Honorable Mention / 2023 / Special / Smartphone Photography

• Photographer
  Alla Guzhva, Ukraine
• Website
  https://allaguzhva.wixsite.com/allaguzhva-art
• Instagram
  allaguzhva_art, allaguzhva.collage

I took this photo in the museum. It was the last day of the Dali exhibition in Kyiv. The museum worker was dressed in an elegant dress with a white collar. I immediately had an idea for the shot. I offered Anna (that was the name of the museum worker) to take a picture of her. She initially refused. I spent several hours in the museum looking at the exhibits. And then Anna approached me and said that she wanted to be photographed and that she had never been photographed by visitors of the museum .

Photographer and visual artist based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Passionate about art and photography since childhood, I explore visual storytelling through conceptual and fine art photography.

Photography Education:
• 2023 – School of Conceptual and Art Photography “MYPH,” course in conceptual photography led by Roman Pyatkovka
• 2020–2023 – Kyiv Photography School

Exhibitions and Collections:
Participant in numerous group exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad. My works are part of private collections in the USA, France, and Ukraine..

Awards Awards:
• Px3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2024 – Gold Winner
• Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA) 2024 – Silver Winner, 2× Bronze Winner
• Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) 2024 – Gold Winner, Bronze Winner