Honorable Mention / 2024 / Nature / Flowers

Without roots

This flower, without roots and with a trimmed stem, is created as a symbol and tribute to the women and children who were forced to leave their homes due to wars, persecution, violence, and human rights violations. A record 110 million forcibly displaced people were registered worldwide by the end of 2022, with 35.3 million leaving their countries, and these numbers continue to rise today.

Olena Zubach is an visual artist, working in photography and collage from Kyiv, Ukraine.
Olena has a master's degree in economics and finance. She studied photography at the Kyiv School of Photography in 2021-2023. And ever since she is exploring the still life genre of photography.

Awards Awards:
● Winner (Gold; Bronze), Prix de la Photographie, Paris, 2023
● Winner (Silver, Jury Top 5 Selection), Tokyo International Foto Awards,Tokyo, 2023
● Winner (Silver), Budapest International Foto Awards, Budapest, 2023
● Runner-up, Contemporary collage magazine, London, UK, 2023
● Honourable mention in Fine Art category, International Photography Awards, Los Angeles, 2023
● Winner (Bronze) Prix de la Photographie, Paris, 2022
● Winner (Gold) Tokyo International Foto Awards,Tokyo, 2022
● Winner (Gold) ND Awards,United Kingdom, 2022
● Winner (Bronze), Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3), 2022
● Honourable mention in Fine Art category, International Photography Awards, Los Angeles, 2022
● Nomination in Fine Art category, Fine Art Photography Awards, London, 2022