Honorable Mention
Cocoon
DESCRIPTION
The idea for this picture came from the 1979 science-fiction film Alien in which a foreign organism sucks on one of the crew members. I was 18 at the time, and a number of scenes impressed me. Many, many years later, I met a photographer at a summer workshop in Hungary. When I saw him using medical bandage as an accessory, the idea of the cocoon came naturally to me. All I had to do was attach the bandage to the studio ceiling and find a photo model who could express a sense of fear. So I asked Aleksa to improvise on this idea. Since, I've asked other models to improvise on the idea, but it was Aleksa who came up with the best version. AUTHOR
Eric is a French amateur photographer who is often considered an artist due to his international awards and his distinctive approach to nude photography. For over 20 years, he has explored the sensual beauty of the female form. Germany, Hungary, and Croatia are the main countries where he creates his art.His pictures have been printed in respected magazines, books, and catalogues from contests and exhibitions, and have also been shown in four exhibitions - both solo and group - highlighting his presence within the photography community. Eric’s artistic development has been shaped by collaborations and mentorships - from early technical training with German photographer Arboulan to a deepening artistic sensibility under Hungarian artists Szeni Jung and Sandor Benkoe, who continues to coach him.
Eric’s approach combines refined technique with emotional depth. While he has done a great deal of studio work in the past, he now prefers to shoot outdoors, embracing natural light. His style transcends conventional eroticism to feature models in stories and narratives that don’t focus on nudity, while both revealing and concealing their nude form.
Having worked with over 100 amateur models, Eric’s work is a passionate dialogue between artist and model, where sensuality and emotional truth meet. The best way to describe his passion is through the words of Richard Avedon: “If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it’s as though I’ve neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up.”
