Fashion 1st place winner

The series is a surrealistic exploration of the dualistic nature of a fictive female character who confronts her darker side.
Aesthetical influences and inspiration partly came from 18th century prints showing aristocracy exploring and playing with their costumes to create a dramatic impression.

Marco Grizelj and Kristian Krän are Swedish photographers who formed AORTA, their cooperative trademark, in 1996. Since then, the pair have excelled in a diverse range of photographic genres for advertising, editorial and artistic purposes. Their work is highly staged and emphasises an uncanny reality that draws you into their fantastical world. They use their unique style and lighting in combination with an extraordinary conceptual vision to create surreal and often ominous imagery.