Honorable Mention / 2021 / Fine Art / People
Girl Power
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Photographer
Marc Apers, Belgium
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Website
Photo taken during my tour in Sao Tome and Principe in a tiny village where they have hardly seen a tourist, I was pleasantly surprised by the profound look of this child who came right in front of my lens, the strength and confidence she radiated will forever be engraved in my memory
Freelance photographer, always looking for typical subjects with an emphasis on shapes and structures, light and dark, sun and shade. My images emerge from deep human contacts and a continious intensive look at the dynamic environment. I decide which environment i choose, how i experience it and which emotion will be reflected in the image in question. Inevitably i manipulate the complexity of the environment/emotion to a greater or lesser extent by among other things, sketching a strong geometric framework and maintaining a well-considered symmetry. Combining emotion and story in one image is
Awards 2019 Rank Art Salon/Exposition d’Art en Ligne , “Noir &Blanc, 3e prix du jury
2019 Winner Photocontest Canon – PhotoDays , Brussels, selected print : Soccer at sunset
2019 Lens op de Mens, International Photo Festival Overpelt, Bronze Award
2020 SGIPA, Shatto Gallery, LA, Golden Winner with "Girl in Front"
2020 NYC4PA, New York, second place winner in B&W2020 "Master of Ceremonies"
2020 3SA Gold Award, 3 Square-Art, Northern Colorada, "The Intruder"
2021 Lens op de mens, International Photo Festival Pelt Silver Award
2022 Budapest International Foto Awards, Bronze with portfolio "White Versus Black"
2022 The Motif Collective Minimalism Photography Competition, First Place Winner
2022 Refocus Awards - Bronze - Black & White Contest
2023 BIFA Budapest Foto Awards, Bronze in Special/Street
2024 Fine Art Photography Awards Nomination in Amateur Fine Art category