3rd place
bronze star award
Emily Gunawan
australia 
title
Palais de Chine
Emily May Gunawan, born on the 31st of May 1991, already has a big passion towards colors, graphics, movies, music, and everything artsy since her childhood. But among all of them, she finds that photography is what delivers her unspoken words. "I don't want to photograph people who just want to be pretty. Show me your brutally honest emotions then I'm in love."
Sally Ann was born on the 12th of April 1994. The big picture of art has already popped in her sight ever since, therefore she continues to pursue her goal. Who doesn't adore the idea of transforming the ordinary into something remarkable? For she believes that everything can be made beautiful just by a pair of tasteful eyes and a bit of chemistry.
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entry description
Obscure, delicate, and beautifully haunting, this series takes you back to the nostalgic 40s era with a distinctive twist of western meets eastern culture.about the photographer
The duo behind the lens are Sally Ann and Emily May Gunawan, photographer siblings with 3 years age difference who are repetitively being mistaken as twins and currently based in Melbourne, Australia. Having background of Sydney born and Jakarta raised, they both have thrived on the beauty of photography since teenage years. Focusing on fashion, beauty, and commercial works, their photography aesthetic is distinctive; vibrancy and quirkiness, combined with the personal emotions that are spoken through the photographs, louder than words.Emily May Gunawan, born on the 31st of May 1991, already has a big passion towards colors, graphics, movies, music, and everything artsy since her childhood. But among all of them, she finds that photography is what delivers her unspoken words. "I don't want to photograph people who just want to be pretty. Show me your brutally honest emotions then I'm in love."
Sally Ann was born on the 12th of April 1994. The big picture of art has already popped in her sight ever since, therefore she continues to pursue her goal. Who doesn't adore the idea of transforming the ordinary into something remarkable? For she believes that everything can be made beautiful just by a pair of tasteful eyes and a bit of chemistry.
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