Lapel

Raffaele CanepaTitle: LapelAbout the Photo:Portrait of my friend Alfio, shot at my place during a work session on minimal lightning

Hotel

Susanne MiddelbergTitle: HotelAbout the Photo:The photographs from this series are made through my fear of going through loneliness. While knowing that I only can find confidence in myself if I am able to face loneliness my fear of pain is too tremendous to do this.

Fine Line

Tim BoothTitle: Fine LineAbout the Photo:This is a portrait of hire wire artist Chris Bullzini, taken as part of a series I am working on on contemporary circus artists in the UK.

Eyes

Bahram BayatTitle: EyesAbout the Photo:You will see the face of a rural girl in one of the villages in Zanjan, Iran, in the form of a background with a flower scheme and a tent with the same design, shows that the texture of the cloth

Coal pit

Ahmad Mohammad Taghi ShiraziTitle: Coal pitAbout the Photo:Worker in coal mine

But I Have a Light

Kohei NishiguchiTitle: But I Have a LightAbout the Photo:These are all self portraits taken over the past 6months.My intention with this collection has been to communicate the light beyond sadness. The metaphorical relationship between light and emotions is a central theme in my work. I

First Place Winner – Portrait

Tim FrancoTitle: Illicit InkAbout the Photo:An obscure South Korean law makes tattooing technically illegal. Although this does not stop a growing number of underground tattoo parlors to open in people’s home or in hidden rooms, it does pose a challenge for a young generation looking