Welcome to paradise

• Prize
  Gold in Special/Others “Special”, 2nd Place winner in Special
• Photographer
  Julia Lazumirska, Ukraine
• Date of Photograph
  2019-2024
• Socials
• Website
  http://julialazumirska.com/

The project "Welcome to paradise" is about the human desire to return to the lost paradise. But this is only an ideal imposed by the narcissistic idea of any society. In fact, we can find our personal paradise in the everyday flow and, at first glance, not ideal things. It is the ability to restore the balance between the feminine and masculine energy that turns on the light and the inner child starts to amaze by everything around.

• Biography
  Julia Lazumirska (b. 1981, Ukraine) is a lens-based artist from Kyiv, Ukraine. She studied photography at Kyiv Photography School. She was selected one of the FRESH EYES TALENT 2021 among the emerging European talents. Her practice is focused on non-judgmental observation of own inner world and interpretation this experience through flowers, found images in nature, gestures and body of people. Her works appear at the intersection of reality, intuitive sensations, and consciousness. The main themes author explores are "new spirituality" and acceptance of life.
• Awards
  2020 - Kyiv Photography School Award, Honorable Mention 2020 - Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), Honorable Mention 2021 – Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA), Honorable Mention 2021 - FRESH EYES TALENT 2021 2021 - Paris Photography Prize (Px3), Honorable Mentions 2022 - Lens Culture Summer Open Competition Editor's Picks 2023 - International Photography Award (IPA), Honorable Mention 2023 - Lens Culture Art Award Editor's Picks 2024 - Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), Honorable Mention