Honorable Mention / 2020 / Advertising / Self-Promotion

FREED

  • Photographer
    Michal Ciepielewski, Poland

This pictorial tells the story of the "enslaved-liberated" series. It symbolizes a man who, despite cultural and linguistic barriers - his otherness - finds the way to agreement with "normality". In this series, the man in the silver suit is somehow from another planet and is subject to this beautiful woman. However, with each frame, their relationship is becoming more and more equal.

Fashion/people photographer for 10 years. Over the years I have completed many commercial sessions - clothing and advertising. However, my passion is photos showing the beauty of people. However, not so clearly shown. I like to embed them in unobvious places and contexts. I hope that in this way I tell stories, or at least forcing the viewer to think about the message. Often these are b & w sessions, because in my opinion such a message is more clear and forces me to paint with creation and not with a vivid color. My master always have been Helmut Newton and Steven Meisel, although nowadays I

Awards Nominee in 6th Fine Art Photography Awards