Portrait nominee

This portrait is part of my series 'from clenched fist to self-nursing hands'.
Depicting the gradual healing process of a beautiful & talented young gay artist stricken by daily chronic pain in her body, followed by a traumatic event earlier in her youth that left her walking on a cane for an unknown time as well as depended on life long painkillers. It has changed her and had her CLENCH A FIST ever since… unable to enjoy many of the daily routines we all take for granted. It is also a story of body image; sexuality under daily chronic pain; self-validation, self-realization of ones inner beauty, talents, struggles and long-term goals.

Lia-Ekaite Udo is an Israeli-American photographer born in 1975 and currently residing in Israel. Her focus areas, style and niche transports itself from reportage, street photography to portraits, fashion hint and boudoir.

I am a visual storyteller. People, their thoughts, actions, and feelings is what intrigues me most in my photography. Human relationship with the world, with others, with their inner self, potential, alter ego, strength, vulnerabilities and their
imagination. The truth as seen and the "other" truth as untold.

This portrait is part of my series 'from clenched fist to self-nursing hands'.

Depicting the gradual healing process of a beautiful & talented young gay artist stricken by daily chronic pain in her body, followed by a traumatic event earlier in her youth that left her walking on a cane for an unknown time as well as depended on life long painkillers. It has changed her and had her CLENCH A FIST ever since… unable to enjoy many of the daily routines we all take for granted. It is also a story of body image; sexuality under daily chronic pain; self-validation, self-realization of ones inner beauty, talents, struggles and long-term goals.

Lia-Ekaite Udo is an Israeli-American photographer born in 1975 and currently residing in Israel. Her focus areas, style and niche transports itself from reportage, street photography to portraits, fashion hint and boudoir.

I am a visual storyteller. People, their thoughts, actions, and feelings is what intrigues me most in my photography. Human relationship with the world, with others, with their inner self, potential, alter ego, strength, vulnerabilities and their
imagination. The truth as seen and the "other" truth as untold.