A still life setup to me is like a miniature theatre, one in which you
can experiment with shapes, textures and light in order to create
something unique. This small theatre is a creative playground
where anything is possible and with a little imagination an
ordinary object can be used to bring a character and a story to life.
Through this project I want to express my love for nature and life,
while trying to look at ordinary things from a new perspective.
Serena Carminati is a still life photographer based in Genoa, Italy. While living in the UK for several years, she gained her BA Hons. in Graphic Design at Kingston University, after having studied photography on a BTEC National Diploma, at Brighton and Hove City College. Her approach to still life and food photography is often minimalistic, clean and elegant. Serena uses light, composition and colours to emphasise the natural beauty of the subject and convey emotions, in order to create simple but iconic images of ordinary objects. Her still life photography works won several important awards
Awards Second Prize For Photography, D&AD Student Awards 2005
Honorable mention in the Fine Art : Still life Category, International Photography Awards IPA 2015
Commended at the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2016
Awarded Bronze in the Still life Category (non-pro),
Px3 Prix de la photographie Paris 2016Awarded 1st place in the Portfolio / Food Category (non-pro),
Moscow International Foto Awards 2016Awarded 1st place in the Advertising / Food Category (pro),
International Photography Awards IPA 2016
Commended at the Sony World Photography Awards 2017
Awarded Bronze in the Fine art / Still life Category (pro),
Px3 Prix de la photographie Paris 2017
Awarded Gold in the Advertising/Food, Portfolio/Food and Fine Art/Still Life Categories (pro),
Moscow International Foto Awards 2017
Awarded Silver in the Portfolio Category and Bronze in the Fine Art Category pro, at the Tokyo Foto Awards 2017
