Cupid

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  JAIME TRAVEZAN, United Kingdom
• Date of Photograph
  September 14th, 2023
• Studio
  www.jaimetravezan.com
• Socials
• Website
  https://www.jaimetravezan.com

Portrait of dancer 'Joze Murté' as cupid.

‘Cupid’ is one of the many images of an irreverent but ironic photobook I’m working on, ‘The Quiet Terror Of Being Alive Or How To Stop Existing Without Dying’.

The protagonist of the story, consumed by the suffocating routine of his daily life, embarks on a psychedelic journey that lands him into a kaleidoscope of colour, where the laws of physics hold no sway and the boundaries of reality are but a distant memory.

• Biography
  TORTORA + TRAVEZAN is the collaborative practice of David Tortora (Italy) and Jaime Travezan (Peru), active since 2009. Their work, often described as visually rich and ultra-real, combines photography with digital manipulation. After beginning in fashion and portraiture, they moved toward personal projects exploring sociocultural themes. Their series Galatea (2013) marked their entry into fine art. Their work has received international awards and been exhibited at institutions including the National Portrait Gallery of London and major photography festivals.
• Awards
  ·First Place at the 2025 International Photography Awards (IPA), Fashion Advertising ·Silver Medal at the 2024 Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), Fine Arts ·Gold Medal at the 2023 Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), Advertising ·Silver medal at the 2019 Budapest Foto Awards (BIFA), Moving Images ·Second Place at the 2018 Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA), Moving Images ·Second Place at the 2017 Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), Moving Images ·First Place at the 2017 Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), Fine Arts ·Grand Winner of the 2016 Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA) ·Winner of the 2015 International Photography Awards (IPA), Food Advertising ·Winner of the 2015 PDN Photo Annual, Personal Category ·Photographer of the Year nominee at the 2014 Lucie Awards ·Advertising Photographer of the Year at the 2014 International Photography Awards (IPA) ·Winner of the 2014 PDN Photo Annual, Advertising ·First Place at the 2014 Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), Fine Arts ·Work selected for exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, London (2014 Saatchi Motion Photography Prize ·Work selected for exhibition as the 2014 La Gaîté Lyrique GIF Awards, Paris ·Winner of the 2013 American Aperture Awards, Advertising ·Winner of the 2013 PDN Photo Annual, Personal Category ·Work selected for exhibition in consecutive years (2012 and 2013) at the National Portrait Gallery, London, as part of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. Grand winner of the 2012 See Me Awards for Photography ·Highly Commended entry at the 2006 The Guardian Weekend Photography Prize, Photojournalism