Gold in Portraiture/Other / 2025 / Portraiture / Other

• Prize
  Gold in Portraiture/Other, 1st Place winner in Portraiture
• Photographer
  Martina Holmberg, Sweden
• Studio
  Photographer Martina Holmberg

In this project, I highlight people whose appearances deviate from conventional norms and who have faced prejudice as a result. This selection of images focuses on differences beyond the narrow and unattainable ideals of beauty We are all judged based on how we look, with gender, ethnicity, age, anomalies, or disabilities creating inequalities. Through this project, I aim to showcase the diversity of appearances and highlight discrimination related to physical differences. In addition, I have met individuals whose illnesses have altered their bodies both internally and externally.