Mirame Lima
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Prize
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PhotographerJaime Travezan, Morgana Vargas Llosa & David Tortora, United Kingdom
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StudioJaime Travezán Studio
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Website
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Mírame Lima, consists of a series of 50 family portraits
reflecting the vast diversity present within the peruvian capital:
the different cultures, religions, ethnic origins and dreams of
the limeños. Partly as a result of insecurity, street violence, bad
public transports, lack of information, among other things, a
sad reality of Lima is that people tend to live very isolated from
each other, in small groups from which they rarely emerge. This
lack of interaction often results in discrimination. People tend to
fear the unknown, what they don´t understand, what differs
from their own customs and beliefs. One of the main goals of
this photographic project is to contribute to get to know each
other better and to build bridges of communication between
different communities. The best way to feel proud of our
differences as citizens is to look at each other, to find out who
our neighbours really are. There is a bigger chance of respecting
different customs, cultures and religions if one is exposed
directly to them.
From these images it emerges that, not only do jobs, lifestyles,
religions and ethnicities differ vastly, but even the very concept
of ‘family’ can be extremely variable. This project aims to
encourage respect between the people of Lima and to do so in a
positive, optimistic tone in order to avoid conflict and
controversy.
TORTORA + TRAVEZAN is the collaborative practice of David Tortora (Italy) and Jaime Travezan (Peru), active since 2009. Their work, often described as visually rich and ultra-real, combines photography with digital manipulation. After beginning in fashion and portraiture, they moved toward personal projects exploring sociocultural themes. Their series Galatea (2013) marked their entry into fine art. Their work has received international awards and been exhibited at institutions including the National Portrait Gallery of London and major photography festivals.
Awards ·First Place at the 2025 International Photography Awards (IPA), Fashion Advertising
·Silver Medal at the 2024 Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), Fine Arts
·Gold Medal at the 2023 Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), Advertising
·Silver medal at the 2019 Budapest Foto Awards (BIFA), Moving Images
·Second Place at the 2018 Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA), Moving Images
·Second Place at the 2017 Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), Moving Images
·First Place at the 2017 Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), Fine Arts
·Grand Winner of the 2016 Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA)
·Winner of the 2015 International Photography Awards (IPA), Food Advertising
·Winner of the 2015 PDN Photo Annual, Personal Category
·Photographer of the Year nominee at the 2014 Lucie Awards
·Advertising Photographer of the Year at the 2014 International Photography Awards (IPA)
·Winner of the 2014 PDN Photo Annual, Advertising
·First Place at the 2014 Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), Fine Arts
·Work selected for exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, London (2014 Saatchi Motion Photography Prize
·Work selected for exhibition as the 2014 La Gaîté Lyrique GIF Awards, Paris
·Winner of the 2013 American Aperture Awards, Advertising
·Winner of the 2013 PDN Photo Annual, Personal Category
·Work selected for exhibition in consecutive years (2012 and 2013) at the National Portrait Gallery, London, as part of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.
Grand winner of the 2012 See Me Awards for Photography
·Highly Commended entry at the 2006 The Guardian Weekend Photography Prize, Photojournalism
