WINNERS

Cloud Watching

  • Photographer
    Daura Campos, Brazil
  • Prize
    Gold Winner in Fine Art/Experimental

Cloud Watching explores what happens when photography "fails," producing abstract, fragmented images that challenge our expectations of how photos preserve memory and truth. I collected discarded negatives from Brazil, Portugal, France, Turkey, Japan, and Morocco—sourced through flea markets, online exchanges, and lab collaborations. By partially removing their emulsion, I reveal new narratives. As we scroll endlessly through digital content, this project asks us to slow down and find meaning—like seeing shapes in clouds—in the unfamiliar and the forgotten.