WINNERS

A Community Portrait

  • Photographer
    Przybyrad Paszyn, Poland
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention

This is a series of photographs created using the wet plate collodion technique on 5x7 inch glass plates. It features residents of a Polish city district who are actively involved in its functioning. The portraits depict local environmental and social activists, journalists, artists, cafe owners, and influencers. Each individual is connected to a specific street, venue, courtyard, building, or tram line passing through the district. They were photographed within these very spaces, surrounded by elements significant to them.