Honorable Mention / 2023 / Portraiture / Self-Portrait

This is 50.

I turned 50 on May 25th. The last few years have been difficult. I was living in the US and beginning filming on my first short film when the COVID pandemic started. A few months later the Trump administration blocked all green card renewals and I had to leave the country, my friends and career behind. I have started over in Denmark but last week lost my job. I took this self portrait to show myself and others that I am still a strong and committed artist, with a sense of humour and a fierce determination to rebuild and go beyond what I have l lost.