Dystopia

• Prize
• Photographer
  Petri Damstén, Finland
• Website
  http://petridamsten.com
• Instagram
  http://instagram.com/pdamsten/

After retiring I have put lot of my feelings to my photographs. This
has been very therapeutic. When making this series I went through
my psychical journey by picturing it as an dystopian society. Small
human facing faceless society was an easy role to play. I have
taken lot of self portraits so it was obvious that I play the role of a
'human' in these pictures myself. When looking at the world now
days pictures also work in a bigger scale and not just as a one
man's battle inside his head.

I'm a photographer, digital artist and nerd from Kuopio, Finland. The passion for photography started after I retired from my day job as a software engineer. I often explore the dark side of life in my art. Images are often moody, surreal and distressing. Self-portraiture has always played a big part in my pictures. So I have experience of being behind the camera as well as being in front of it.

Awards 2021 Trierenberg Super Circuit – Silver
2021 14th International Color Awards – Honorable Mention
2020 Chromatic Awards – Honorable Mention
2020 35 Awards – Horror Photography Contest – Best of Contest
2020 One Eyeland Top 10 Fine Art Photo Contest – Bronze & Finalist
2020 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris – Silver
2020 13th International Color Awards – Nominee
2019 ND Awards – 2 x Honorable Mention
2019 Budapest International Foto Awards – Honorable Mention
2019 12th International Color Awards – Nominee
2019 One Eyeland Awards 2018 – Bronze
2018 int’l photography awards – Honorable Mention
2018 Moscow International Foto Awards – Silver
2018 Tokyo International Foto Awards – Honorable Mention
2018 Trierenberg Super Circuit – Silver
2018 11th International Color Awards – Nominee & Honorable Mention
2018 International Photographer of the Year – 2 x Honorable Mention
2018 One Eyeland Awards 2017 – Bronze
2017 ND Awards – Bronze Star, Honorable Mention
2017 Photographic Society of America – Color Image of the Year 2016
2017 Fine Art Photography Awards – Nominee
2017 10th International Color Awards – Nominee & Honorable Mention
2016 Fotofinlandia finalist
2016 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris – Gold
2016 Photographic Society of America – Color Image of the Year 2015
2016 FIAP Blue Pin (Best Author), This is life 3rd International Digital salon of Photography
2016 int’l photography awards – Honorable Mention
2016 Moscow International Foto Awards – 2 x Honorable Mention
2016 Trierenberg Super Circuit – Bronze
2016 FIAP Blue Pin (Best Author), 1st International Salon of Art Photo – Moldova Circle
2015 Al-Thani Grand Prix Award for Photography – Al-Thani Gold Medal
2014 Trierenberg Super Circuit – Gold Medal of Excellence