Honorable Mention

Persona Aureum
DESCRIPTION
Persona Aureum which means the golden mask, represents the problems faced in modern society during 2020-2021. It became apparent throughout the COVID pandemic that masks would be valued as precious as gold. The body pose is similar to Roman/Greek statues symbolizing that in the future, people will consider the 2020-2021 era as the written part of history that no one will forget. The victorious face however with caution (almost avoiding to look) seen in the face of the model represents the successful survival of humankind from this disaster carrying the controversies that why and how it even started. AUTHOR
I am currently in the final year of my Ph.D. in New Zealand. As an amateur photographer, I take contemporary and conceptual portraits from people. I enjoy capturing creative portraits and fine art which I believe are very fascinating.