/ 2023 / Fine Art / Collage

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Sara Victoria Sandberg, Sweden
• Date of Photograph
  2023
• Website
  https://www.sarasandbergart.com/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/sarasandbergart/

One can say that the elements in the image symbolise spring and life as a whole. Spring is the cherry tree, and the bear who has woken up from a long winter of hibernation stands for a new beginning. In contrast, sometimes there are spring floods. Perhaps they refer to overcoming challenges in life and still keeping afloat? All throughout there is light, a start of a new season, a new beginning for life and aspirations - in the end, that's what spring is all about? Life is a journey, we never know where it takes us.

Sara Sandberg creates imaginative photographic collages. Her art is characterized by the interplay between light and shadow. Each object is photographed individually and composited into a finished piece. Animals are recurring elements which give life to the story in the images, often in a playful way. As such, own photography and digital painting are brought together to generate atmospheric scenes that engages and encourages the viewer to his or her own interpretation. No AI is used in the process.

Awards Sara is an internationally renowned photo artist who has been represented at numerous exhibitions both at home and abroad. Accolades and publications have been many in the last few years. Likewise, Saras artwork has stood out in international photographic competitions in categories such as photo manipulation, collage and illustration.

A selection of awards are to be mentioned, such as 1st prize in the Monochrome Awards 2022, bronze in Prix de la Photographie both in 2022 and 2023 and gold, silver and bronze in the Tokyo International Foto Awards 2022. A 1st place award in the prestigious International Photo Awards (IPA) 2023, and category winner in the 21st Julia Margaret Cameron Awards 2023. 2nd placement in the EIZO Artist Award of the Australian Photographic Prize 2022 and a silver placement for several works in 2024. One of the major achievements was being made Swedish Champion in the Swedish Championship of Photography in 2023 and 2024 in the category Digital Illustration.