Meanwhile, in Tbilisi

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Paola Signorelli, Italy
• Date of Photograph
  October 2024
• Instagram
  @paosigno

Tbilisi showed me from the start that it doesn’t need to choose what to be. It hides nothing: its streets embrace past and present, silence and noise, spirituality and everyday life.
For days I walked through its neighborhoods, finding, around every corner, one thing coexisting with another: churches and murals, old shop signs and coworking spaces, tradition and irony.
This series is a glimpse into a city unafraid of its own complexity — a city that lives it, shows it, and shares it. A plurality that doesn’t ask for order, only to be heard.

I approached photography many years ago, initially to take photos during trips or special occasions. But then I felt the need to go beyond, to understand what photography truly meant. This led me to study at the Academy of Luciano Perbellini, a journey that completely transformed my approach to photography.
Today, I don’t photograph just to capture a memory, but to express myself. Through images, I try to convey what words cannot say. I photograph because it makes me feel good; it’s my way to slow down, listen to myself, and observe the world around me.