/ 2024 / Fine Art / Landscape

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Thomas de Franzoni, Italy
• Date of Photograph
  24/07/2021
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/thomasdefranzoni/

This place has always fascinated me, and many times I have found very interesting weather situations. I arrived very early, pitch black, a thick fog enveloped the whole lake and nearby forests. Knowing the place already, I searched the edge of the lake with the flashlight, to see if there were any pretty flowers in good condition. When the light began to lighten the scene, the thick fog began to thin out and reveal the beautiful Tre Cime di Lavaredo.

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)