Where Light Sleeps
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PrizeHonorable Mention
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PhotographerThomas de Franzoni, Italy
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Date of Photograph01/07/2025
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This photograph was taken in the early hours on the plains of Castelluccio, Italy, as soft fog drifted over the fields. The hay bales, scattered like punctuation marks in the stillness, evoke a sense of quiet balance and rhythm. The image explores the subtle dialogue between light and shadow, form and emptiness. It is a meditation on solitude, silence, and the poetry of the land when the world has not yet fully awakened.
Thomas de Franzoni is a fine art photographer whose work explores beauty in its most subtle and atmospheric forms. Rather than focusing on specific subjects, he transforms natural scenes into elegant, moody, and emotionally resonant images. His photography blends minimalism, conceptual depth, and a refined artistic sensibility, inviting the viewer into a contemplative visual experience. Exhibited internationally and winner of multiple awards, Thomas continues to pursue photographs that evoke emotion, memory, and a timeless sense of presence.
Awards - International Artistic Photography Awards 2025 - Winner in Minimalist Category
- reFocus World Photo Annual 2025 - Photographer of the Year in Architecture
- Monovisions Photography Awards 2025 - 1st Place Winner in Fine Art
- Nexus Photography Awards 2025 - 1st Place Winner in Fine Art
- reFocus Black and White 2025 - Gold in Minimalism
- BPM Photographer of the Year 2025 - Gold in Revealing Nature
- TIFA 2025 - Bronze in Fine Art Landscape
- BIFA Awards 2025 - Bronze in Fine Art / Minimalism
- PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2025 - Bronze in Fine Art / Minimalism
- WPE Awards Second Half 2025 - Third Place in Landscape
- Epson Pano Awards 2025 - Silver Award in Open Awards Category
- 1st Prize at Città Fiera Photo Contest 2025 - Color Section
- EPA European Photography Awards 2025 - Gold Winner in Fine Art / Wildlife
- reFocus World Photo Annual 2025 – People’s Vote Award in Abstract
- WPE Awards Second Half 2025 - Three Silver Awards in Architecture
- Exposure One Photographer of the Year 2025 - Silver in Minimalism
- reFocus Black and White 2025 - Silver in Fine Art
- BPM Photographer of the Year 2025 - 2 Silver in Landscape
- BPM Photographer of the Year 2025 - 4 Silver in Open Theme
- reFocus Color Photography 2025 - Silver in Minimalism
- reFocus Black and White 2025 - Bronze in Architecture
- WPE International Photography Awards First Half 2025 - Silver Award in Landscape
- Exposure One Awards 2025 - Bronze in Conceptual Pro Category
- reFocus World Photo Annual 2024 - Photographer of the Year in Minimalism
- Exposure One Awards 2024 - Discovery of the Year in Architecture
- One Eyeland Photography Awards 2024 - Gold in Fine Art
- Imacres Awards 2024 1st Place in Landscape
- Fine Art Photography Awards 23/24 - 3rd Place Winner in Landscape
- reFocus The Color Photography Award 2024 - Silver in Minimalism
- Black and White Photo Awards 2024 Silver Medal Winner in Fine Art
- reFocus World Photo Annual 2024 - Silver in Nature