Official selection of the best photographs by photographers from Warszawa, Poland based on the results of the 11th 35AWARDS international photography awards. The page includes works from different photography genres.
Catalogue 10TH 35AWARDS
More than 1500 best works of the 10TH photo award, more than 1000 authors
Femininity exists beyond time, regardless of changing ideals and roles.
The image presents two representations of womanhood - past and present -different in form, yet united in essence. Although aesthetics and modes of expression evolve, inner strength and identity remain constant.
This image portrays femininity as a value that does not fade, but only changes the way it is expressed.
This photo differs from those I usually take. The difference is not in the motifs, colors, or equipment used, but in the composition. Usually, consciously or instinctively, I use a closed composition, and the elements in the frame tell a story with a clear beginning and end.
Here it is different. Although I included objects that were important to me in the photo, many of them extend far beyond the frame. Looking at this photo, I get the impression that it is part of a larger whole. It is as if the central part of the panorama had been cut out and moved to another place, leaving the events on both sides to the imagination of the viewers. Few structures have a beginning or an end, and vectors rush across the frame, moving from unknown points of reference to unmarked turns. The only constant unit in the space is the ruins of the castle in Czorsztyn. That is why I made it the subject of the photo. It has become a symbol of human – still fragmentary – power over nature... and powerlessness against time.
A lone cyclist emerges from the mist, passing in front of the Warsaw Mermaid — a symbol of protection — whose silhouette, softened by the fog, appears transformed. Instead of holding a shield, the figure unexpectedly resembles a pregnant woman. This illusion struck me deeply, as I am currently pregnant myself :)
In that instant, the monument — usually perceived as warrior-like and defiant — took on a completely different aura: one of quiet strength, vulnerability, and creation instead of defense. The city, the myth, and my own inner reality aligned for just a few seconds in the fog.
RU: Визуальное исследование изоляции и хрупкости. Прозрачная пленка служит метафорой невидимых барьеров, которые мы выстраиваем между собой и окружающим миром, пытаясь сохранить внутреннюю уязвимость.
EN: A visual exploration of isolation and fragility. The transparent film serves as a metaphor for the invisible barriers we build between ourselves and the world in an attempt to protect our inner vulnerability.
“Opaline”
She moves like light through stone.
Soft, refracted, untouchable.
A body caught between water and memory —
shifting, shimmering, never fully still.
– Рейтинг фотографов по странам и городам строится на основе 3-х лучших фотографий автора и их относительной позиции в каждой отдельной номинации. Рейтинг в номинации "Мобильная фотография" учитывается в меньшей степени для формирования рейтинга. В списке по странам и городам показывается одна фотография автора с лучшим рейтингом.
– В списке опубликованы только работы которые прошли 2-й этап голосования.
– В рейтинге лучших фотографий учитывается только одна — самая сильная — работа от каждого автора. Даже если у фотографа опубликовано несколько работ, в расчёте позиции используется только одна, с наивысшим рейтингом. Поэтому порядок фотографий в списке может не совпадать с итоговым положением автора в рейтинге.
– The rating of photographers by countries and cities is based on the three best photos of the author and their relative position in each separate nomination. Rating in the nomination "Mobile Photography" is taken into account to a lesser extent for rating formation. The list by country and city shows one photo of the author with the best rating.
– Only those photos have been published in the list that passed the second stage of voting.
– Only one strongest photo from each author is counted in the Best Photos ranking. Even if a photographer has several published works, only the highest-rated one is used to calculate their ranking position. As a result, the order of photos in the list may not match the author's final ranking position.
