Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life

• Prize
  Silver in Book/Fine Art
• Photographer
  Pekka Ala-Pietila, Finland
• Date of Photograph
  2019-2022
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These photographs belongs to a larger series of images under the title of "Dr. Heisenberg, me and the meaning of life". A number of decades back, I became interested in the wider and allegorical ways in which Dr. Heisenberg's uncertainly principle can be adapted and applied to aspects fo human life. The larger series covers two separate volumes: portraits representing the dimension of time and black&white street images representing the dimension of place.
Out of these volumes of photographs an exhibition was organised in Paris spring 2022 and this book published spring 2023.

Awards Biography: Some of the most important Awards:

Finalist – Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize - Portrait – (2026)
2nd place – FAPA, Fine Art Photography Awards – Fine art – People (2026)
Nominee and short listed – Siena International Photo Awards – Fascinating faces (2026) (winners to be announced 10.10.2026)

3rd place – Black & White Spider Awards, 20th Edition –Portrait (2025)
3rd place – Black & White Spider Awards, 20th Edition – Fashion (2025)
3rd place – Chromatic Awards – City landscape (2025)
Gold – PX3, Prix de la photographie Paris – Fine Art – Portraiture (2025)
Silver – PX3, Prix de la photographie Paris – Fine Art – Portraiture (2025)
Bronze x 3 – PX3, Prix de la photographie Paris – Fine Art – several categories (2025)
Silver x 2 – Bifa, Budapest International Foto Awards – Portraits (2025)
Bronze x 2 – Bifa, Budapest International Foto Awards – several categories (2025)
Jury Top 5 choice – IPA, International Photography Awards (2025)
Finalist – Siena International Photo Awards – Fascinating faces (2025)

1st place – Black & White Spider Awards, 19th Edition – Children of the world (2024)
1st place – World’s Top 10 Fine Art Photographers 2024 – One Eyeland
2nd place – IPA, International Photography Awards, Fine Art – Portrait (2024)
2nd place – International Color Awards, 18th Edition – Portrait (2024)
2nd place – Black & White Spider Awards, 19th Edition – Fine Art (2024)
3rd place – International Color Awards, 18th Edition – Portrait (2024)
3rd place – Monochrome Awards – Street (2024)
3rd place – World’s Top 10 Portrait Photographers 2024 – One Eyeland
Bronze – Bifa – Budapest International Foto Awards (2024)

3rd place – IPA, International Photography Awards, Fine Art – Portrait (2023)
Jury Top 5 choice – IPA, International Photography Awards (2023)
5th place – World’s Top 10 Black & White Photographers 2023 – One Eyeland
Gold x 2 – Tifa, Tokyo International Foto Awards – several categories (2023)