Portrait nominee
Toni Rasinkangas
Pressured by Desires (Single)
DESCRIPTION
Finnish classical bodybuilder was preparing himself for his first contest, Finnish Championships. He lost his weight about 15 kilograms in few months.
During very low-carb dieting his bodyfat fell into 3 percent, which made him look like a raw human sculpture. Photo was taken a week before his H-hour in September 2021.
In my opinion bodybuilding is a some kind of extreme form of self-torturing - just like art - it is pressured by desires.
AUTHOR
Toni Rasinkangas is a Hämeenlinna-based (Southern Finland) photographer and a journalist, working at a newspaper Hämeen Sanomat.
2021/2022 Fine Art Photography Awards
-Nominee in Photojournalism category
-Nominee in Portrait category
2021 International Photo Awards IPA:
-Honorable Mention in Editorial/Press-Photo Essay/Feature Story category.
-Honorable Mention in People, Family category.
2020 Finnish Photo Awards: 6th place in Reportage/photojournalism category.
2019 Finnish Nature Photograph of the Year (2019): 4th place in Nature and Man category.
2018 Finnish Underwater Photographer of the Year (2018). Overall winner.
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