No Pain No gain used to be the slogan of the 90s when working out. This is now the slogan of the current beauty era. The image is the personification of what us women are willing to put ourselves through to extend or enhance our illusive youth. Shot on location with an actual dermatologist and her assistant holding the needles! :) Promoted by Adobe, the creators of Photoshop and broadcasted to thousands during one of my Adobe tutorials on the use of studio lighting to enhance a scene. GICLEE LIMITED EDITION - Archival pigment-based print on HAHNEMUHLE 310GSM BARYTA SILK FADE-RESISTANT guarantee of over 100 years. Image: 45cmX56cm Print: 50cmX60cm Signed/numbered/with certificate of Authenticity. ELENA PARASKEVA is an alumna of Hasselblad Masters, World Masters of Photography, LensCulture, Aesthetica, Prix de la Photographie Paris, etc., and was named PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR (2024 / 2023 / 2021 / 2018) by 4 international photographic societies. She has been a juror for the FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS since 2021 and serves as a judge for several international photography competitions each year. She is a past Adobe instructor and ambassador. Her work is held by institutional buyers 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, etc. She has exhibited at the EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT in Brussels, as well as at major biennales and galleries in NYC, Paris, Tokyo, London, Dubai, Vienna, Barcelona, Munich, Kuala Lumpur, Florence, Frankfurt, Málaga, Linz, Graz, and Siena. She has been published in The Guardian (UK & Australia), The Times, Vogue.it, Aesthetica, LensCulture, PDN, Photography Masterclass, and others. 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) – 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.