WINNERS

Fractured

  • Photographer
    Maria Guzman, Australia
  • Prize
    Silver Winner in Technique/Double Exposure

This portrait series brings together three women photographed during periods of profound personal change: grief, recovery, and transformation. Each was navigating an in-between space where familiar identities had shifted and new possibilities were emerging. Made through relationships grounded in trust and care, these images explore photography as a form of witnessing. Rather than seeking resolution, the work honours vulnerability, resilience, and the quiet process of becoming, offering space for each woman to be seen as they are.