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FIRST PLACE WINNER - Open Category: Self-Portrait (AMATEUR)

Rafał Donica (Poland)
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I wanted to show the duality of human nature, that each of us, depending on the situation, can be seen as a completely different person, visually and characteristically. A man may be dirty in the moment and tired of hard work, to radiate energy and purity in a moment. What if they hit these two extremes on one face? This is one photo. I did it myself, and I'm on it myself. I also made the characterization myself, shaved half of my beard, smeared half of my face with black sand, hair combed in two ways and stiffened the lacquer. I used a Nikon D750, Sigma 35 mm f1,4 lens, a Beauty Dish with a grid, and a SB700 report lamp as a backlight, with dust dusting in the air behind my back.

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I have been photographing since 2016, I am self-taught, I acquired the knowledge on the internet. I am using the Nikon D750.

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