/ 2024 / Fine Art / Landscape

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Thomas de Franzoni, Italy
• Date of Photograph
  18 Nov 2023
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/thomasdefranzoni/

This stream in the San Leonardo forest, in my region, is a place that I know very well and I go there very often. These two small waterfalls with this islet with trees in the middle are the point that I consider most beautiful. I studied various compositions, I was there in all seasons at all hours of the day to understand the direction of the light. In the end I believe that the one I present is the best one. Also considering the right amount of water because with the drought these days, unfortunately, most of the time it is dry.

Photography allows me to translate emotions that words often fail to express. Through light, shadow, and simplicity, I create images that invite reflection rather than observation, where nature becomes a quiet language and every photograph is a space to breathe.

My photographs are not destinations. They are passages—moments suspended between darkness and light, solitude and hope, inviting each viewer to complete the journey in their own way.

Awards Category Winner - Minimalism, Golden Shot Awards (2026)
Gold Winner Rank #1 Italy - One Eyeland Black and White Photo Awards (2025)
Great B&W Photographer - 35Awards Black and White Awards (2025)
Photographer of the Year - Architecture, reFocus World Photo Annual (2025)
Photographer of the Year - Minimalism, reFocus World Photo Annual (2024)
Discovery of the Year - Architecture, Exposure One Awards (2024)
Category Winner — Minimalism, Phi Photography Awards (2025)
Category Winner - Minimalism, International Artistic Photography Awards (2025)
1st Place — Fine Art, Monovisions Photography Awards (2025)
1st Place — Fine Art, Nexus Photography Awards (2025)
1st Place — Fine Art Architecture, Phi Photography Awards (2025)
Gold Winner - Fine Art, One Eyeland (2024)