deckscape

• Prize
• Photographer
  Petra Nass, France, Metropolitan
• Website
  https://petranass.myportfolio.com

This image is a detail of a new green building in the new Parisian eco quartier Clichy-Batignolles. Natural materials sculpt the facade creating a phantasy of etched deck chairs.

• Biography
  I am a German biologist and have lived and worked in China and the United States. I took my first photography steps with my father, who gave me my first camera and taught me about light. During my doctorate, exploring the ultrastructure of a plant virus, I learned darkroom techniques to develop and print my electron micrographs. Since moving to Paris, I am studying fine art photography with Meredith Mullins on the Ile Saint Louis. In my work, I search for calm and finding magic in the present moment.
• Awards
  FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2020 Nominee, Abstract Category for the image leave print Nominee, Nature Category for the image Nature Reserve PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS 2017 Bronze Award, Abstract Category for the series shadow play Honorable Mentions, Abstract Category for the image Windchime I Honorable Mentions, Nature Category for the image Ring of Brodgar PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS 2014 Gold Award, Architecture Category for the image deckscape Silver Award, Abstract Category for the image deckscape Silver Award, Abstract Category for the image lampscape INTERNATIONAL FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD - GRAND PRIX DE LA DÉCOUVERTE 2013 Finalist, Abstract Category for the image lampscape INTERNATIONAL FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD - GRAND PRIX DE LA DÉCOUVERTE 2012 Juror Award of Merit, Still Life Category for the image Marché aux Puces (Through the Looking Glass)​​​​​​​