A PERFECT LIFE is a 15-part series which won me among others, the title of Scan Art Emerging Artist Of The Year 2024. It is also an EPEX Gold Winner, A Prix De La Photographie Paris 2023 Gold winner (FineArt/People), an Aesthetica Prize Longlisted series etc. It has been exhibited in Paris, Frankfurt, Zurich, Linz, Graz/Austria, even as far as Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia. The series has been published in numerous international magazines and newspapers and imagery was also featured on Vogue Italia. ***One of the images from "A Perfect Life" was recently acquired (in its larger sized, gallery-only edition) by the Public Art Department of Sweden's Västra Götaland Government. It is a 1960’s styled cinematic series that tells the story of a seemingly perfect couple living a lie. The series explores the emotional complexities of a man trapped between societal expectations and his own truth—his love for another man—and the sorrow of his wife, yearning for affection. In the words of Professional Photo Magazine: A Perfect Life is a thought-provoking series which taps into the pain of a sexually mis-matched couple in sixties America... TO VIEW THE SERIES: https://www.elenaparaskeva.com/personal-work/a-perfect-life Archival, pigment-based Giclee Limited Edition on HAHNEMUHLE 310GSM BARYTA SILK. Printed by a 7-times TIPA (Technical Image Press Association) Award Winning Lab. Image: 55X55cm Print:60X60cm Signed/Numbered/With Certificate Of Authenticity Express Shipping Please note that artwork displayed as wall art is of various print sizes. ELENA PARASKEVA's work is held in public, institutional and corporate collections, including the Public Art Department of Sweden (Västra Götaland Government), Boston Hospital USA (major 500cm installation at the Children's Cancer Wing entrance), Australian National University, Thalassa Museum, Affinity (Serif), and many others. ELENA PARASKEVA has received international recognition and major awards from Hasselblad Masters, World Masters of Photography, LensCulture, Aesthetica, Prix de la Photographie Paris, International Photography Awards (IPA), Neutral Density Awards, and many others. She was named PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR (2024 / 2023 / 2021 / 2018) by four international photographic societies. Her work has been exhibited at the EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT in Brussels and has been published in the Smithsonian Magazine, The Guardian (UK & Australia), The Times, Vogue.it, Aesthetica, LensCulture, PDN, Photography Masterclass, and many others. She has exhibited at major biennales and galleries in NYC, Paris, Tokyo, London, Dubai, Vienna, Barcelona, Munich, Kuala Lumpur, Florence, Frankfurt, Málaga, Linz, Graz, and Siena. Since 2021, she has served as a juror for the FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS and serves as a judge for several international photography competitions each year. She is also a past Adobe instructor and ambassador. www.elenaparaskeva.com / @elenaparaskevaofficial BIOGRAPHY ELENA PARASKEVA has received extensive international recognition across fine art photography, conceptual imagery, and contemporary visual storytelling. She was selected by Saatchi Art as one of the “Artists To Watch”. The chairman of the IAA described her as “one of the biggest talents in the photography industry”. The curator of the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts stated she has “an impressive portfolio and great expertise in photography”. Adobe described her work as “amazing conceptual imagery”, and ScanArt International called her “a master of surrealism and conceptual narratives”. AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS: World Masters of Photography 2025 – Gold Medal European EPEX Awards 2025 – Gold Medal International Color Awards 2025 – Gold Medal PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024 (People) – Neutral Density Awards ScanArt Emerging Artist 2024 – Winner European EPEX Awards 2024 – Winner LensCulture B&W Photography Awards 2024 – Finalist Hasselblad Masters 2023 – Finalist Kuala Lumpur Photography Awards 2024 – Third Place Prix De La Photographie Paris 2023 (PX3) Fine Art Awards- Gold Fine Art/People International Portrait Photographer of the Year 2023 – Second Place (Character Study) International Color Awards 2023 – First Place Portrait & Fashion 500px Global Fine Art Awards 2023 – Winner WPE 2023 – Silver Portrait 17th Pollux Awards – Overall Winner (Professional Category) New York Photography Awards 2021 – Gold Medal Fine Art Neutral Density Awards 2022 – Silver Medal N-Photo Photographer of the Year 2021 Trierenberg Supercircuit – Multiple Gold Medals (2017–2021) International Photography Awards (IPA) – multiple awards (2018–2020) Chromatic Awards 2020 – First Place Portrait, Professional Category International Color Awards 2020 – Finalist Advertising & Portrait Fine Art Photography Awards 2019/2020 – Finalist 13th International Color Awards – Finalist Advertising & Portrait LensCulture Portrait Awards 2019 – Jurors’ Pick Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2018 Neutral Density Awards 2018 – Gold Medal in Advertising Trierenberg Supercircuit 2019 – Gold Medal in Series Trierenberg Supercircuit 2018 – Gold Medal in Series Trierenberg Supercircuit 2017 – Gold Medal in Portraiture Prix de la Photographie Paris 2018 – Silver in Portraiture Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017 – Silver in Advertising/Fashion Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017 – Silver and Bronze in Children Portraiture Monovisions Photography Awards 2018 – Bronze in Conceptual American Photography Open 2018 – Shortlisted International Photography Awards (IPA) 2018 – Honorable Mention One Eyeland Awards 2017 – Silver in Advertising/Conceptual Moscow International Photography Awards (MIFA 2017) – Bronze in Portraiture Chromatic Awards 2017 – Bronze in Fashion/Beauty Neutral Density Awards 2017 – Bronze in People Category International Photographer of the Year (IPOTY 2017) – 3 Honorable Mentions in Portraiture WPPI – Second Place Individual Portrait Division 2017, First Place Individual Portrait Division 2016 PDN World in Focus 2016 – Second Place Neutral Density Awards 2016 – Bronze in Advertising/Conceptual EXHIBITIONS: "The Conceptual Portraiture Of Elena Paraskeva" -UponWalls Gallery - Hjo, Sweden May-September 2026 Focus On Fashion 2026 – Krakowskie Szkoły Artystyczne – Krakow, Poland – March 2026 IPFA Sala Golfes – Centre Cívic Pati Llimona – Barcelona, Spain – March 2026 Bondi Pavilion Gallery (Head On Photo Festival) – Bondi Beach, Australia – Nov. 8–30 2025 Vila de Paranapiacaba – São Paulo, Brazil – Sept 13–14 2025 World Art Dubai – Dubai – 17–20 April 2025 Galerie LIK Spittelberggasse 9, Vienna – July 2025 Camino de Archez (Cómpeta Photo Days) – Málaga, Spain – Nov 2024 Discovery Art Fair – Frankfurt, Germany – Oct 31–Nov 3 2024 Bakerhouse Gallery – Graz, Austria – Oct 2024 “Duccio di Buoninsegna” Art Academy – Siena, Italy – Sept 2024 Therese-Giehse-Halle – Munich, Germany – Sept 2024 Temu House Gallery – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – July 20–Aug 4 2024 House of Lucie Gallery – Budapest – Feb 2024 Paris Photo Week – 24b Gallery, Paris – Nov 6–12 2023 XIV Florence Biennale – Florence, Italy – Oct 14–22 2023 European Parliament, Brussels – March 2023 Fotonostrum Gallery – Barcelona – Nov 2022 Aperture Foundation – New York City – April 2019 Menier Gallery – London, UK – 2018 NEC – Birmingham, UK – 2018 Photo Oxford – Oxford, UK – 2017 Design Center – Linz, Austria – 2017 Espace Baurepaire – Paris – 2017 Opus 39 Gallery – Cyprus – 2017 Thalassa Museum – Cyprus – 2017 The Printspace – London, UK – 2015 PUBLICATIONS (PARTIAL LIST): Smithsonian Magazine, The Guardian, The Times, Aesthetica Magazine (cover), LensCulture, Vogue.it, Lens Magazine (cover), Photographie Magazin (Germany), Photography Masterclass, Der Greif, Professional Photo (UK cover), Fotografare (Italy cover), Chromatica Magazine, Digital Camera, Digital Photographer (cover), N-Photo, PDN, Dodho, Digitalis Foto Magazin, The Photographer (cover), Knights of Art (USA cover), Photo & Technique (cover), Gala Greece (cover), AAP Magazine, Faddy Magazine USA & Italy, GALA (Greece), Good Light (cover), Economia, Fileleftheros Newspaper, Blurred, Omikron, Volition, Vantage, Icon, Ellements, Elegant, Incredible, LoveBite, La Plus Belle, Surreal, etc.