My country, France, is going in the opposite direction to that which made it the land of liberty, equality and fraternity.
The land of human rights, the land of asylum, is drifting away from the philosophical thoughts of the Age of Enlightenment. The horizon is darkening, leaving room for extremes.
In this series of photographs I want to highlight the beauty and richness of human beings.
In Paris, I photograph the power of difference, the uniqueness of each individual. It is this uniqueness that honours man, love and life. There is nothing so true, so precious, as the uniqueness of being.
Hillel Winograd is a photographer. The man is marginal. He stands at the edge of the world, in perpetual search for balance. He never stood in the evidence of speech. It is silently and quietly that he considers reality. He waits for his turn, surrounded by a grace that emanates from him. He gleans the precious moment, the slightest detail where the splendor of life shines through. He says, “Making a photo is like catching the ideal.” He holds to life, and he sticks to it. Shooting is an essential link to others, a necessity to stay upright, alive, alert.
Awards IPA International Photography Awards 2023 – Honorable Mention
People -Street Photography
TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023 – Honorable Mention
Special – Street Photography
PISPA Paris International Street Photo Awards – Honorable Mention
Série – Catégorie Noir et Blanc
ReFocus Awards Black and White Photo Contest 2023 / Street Category – Honorable Mention
ReFocus Awards World Photo Annual 2023 - Nominee
BIFA 2022 Bronze in Portfolio / Personal
IPA 2022 Honorable Mention - People/Street Photography and Analog / Film-Portrait
PX3 PARIS 2022 - Silver in Special/Street Photography
TIFA Tokyo International Foto Awards 2021 – Silver in Portfolio/Personal
IPA International Photography Awards 2021 – 2nd prize in People/Street Photography
MIFA MOSCOW AWARDS 2021 Honorable Mention
