/ 2026 / Fine Art / Portraiture

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Alessandro Accossato, Italy
• Date of Photograph
  18/05/2026
• Website
  https://www.alessandroaccossatophoto.it/
• Instagram
  alessandroaccossato.photo

Framed by a sequence of abandoned doorways, a ballerina stands en pointe in a space marked by decay. Her poised gesture contrasts with cracked walls and fading colors, creating a dialogue between fragility and endurance. The image explores how beauty does not deny ruin but exists because of it, transforming an abandoned place into a stage where resilience becomes visible.

Alessandro Accossato is an Italian fine art photographer whose work explores the relationship between human presence and forgotten spaces. Inspired by history and Urban Exploration, he creates atmospheric images in natural light where abandoned architecture becomes a stage for timeless narratives. Through a visual language balancing elegance and decay, his photographs reflect on memory, resilience, and the quiet beauty that survives the passage of time.