/ 2025 / Fine Art / People

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Akil Tircuit, United States
• Date of Photograph
  October 22, 2024

This powerful black-and-white portrait is a celebration of African Maximalism—bold, layered, and deeply rooted in ancestral storytelling. The subject, crowned and adorned with intricate beads and an ornate shoulder piece, embodies the regal spirit of Black royalty. His presence is a reminder that Black Americans are not removed from their origins but are living extensions of a rich, powerful lineage.