Silver / 2023 / Fine Art / Other

NEW HABITAT

After receiving the diagnosis of ME/CFS, I decided to create an artistic fine art photo series that captures my experience with this chronic disease & sensitively portrays its complexity. My goal is to inspire hope & positivity through bold colors & light, but also to portray the challenges through dark shadows & fog. I present my pure photographs in a visually engaging & artistic narrative way to reach & educate a wider audience. This series shall inspire others to recognize the beauty & strength of life, even in the the presence of chronic disease.

In 2009 Bella discovered her passion for portrait photography and created her own photographic signature during the coming years.Her works show surreal worlds, some of them are fantastically and some a kind of bizarre. Topics such as self-esteem, diversity and our relationship to nature are recurring aspects that she explores and which are presented in a multi-faceted manner by means of photo editing.Her works have received several international awards. Live interviews,publications and exhibitions of individual works followed. Actually she is doing her bachelor's degree in clinical art therapy

Awards 2022 Trierenberg Super Circuit: Gold Medal
ā€‹2022 18th Julia Margaret Cameron Award: Honorable Mention
2022 Siena Creative Photography Awards: Finalist + Commended
ā€‹2022 Fine Art Photography Awards: 3x Nominee
2022 World Masters of Photography Award: Shortlist
2022 The Independent Photographer Award: Finalist
2022 Siena Photography Awards: Finalist
ā€‹2022 Monochrome Photography Awards:2x Honorable Mention

2021 Sony World Photography Awards, Open Competition: Shortlisted
2021 Fine Art Photography Awards: 1st Place Winner and 7x Nominee
2021 One Eyeland Photography Awards: 2x Bronze and 5x Finalist
2021 Siena Creative Photo Awards: Commended
2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards: 2x Honorable Mention
2020 Monochrome Photography Awards: 1st Place Winner and Honorable Mention
2020 Prix de la Photographie Paris: 2x Bronze and Honorable Mention
2020 International Photography Awards: 3x Honorable Mention
2020 Finland International Digital Circuit: Gold Medal and Honorable Mention
2020 ND Awards: Honorable Mention
2020 Chromatic Photography Awards: 2x 2nd Place Winner

2019 Prix de la Photographie Paris: Silver and Honorable Mention
2019 International Photography Awards: 2x Honorable Mention

2018 Sony World Photography Awards, Open Competition: Commended
2018 Tokyo International Foto Awards: Honorable Mention

2017 Smart Hero Award: For working as a volunteer photographer at the "Dein Sternenkind" foundation

2016 Sony World Photography Awards, Open Competition: Commended
2016 International Photography Awards: 4x Honorable Mention

2015 Trierenberg Super Circuit: Gold Medal of Excellence

2014 Trierenberg Super Circuit: Gold Medal