, his work has been published in magazines including ID, Vogue and Elle.
As a portraiture photographer, personalities such as Stephen Hawking, Almodovar, Vargas Llosa, Sting and Trudie Styler have posed for his camera.
Currently he’s mostly engaged in Fine Arts projects.
Besides photography, he has added to his portfolio, music, GIFs and videos.
He has numerous international awards to his credit.
Awards ·Silver Medal at Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2024 (PX3), Fine Arts.
·Gold Medal at Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2023 (PX3), Advertising.
·Silver medal at the 2019 Budapest Foto Awards (BIFA), Moving Images.
·Second Place at the 2018 MIFA (Moscow Foto Awards), Moving Images.
·Second Place at the 2017 TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards), Moving Images.
·First Place at Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2017 (PX3), Fine Arts.
·Grand Winner of the 2016 Fine Art Photo Awards (FAPA)
·Winner of the 2015 International Photography Awards (IPA), Food Advertising.
·Winner of the 2015 PDN Photo Annual, Personal Category.
·Photographer of the Year nominee at the Lucie Awards 2014.
·Advertising Photographer of the Year at the 2014 (IPA) International Photography Awards.
·Winner of the 2014 PDN Photo Annual, Advertising
·First Place at Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2014 (PX3), Fine Arts.
·Work selected for exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery of London as part of the 2014 Saatchi Motion Photography Prize.
·Work selected for exhibition for exhibition as part of the 2014 La Gaite Lyrique GIF Awards at La Gaite? Lyrique, Paris.
·Winner of the 2013 American Aperture Awards, Advertising.
·Winner of the 2013 PDN Photo Annual, Personal Category.
·Work selected for exhibition, in 2 consecutive years, at the National Portrait Gallery of London, as part of the 2012 and 2013 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.
Grand winner of the 2012 See Me Awards for Photography
·Highly Commended entry at the 2006 The Guardian Weekend Photography Prize, Photojournalism.
