honorable mention
Brunelle Eric germany
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Impro at Madison
Venusonearth has been his project for twenty years. It consists of his website, his involvement in social media, and his participation in contests. Eric’s track record includes prints in magazines like PHOTO in France, VIEW in Germany, several books from the Trierenberg super circuit, and catalogues from contests. Recent awards include being the 3rd place winner at Monovisions 2023 and a Gold winner several times at the Muse Photography Awards. Many honorable mentions are among his other references. His participation in PSA-sponsored competitions has been rewarded with several gold medals. Back in 2012, his own exhibition took place at the Miskolci Fotógaleria in Miskolc, Hungary.
Eric has evolved from mainstream to artistic photography thanks to three artists. Back in the late 90s, he practiced high-quality photography with the professional German photographer Arboulan. In 2004, he started to learn from the Hungarian artist Szeni Jung at the so-called Sebesviz workshop, a camp he's attended more than ten times since. He is now being coached by Sandor Benkoe, also an Hungarian artist.
Today, Eric has worked with more than 100 amateur models and succeeded in getting international recognition. The best way to describe his passion is a quote from Richard Avedon he read in 2023 at an exhibition in Palermo, Sicily: “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".
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entry description
I made this picture in an older factory in Budapest that has been transformed in four studios, each one with its own theme. It is part of a collaboration project with Dorka, a young talented model from Hungary, and Sandor, a photography lecturer and friend who is coaching me on lighting and artistic arrangements. When entering this studio, I immediately got impressed by the backdrop that was featuring a striking arrangement of flowers. Sandor and I asked the model to improvize and take different poses she felt confortable with on the coach. When making the series, I wanted to capture moments of timeless beauty and inject a certain artistic impression. Back at home, I decided to convert the series in black and white to enhance the contrasts and add more intensity to the picture.about the photographer
Eric is a French amateur photographer who is considered by many to be more of an artist, not least because of his style and the awards he has received in recent years. He creates most of his nudes in Germany, Hungary, and Croatia.Venusonearth has been his project for twenty years. It consists of his website, his involvement in social media, and his participation in contests. Eric’s track record includes prints in magazines like PHOTO in France, VIEW in Germany, several books from the Trierenberg super circuit, and catalogues from contests. Recent awards include being the 3rd place winner at Monovisions 2023 and a Gold winner several times at the Muse Photography Awards. Many honorable mentions are among his other references. His participation in PSA-sponsored competitions has been rewarded with several gold medals. Back in 2012, his own exhibition took place at the Miskolci Fotógaleria in Miskolc, Hungary.
Eric has evolved from mainstream to artistic photography thanks to three artists. Back in the late 90s, he practiced high-quality photography with the professional German photographer Arboulan. In 2004, he started to learn from the Hungarian artist Szeni Jung at the so-called Sebesviz workshop, a camp he's attended more than ten times since. He is now being coached by Sandor Benkoe, also an Hungarian artist.
Today, Eric has worked with more than 100 amateur models and succeeded in getting international recognition. The best way to describe his passion is a quote from Richard Avedon he read in 2023 at an exhibition in Palermo, Sicily: “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".
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