Portrait Series
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Three decades after its dissolution, the post-mortem shadow of the USSR still hangs over the world, generating wars and conflicts. Across generations and through these portraits, diverse and interwoven stories form a fragmented, subjective account of a geographical and mental space. It reflects on political utopias, their corruption, identity and memory, and people's independence and resilience. They are part of a long-term project focusing on countries that gained independence after the implosion of the USSR and aims to build a memento, to understand better these spaces' history and, therefore, the troubled present. These environmental portraits are a tribute to hopes, disillusions and the people who live through them.
Finalist
Post Soviet Stories
Marylise Vigneau
Independent
France/Austria/Pakistan
Marylise Vigneau is a French documentary photographer and author based between Austria and Pakistan. Raised in a secretive Parisian family, she developed an early taste for investigation and justice. At la Sorbonne, her “Compared Literature” master was about cities as characters in Russian and Central-European novels; where and when the most apparent narrative gets lost in a heady, haunting uncertainty. Despite her literature studies, her mode of expression has become photography without her knowing precisely why – maybe the mix of precision, immediacy, truth, and lies behind every image. What attracts her first and foremost is how human beings are affected by physical and mental borders, this fugitive space where an unexpected, bold and fragile act or a glimpse of freedom can arise. She works preferably on long-term projects to better explore memory and place. She likes to capture in-between moments in regions saturated with history and socio-political tensions. On the way she won some awards: Winner Gomma/ Winner of the BarTur Photo Awards 2023 “Unity and Diversity” category / Second place in the professional Portfolio category, Sony World Photography Awards 2023 / Finalist winner, category Portrait Series, POY Awards 2023 / Winner in the portraiture category, Xposure Awards 2022 / Nominated for the Oskar Barnack Award 2022 / Nominated for the Pictet Prize 2019/ Winner of “New Visions”, Cortona on the Move 2018/ Winner of the Wolf Suschitzky Photography Prize 2018 /
[ PORTRAIT SERIES ] A series of photographs that reflects a strong sense of identity or narrative. Respect for the dignity of the person is important. Submissions do not have to adhere to documentary principles. Alternate processes and digital manipulations are allowed. Each submission consists of 5 to 10 images. Each participant is allowed to enter up to 2 submissions. All images must be taken in 2023.
Judges for Portrait Series
Quick links to award categories: Spot News / Portraits / Nature & Environment / Recreational & Traditional Sports / Sports Action / General News / Daily Life / Daily Life Picture Story / Portrait Series / Issue Reporting Picture Story / Cultural Practices / Photographer of the Year, Asia
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