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IAPA Awards

Category: Interviews

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Laurin Strele

Before arriving, I immerse myself in the cultural and historical context of a place, especially its traditions and social structures. In environments like this, preparation also means understanding hierarchy, routine, and rhythm. Once on location, I observe first—learning…

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Tibor Galamb

The core idea was to visualize tension between nature and artificial intervention. I wanted to create a scene that feels slightly impossible yet believable at first glance. The concept evolved through sketching and testing object relationships until I…

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Sara Camporesi

The photograph was taken during a period when I was living in Florence while attending my Master’s degree. Walking through the city every day with my camera, I was naturally drawn to small, intimate scenes that reveal the…

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Thomas de Franzoni

I was inspired by the feeling of silence and space that the scene naturally carried. By reducing it to its essential visual elements, I wanted to remove anything that could distract from the core emotion of the photograph….

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Reiny Bourgonje

Reiny Bourgonje is a Dutch fine art photographer from Heerenveen in the Netherlands, known for her tranquil and painterly portraits. She photographs, but thinks like a painter, with clear references to masters like Vermeer and Rembrandt. Themes such…

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Rick Bogacz

This particular photograph, called Infinity Steps, almost presented itself to me. A fog was beginning to roll in from Lake Ontario on this particular pier which added to the mood. I also wanted to remove the waves in…

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Robert Lie

My photo called The Butcher. When I was in that traditional market, I saw a butcher stall with unique scene for me. A pig face that hanging on the stall. That really make me want to go near…

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Sajeev J K

I am Sajeev JK, a data analyst by profession and a photographer by practice. My interest in photography began before I owned a camera, when I started observing scenes and framing moments using a mobile phone. That early…

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Max Dobens

Color can be a distraction, so I chose black and white to keep the viewer focused on texture and form. In this context, black and white becomes a metaphor for survival versus death. In the Arctic, there are…

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Mehrshad Mahmoudi

“Under the True Skin” explores transformation as an inner act of becoming. I wanted to depict the moment where inherited identities and imposed roles collapse to reveal a more authentic, raw self.