Portrait nominee

This happy and smiling fisherman was photographed in Madeira. The photo was taken with his kind agreement. Although I am not a models photographer, I like sometimes to capture interesting faces and people.

Silvija was born in the small town Jurmala, now lives in Riga, the capital of Latvia. She is a self-taught photographer and dares to say, a digital artist. In 2016 she discovered the magic of digital art when she luckily found the “Photoshop Artistry” course run by Sebastian Michaels.
In 2018 Silvija was enrolled in the “AWAKE” course with Sebastian Michaels. In December 2018 she was invited to the international group of digital artists called “KAIZEN”. Her work doesn't represent a particular style; she enjoys experimenting with textures, lights, and brushes.
Since December 2018 Silvija's works have been published in the international magazine “Living the Photo Artistic Life”. She has received Honorable Mention and Special Merit awards in exhibitions at “Light Space & Time” as well as Finalist Certificates for participation in Circle Foundation for the Arts' contests, in 2020, 2021, and 2022 received nominee awards for the number of works at FAPA Awards. Some of her works have been exhibited at the Blank Wall Gallery in Athens, Greece, the More Art Please gallery in Brasov, Romania, and Chania International Photo Festivals, Greece. In 2020 she was a featured artist on the Circle Foundation of the Arts website.