/ 2025 / Fine Art / Still Life

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Lisa Miller, United States
• Date of Photograph
  May 1, 2025
• Website
  http://lisamillerfineartphotography.com
• Instagram
  @lisamillersdphotography

"The Essence of Portugal" is a fine art series of color digital composite photographs blending still life and travel imagery. Inspired by a recent trip to Portugal, the work explores beauty, impermanence, and the fluid nature of memory. The images juxtapose the controlled, deliberate nature of still life with photographs that capture Portugal's ambiance. Influenced by the Dutch Masters, the images evoke a temporal blend of past and present, real and remembered, reflecting how beauty, though fleeting, can leave a lasting imprint.