/ 2026 / Analog / Fine Art

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Tash Damjanovic, Canada
• Date of Photograph
  2025

This series is a visual diary of emotional landscapes, created through a slow, mindful practice that feels like a long exhale—a search for calm, hope, and optimism amid daily overwhelm. Rooted in analog processes, each image is physically altered through an eight-step emulsion transfer, where subject and process merge. The resulting textures & floating qualities are integral to their meaning, reflecting the materiality of the medium & the emotional tone of the work. It offers a contemplative counterpoint to urban chaos, allowing meaning to unfold gradually, through time and engagement.