WINNERS

Ascension

  • Photographer
    Matthew Smith, United Kingdom
  • Prize
    2nd Place in Zines and Photo Book / Gold Winner in Zines And Photo Book/Street

Featuring photographs taken in London, Venice, LA and Tokyo, Ascension explores the hidden territory of the mind and the heart, through the outer world of a hybrid cityscape. Taken during a time of deep instability in my life, which included the death of my first wife, the photographs reflect an inner journey that I needed to complete, through fear and grief, to find lasting courage and clarity of mind. Using 35mm and medium-format slide film to build an integrated world in which reality is open-ended, yet ever-enriching, Ascension moves to 'make the darkness visible'. RED TURTLE PHOTOBOOK