Experimental 1st place winner

In my series of portraits of South African women and girls, different generations are pictured.

What unites them, is the recurring desire for a better life, fed by similar hopes. Hope for the end of the remnants of apartheid and political corruption, hope for less violence, hope for paid work, hope for better education, hope for better living conditions. What remains after years of political and social change, are patriarchal stuctures, physical abuse, racism and poverty. Shattered dreams are inevitable, but the hope for change for future generations remain. Women stay the pillars of their families and demonstrate strength and confidence.

The use of salt in my body of work serves as a symbol for recurring problems under similar conditions. Just as salt has had an enormous influence on the development of history worldwide in political, religious, economic and cultural terms, the coarse pink salt, used in a 3D layer, illustrates in this context external circumstances that have shaped the country and its people.

The portraits are rather shadowy, but the age is recognizable, representing the respective age group. The intentional similarity in the tonality and perceived texture convey the omnipresence of the mentioned socio-political issues across generations.

2025
1st Place - FAPA - Amateur/Experimental
1st Place - Chromatic Photography Awards - Amateur/Portrait
Silver - BIFA - Amateur/FA/Abstract
Silver - BIFA - Amateur/FA/Special Effects
Bronze - TIFA - Amateur/FA/Abstract
Finalist - Berlin Photo Awards - Abstract/Experimental
Nominee - FAPA - Amateur/Experimental
Nominee - FAPA - Amateur/Abstract
HM - Berlin Photo Awards - Abstract/Experimental
HM - IPA - Amateur/Special Effect
HM - Minimalist Photography Awards - Abstract
HM - BIFA - Amateur/FA/Special Effects
HM - TIFA - Amateur/Macro
2 x HM - Chromatic Photography Awards - Amateur/Abstract
Shortlist - Cupoty7 - Studio Art

2024
1st Place - FAPA - Amateur/Experimental
3rd Place - Art4Competition - Abstract/Photography
Silver - TIFA - Amateur/FA/Abstract
Bronze - Px3 - Amateur/FA/Abstract
Bronze - Px3 - Amateur/Nature/Flower
HM - Px3 - Amateur/Portraiture/Other
HM - Minimalist Photography Awards - Abstract
HM - IPA - Amateur/FA/Abstract
HM - IPA - Amateur/Special Effect
HM - Chromatic Photography Awards - Amateur/FA
HM - TIFA - Amateur/FA/Special Effects
3 x Coup de Coeur: Art4Competition - Contemporary/Photography

2023
1st Place - Art4Competition - Contemporary/Photography
2nd Place - Art4Competition - Abstract/Photography
HM - Chromatic Photography Awards - Amateur/FA