Elena Paraskeva - Drought/2015 (German Etching)

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"Drought" 全在摄影机中完成。模特被浸入泥浆，在干燥时皮肤自然裂纹形成之际进行拍摄。为了制作目的特意从泰国进口的昆虫。"Drought" 象征着地球面临的环境危机，反映人类日益与自然界的疏离，以及环境 neglected 的后果。

ARCHIVAL, pigment-based Giclee Limited Edition on Hahnemuhle GERMAN ETCHING 310gsm，一张具哑光、天鹅绒质感的艺术纸，为图像增添画家般的质感和三维效果。
Fade-resistant guarantee: 100+ years.
Print: 50cmX70cm. Image: 40cmX60cm.
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ELENA PARASKEVA 的作品被纳入公开、机构与企业收藏，包括瑞典公共艺术部（ Västra Götaland Government ）、美国波士顿医院（儿童癌症病房入口的 500cm 安置）、澳大利亚国立大学、Thalassa 博物馆、Affinity（Serif）等，以及其他众多收藏。
ELENA PARASKEVA 已获得国际认可及多项大奖，来自 Hasselblad Masters、World Masters of Photography、LensCulture、Aesthetica、Paris Prix de la Photographie、International Photography Awards（IPA）、Neutral Density Awards 等。她曾被四个国际摄影机构评为年度摄影师（PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR，2024/2023/2021/2018）。

她的作品曾在布鲁塞尔欧洲议会展出，并刊登于 Smithsonian Magazine、The Guardian（英国与澳大利亚）、The Times、Vogue.it、Aesthetica、LensCulture、PDN、Photography Masterclass 等多家媒体。
她亦在纽约、巴黎、东京、伦敦、迪拜、维也纳、巴塞罗那、慕尼黑、吉隆坡、佛罗伦萨、法兰克福、马拉加、林茨、格拉茨与锡耶纳等地的主要双年展及画廊展出。

自2021年以来，她担任 FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS 的评委，并每年担任多个国际摄影比赛的评委。她也是前 Adobe 教师与大使。

www.elenaparaskeva.com / @elenaparaskevaofficial

BIOGRAPHY

ELENA PARASKEVA 在美术摄影、概念影像与当代视觉叙事领域获得广泛的国际认可。
她被 Saatchi Art 选为“ Artists To Watch ”之一。IAA 的主席称她为“摄影行业中最具天赋之一”。佛罗里达摄影艺术博物馆的策展人表示她拥有“令人印象深刻的作品集与卓越的摄影专长”。Adobe 将她的作品描述为“令人惊叹的概念影像”，ScanArt International 称她为“超现实主义与概念叙事的大师”。

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:
"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, 等。