The five shortlisted artists for the 2025 Photo London x Hahnemuhle student award showcase innovative and diverse photography, reflecting broad emotional and thematic explorations. Fiona Shields of the Guardian emphasizes the remarkable quality of work, noting the students' ingenuity in utilizing various photographic and technological techniques. Among the artists, Billy Allen explores gender roles through collaboration and layered imagery, while Nina Kostamo Deschamps delves into the poignant concept of place attachment, drawing from personal history and emotional connections to places lost. The award ceremony will take place on 17 May, culminating a significant week at Somerset House.
The exceptional quality of work submitted by this year's students embraces a wide range of photographic and technological techniques, producing work that is engaging, original, thought-provoking and relevant.
My work is about performing gender roles, particularly femininity, through masquerade and noir-inspired drama, collaborating with creatives to create absurdist tableaux with highly textured imagery.
Usva (mist) explores place attachment and the deep emotional bonds between people, places, and memories, reflecting on lost connections and the grief associated with them.
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