Portrait nominee

Adi Sumic is a great designer from Slovenia. I have worked with him on assignments and personal projects and this is one the latest ones we have done.

My aim was to represent some of his personalities in a crafty way, so I pitched him the idea and he jumped in fully motivated! I asked him to draw different subjects and words related to his personalities in a simple but stylish way and in one day of shooting we came up with these 5 final portraits.

Para expresar su ser, los poetas tienen las palabras, los músicos sus pentagramas y notas, los bailarines la obediencia de sus cuerpos. ¿Qué tenemos, nosotros, los fotógrafos? Solamente nuestro corazón para flechar la muerte y convertirla en nada al retener en nuestras imágenes, palpitando inextinguible, la belleza que brilla en cada instante y que nos da felicidad compartirla.

Based in Austria, Leo Rosas is a photographer who believes in the power of visual communication.

Specialized in editorial and commercial image creation, Leo's striking style has developed from years of experience in urban action sports, portraiture and lifestyle photography. With over a decade of dedicated experience in developing powerful visual concepts for brands, Leo aims to artfully strike the perfect balance between photographic techniques and artistic aesthetics. From delivering campaign concepts and executing photo shoots, to style guide production and image handling workflows, Leo ensures the principles and identity of a brand are consistently extraordinary from start to finish.

Below are some highlights from Leo's career:

- Winner of the Red Bull Photo Challenge in 2007
- Semifinalist of the Red Bull Illume in 2010
- Semifinalist of the Expose Yourself competition in 2015
- Finalist of the Fine Art Photography