Roots
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PrizeHonorable Mention
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PhotographerIzabella Sapula, Poland
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To know who we are, we must return to where we began.
Roots though invisible—shape us profoundly. This image is a meditation on identity, inheritance, and primal memory encoded deep within the body—what the mind forgets, the body remembers with silent clarity.
It reveals emotional threads woven through generations: longing, pain, resilience, and the fierce strength to endure.
The tree transcends mere symbolism, becoming a living metaphor for ancestors, subconscious, and unspoken emotions.
Bare figures reconnect with earth and memory, embodying the inherited emotional DNA that silently endures.
Izabella Sapuła is a Polish photographer whose work explores the primal bonds between humans and nature. Her photographs blur the line between documentary and art, often portraying women as symbolic intermediaries between humanity and the natural world.
With a background in psychology, Izabella captures emotions and subtle relationships with exceptional sensitivity, revealing connections often overlooked in everyday life. Her photography weaves together wildness, primal energy, and the tranquility of nature, resonating with viewers on a deep, intuitive level.
Awards Exhibitions
28-31.03.2025 International Photo Exhibition ImageNation New York
6-11.11.2024 Korea, Seoul, International Woman Photographers Festiwal, Maru Art Center
24-26.06.2024 International Photo Exhibition ImageNation Paris
22-24.09.2023 International Photo Exhibition "Just Woman", Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milano
04-08.2023 Asturias International Photo exhibition in Gijón Spain
04.2023 Photo fair Jeju Ocean Suites Korea
04.2023 Barcelona International Exhibition 19th JULIA MARGARET CAMERON AWARDS
10.2022 Barcelona International Exhibition 17th & 18th JULIA MARGARET CAMERON & 17th POLLUX AWARDS
04.2021 Roma International Photo Exhibition at Medina Roma Gallery
03.2021 Korea, Jeonju at Fgallery
Awards:
2024:
Chromatic Photography Awards – Honorable Mention (People, Nudes)
New York Photography Awards – Silver Winner in Fine Art (Nudes, Portrait, Open Theme)
Neutral Density Photography Awards – 2nd Place and Silver Winner in Nature: Other Category
Global Photography Awards – Gold Winner, Fine Art (Open Theme and Nudes)
Tokyo International Photo Awards – Honorable Mention, Fine Art (Nudes)
Budapest International Photo Awards – Honorable Mention, Fine Art (Other)
European Photography Awards – Gold Winner, Fine Art (Open Theme and Nudes)
London Photography Awards – Gold Winner, Fine Art (Other and Nudes)
2023:
European Photography Awards – Gold Winner, Fine Art (Open Theme)
2022:
Chromatic Photography Award – 2nd Place in Fine Art Nude and Honorable Mention in Fine Art
New York Photography Awards – Gold Winner in Fine Art (Other, Series)
NDawards – Honorable Mention, People and Fine Art
IPA – Honorable Mention in Fine Art Nude (Series)
European Photography Awards – Gold Winner, Fine Art (Nude)
Muse Photography Awards – Platinum Winner, Fine Art Photography (Open Theme)
London Photography Awards – Platinum Winner, Fine Art Photography (Nude)
London Photography Awards – Gold Winner, Fine Art Photography (Portrait)
