Photomanipulation nominee

I grew up with Russian influences and as a child I had many different matryoshka dolls. All of them were very traditional. At some point I asked myself what a modern matryoshka might look like today? I thought back to the women's movement in the 1970s. Which is why I chose an original 70s wallpaper as the background. As a contrast: I chose very modern clothes. A leather jacket that only men wore at the time. Bluish short hair and a strong pose of the hands. To show what women achieved during the last decades. Each matryoshka represents a generation: Grandmother, mother, daughter, and the smallest one is the granddaughter. Which will get its own personality over the years.

Growing up in a small town in the former German Democratic Republic, Bella was always fascinated by the lives of other people. The dreary gray of prefabricated buildings and the frequent lack of funds, were probably one of the reasons for the strong expression of her unique imagination, which is a distinguishing feature of her sometimes whimsical portraits today. In 2009 she discovered her passion for portrait photography and created her own photographic signature during the coming years. Her works show surreal worlds, some of them are fantastically and some a kind of bizarre. In 2012 she moved to the colorful city Berlin and realized her dream of living as an artist. This was followed by commercial works for international musicians, authors and journalists. Her works have received several international awards, including several gold, silver and bronze medals. Live interviews, publications and exhibitions of individual works followed. Since 2016 Bella is volunteering in the German foundation "Dein Sternenkind" and gives parents photos of their deceased children. On the international photography site 1x.com she is working as a curator since 2018.