Silver in Analog/Other / 2025 / Analog / Other

• Prize
  Silver in Analog/Other
• Photographer
  Xenia Chetrar, United Kingdom
• Website
  https://xeniachetrar.co.uk/
• Instagram
  @whatxeniasees

As a Brixton resident and frequent visitor to England’s east coast, I began this project to explore the tension between city life and urge to escape it. By combining analog photos of Brixton’s streets with coastal imagery, I use water as a metaphor — both cleansing and destructive. This project reflects how people are emotionally and physically displaced in the face of rising pressures in London. It questions whether retreating to the coast is a solution or another form of wave-like gentrification of both spaces.

Xenia Chetrar is a visual artist specialising in classic analog techniques. Xenia has had passion for film photography since she picked up her first film camera at the age of 15. Since then, she has been experimenting with different cameras and analog techniques to create her own vision and style.

Her work has been featured in various personal and collective projects, emphasising the tactile and artistic potential of traditional photographic methods. Beyond her personal practice, she actively advocates for film photography by mentoring emerging photographers and leading an art collective tha