2nd Place winner
Maracatu at sunset
DESCRIPTION
"Maracatu" is a form of cultural expression in northeastern Brazil. In this photo, I looked for the cultural elements of the movement, such as the sugarcane plantation in the background, the water from the Pernambuco forest area and the colors. AUTHOR
Mayssa Leão is a photographer, painter, and chef. Born in 1983 in Recife (Brazil), she lived her early childhood at a farm.Self-taught and passionate about the arts, she had experiences with fashion, dance, and TV and studied Environmental Law in Spain, which her works' vision.
She started photographing in January 2019. That same year, she did an essay for Maracatu Rural that earned her an award at the Chromatic Awards 2020. Now, in 2021, she has won another award in the Culture category at the Chromatic Awards 2021.
In her photos of her, she captures landscapes, animals, and culture as a theme, seeking the concepts of harmony and aesthetics. In the plastic arts, the escape from depression is shown in various forms, whether through saints painted in oil on wood pruning, such as wall sculptures, or in acrylic painting with collages and the use of a blowtorch.
