honorable mention
Edita Bízová czech republicPhoto © Edita Bízová
title
In blue
The main focus in my work was to make women look and feel beautiful. I see all women that way so it was easy for me. The harder part - even for the pictured women - was the comments that men sometimes have for the images - I hear that women are only beautiful if they spent this and that time doing their hair and makeup or other silly stuff. I don´t believe that. I see beauty in different ways - and I believe that the essence of beauty is not in the makeup or hair routine. I´ve decided to do an experiment - what if I hide women's hair under a swimming cap. What if the makeup I put on them is none or minimal? Is she still beautiful or did I take away the essence of her beauty? I will still light them and pose them like I would for my beauty image. I want them to look powerful, confident, and beautiful. I wanted the series to be bright and colorful. To show that the beauty I see is in the spirit, and not in the makeup. The rest of the image is quite minimal, focus is on the beauty and color combination aspect.
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entry description
From my project Essence of Beauty.The main focus in my work was to make women look and feel beautiful. I see all women that way so it was easy for me. The harder part - even for the pictured women - was the comments that men sometimes have for the images - I hear that women are only beautiful if they spent this and that time doing their hair and makeup or other silly stuff. I don´t believe that. I see beauty in different ways - and I believe that the essence of beauty is not in the makeup or hair routine. I´ve decided to do an experiment - what if I hide women's hair under a swimming cap. What if the makeup I put on them is none or minimal? Is she still beautiful or did I take away the essence of her beauty? I will still light them and pose them like I would for my beauty image. I want them to look powerful, confident, and beautiful. I wanted the series to be bright and colorful. To show that the beauty I see is in the spirit, and not in the makeup. The rest of the image is quite minimal, focus is on the beauty and color combination aspect.
about the photographer
Professional portrait and fine art photographer based in Czech Republic but often vondering abroad. Expressing own feelings and experiences with photographs and photo manipulation. Loves shooting portraits, fashion, beauty and fine art.back to gallery