Photomanipulation nominee

Friendship of a global kind is a depiction of friendship transcending across borders and distances. Polar bears and penguins never meet in reality as they are on opposite geographical poles. There is also an element of climate change, as the polar bear is longingly looking into the snowing globe while he himself finds himself in a snowless landscape. We can read this pictures in two ways, like an illustration taken out of a childrens' book or try and understand its messaging.

Sara V Sandberg is a photo composite artist based in Stockholm. Sara developed her skills in digital photo artistry through attending various courses in digital art and has developed a personal style in her work where she combines photography and digital painting. She works with light and shadow to mold the scene of her vision into a finished piece adopting a combination of photo-realism and painterly style.
Sara has taken part in a number of international curated exhibitions and domestic joint exhibitions. Sara has received numerous international awards for her work and been part of various publications.