Conceptual nominee

I use photography not to represent but to create, not to portray but to fulfill a vision and tell a story. These images are not just landscapes. They are emotions, frozen in time: ravens flying in the fog, a fleeting sunset, a girl chasing a hot air balloon, a seagull following the wake of a truck in a field of green. Each has a story to tell, and it's up to the viewer to find out what happens next.

Elena E. Giorgi is a scientist and an award-winning writer and photographer. Her first solo show was at the Silver Sun Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, in the fall of 2012. In 2013 she was awarded third place in the International Photography Awards in the category "self-portrait." Elena focuses her work in fine art landscapes and conceptual photography in particular. Her goal is to portray the unexpected hidden in every day life and tell stories that unleash the imagination.