Fine Art nominee

This series is part of a larger project of limited edition fine art photographs taken during live flamenco performances between 2020 and 2022 in France and Spain. The aim is to represent the universal language of emotions through flamenco dance in a two-step between light and emotion. Dance is a way of expression that can channel and liberate emotions, capable of expressing them unfiltered and transmitting them even to those unfamiliar with dance.
An artistic approach that, through dance and photography, aims not only to capture emotions, but also to convey them, and to sensitize viewers to recognize their emotions, to accept them, to give them space, to experience them without barriers.
The photographs are presented in black and white, contributing to the contrast and intensity of the emotions portrayed. The absence of color also serves as a metaphor for the necessity of facing emotions with sincerity and honesty, rather than being distracted by the constant pressures of the world. Overall, the project seeks to explore the power of dance and photography in expressing and experiencing emotions without barriers.

Valentina Benigni, born in Italy in 1982, is a professional photographer based in France, specialized in fine art photography.

She started photography with silver cameras at the age of 5, but made it her profession in 2020, in the midst of a pandemic.

Ex-dancer, she now likes to capture the emotions of dancing on stage.

Her limited-edition (up to 5 or 10 copies), signed and numbered fine art photographs are regularly exhibited in France and abroad: these exhibitions have enabled her to get known, particularly for my work on flamenco.

In 2022 she self-published my first art book with a selection of these flamenco photographs, LUZ FLAMENCA.

From 2023 onwards, her flamenco art photographs won more than 15 awards in international photo competitions in Europe (Paris, London), United States (New York, Los Angeles, Miami) and Canada.

With 23 exhibitions in 3 years, Valentina’s limited-edition fine art prints are regularly showcased across Europe and United States.

As an artist, the numerous exhibitions around the world and the prestigious international awards she has won have quickly established her as an emerging artist recognized worldwide.