Beauty

Photo © Sina Kelvani

1st classified

Heart-shaped Wing
by Du Yi


The feather is usually from the wings of birds, but we boldly used it on the head as a decoration, forming a heart shape, echoing the title of the image, Heart-Shaped Wing.

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Runner up

Spring
by Amirhossein Loloei


An image from "Plain as simple" series that was inspired by the minimalistic Japanese philosophy.

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Highly commended

Gamayun - a Prophetic Bird
by Vitaliу Vereskun


In Russian culture Gamayun is a mythical bird which is portrayed as a lady with beautiful, domineering and proud face. There are two absolutely contradictory directions in the development of its image: a paradise bird associated with happiness, and a fabulous creature, that porte...

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Highly commended

Pulchtritude
by Anthony Barlan


I’m fascinated by the idea of women’s beauty. In the immortal words of Sophia Loren, nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful. A woman’s beauty does not come from the color of her skin nor from external accessories. Rather, it comes from the insi...

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Highly commended

Aesthetics from Africa-7
by Frank Zhang


In this set, an Africa American model and influencer, originally from Ghana, showed us the aesthetics from Africa.

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Commended

La Bella Principessa
by Peyman Naderi


The Baroque era is an inseparable period, and very difficult to delete from history. I have always tried my best to show this period of time more. This project is a combination of the modern and classical eras. I tried to show the elegance and beauty, as well as the modernization...

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Commended

Geometric shape
by Alireza Sahebi


Research in the field of shape psychology shows that different shapes have their own unique meaning and have different effects on the human mind and reactions. There are several psychological tests that determine personality and mental state with the help of shapes. For example,...

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Commended

Bethany (Flower Portrait)
by Ashley Marié Miles


Bethany forms part of an ongoing series called, "Flower Portraits", begun in 2014. Comprised of my own photographs digitally collaged with old masters still life paintings to emulate a painterly look, albeit without the aim for realism. This series is an exploration, celebration,...

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Commended

kintsugi
by Alireza Sahebi


I was inspired by Kintsugi, the Japanese art of healing which is a true inspiration on how we should view our past and present, and teaches how highlighting our flaws makes us better and more unique.

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Gypsóphilia
by Natalia Polomina


A Tribute to Alfonse Mucha, a Bohemian and Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, best known for his distinctly stylized and decorative theatrical posters, particularly those of Sarah Bernhardt. He produced illustrations, ad...

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Commended

Planet Life
by Ivan Kovalev


This work was made in 2016 and at that time my wife and I, a makeup artist, did not suspect that after 6 years it would find a new meaning...

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Denise
by Ken Pimontel


A portrait of Denise. ​​The image was made in studio during a creative session exploring a contemporary interpretation of classical portraiture in art.

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Queen of Chess
by Anton Plotnikov


I wanted to integrate a person into a chessboard. The model stands exactly like a chess piece. What move will she make?!

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Kudika
by Adela Lia Rusu


A photo shoot in the studio to promote makeup and floral arrangement that can add extra charm and creativity to a stage outfit.

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Anita in Black
by Giuseppe Tambè


This portrait was made in a studio, with an outfit that I personally designed. The passion for film noir pushes me to work on every detail to create the atmospheres of the divas from those years.

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