Elena Paraskeva - Spots and Circles - XL

PUBLISHED/EXHIBITED ARTWORK

「Spots and Circles」は、スタジオでハードライトのストロボと、モデルの前に円形に切られた厚紙を置くことで体に円形の照明を作る，一つのストロボ照明技法で撮影したシリーズの一部です。陰影を強く保ち、 scene に神秘的な雰囲気を生み出すために用いたものです。

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ELENA PARASKEVA は Hasselblad Masters、World Masters of Photography、LensCulture、Aesthetica、Prix de la Photographie Paris などの卒業生であり、4つの国際写真団体から PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR（2024 / 2023 / 2021 / 2018）に選出されています。
彼女は2021年から FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS の審査員を務め、毎年いくつかの国際写真コンペの審査を担当しています。以前はAdobeの講師およびアンバサダーでもありました。
彼女の作品は、機関の購入者により以下を含む機関に所蔵されています：スウェーデン公共美術局（Västra Götaland Government）、米国ボストン病院（Children’s Cancer Wing の正面エントランスにおける500cm規模のインスタレーション）、オーストラリア国立大学、Thalassa Museum など。
彼女は欧州議会（ブリュッセル）でも、ニューヨーク、パリ、東京、ロンドン、ドバイ、ウィーン、バルセロナ、ミュンヘン、クアラルンプール、フィレンツェ、フランクフルト、マラガ、リンツ、グラーツ、シエナなどの主要なビエンナーレやギャラリーで個展を開催してきました。
彼女は The Guardian（英国・オーストラリア版）、The Times、Vogue.it、Aesthetica、LensCulture、PDN、Photography Masterclass などに掲載されています。

www.elenaparaskeva.com / @elenaparaskevaofficial

BIOGRAPHY

ELENA PARASKEVA は、ファインアート写真、概念的イメージ、現代的なビジュアルストーリーテリングにおいて国際的な評価を広く得ています。
彼女は Saatchi Art により「Artists To Watch」 の一人に選ばれました。 IAA の会長は彼女を「写真業界で最も大きな才能の一人」と評しています。フロリダ美術写真資料館のキュレーターは、彼女の「印象的なポートフォリオと写真の卓越した専門性」を称賛しています。Adobe は彼女の作品を「驚くべき概念的イメージ」と評し、ScanArt International は彼女を「シュルレアリスムと概念的物語の巨匠」と呼んでいます。

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) – Second Place (Fine Art)
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:
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):
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.