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Honorable Mention / Abstract
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Play of Light in the Tramway Workshop
Play of Light in the Tramway Workshop
The picture was taken on a sunny morning in the early spring (in the city of Zurich, Switzerland). I was immediately fascinated by the beauty unfolding from the intertwining of arts and crafts resulting from the play of light in the tramway workshop.
Author
As a Geographer, I use photography to playfully (de)construct urban spaces, to spatially re-stage urban contexts, and to play with our perception of space and reality. I experiment with long shutter speeds and several zoom settings or camera positions in one exposure. This technique creates a moment of irritation, but also conveys a sense of calmness in the chaos, and transfers the scene into a transitional world somewhere between reality and dream. With this approach, I aime at questioning our making of the world through experience and knowledge.
I have been awarded a Honorable Mention in both the 2018 and 2019 International Photography Awards (@photoawards, @iphotoawards), four Honorable Mentions in the 2019 ipa “OneShot: Street Photography” Awards, and a Honorable Mention in the 2019 Budapest International Foto Awards (@budapestfotoawards, @ifotoawards). I have been accepted to to the photoSchweiz 19 (www.photo-schweiz.ch), which is the largest photography exhibition in Switzerland
Website
www.dariamartinoni.com