Cocoon

• Photographer
  Torleif Lie
• Agency / Studio
  Thor Fine Art Photography
• Prize
  Bronze in Fine Art / Portrait
• Socials
• Website
  http://www.thorfineart.com

Photographic study of human beauty and fragility. Image captured underwater.

• Biography
  Torleif Lie is an award winning fine art photographer based in Stavanger, Norway. His work captures not only the beauty of the natural world, but also the essence of a particular place. On the surface of his images the viewer can perhaps see an environmental message, or a celebration of the beauty of the natural world, but in the depth of his photographs one can sense a homage to the cultures that have inhabited these extraordinary locations for millenniums, the true essence of what is in front of us with its ancient resilience and beauty.
• Awards
  2019 Budapest International Foto Awards - BIFA Zeus + Gold - Nature Sunset Serenity + Gold - Nature Seasons Professional Photographers of America (PPA) - International Photographic Competition 2019 Silver Medalist Enchanted + Accepted in the Loan Collection White Angel + Accepted in the Merit Collection Valhalla Rising + Accepted in the Merit Collection Yemaya + Accepted in the Merit Collection Prix De La Photographie Paris (PX3) 2019 White Angel + Bronze Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) 2019 Valhalla Rising + Gold Oneiri + Bronze Sentient Beauty + Bronze International Color Awards 2019 Desert Cathedral + Honorable Mention Gaia + 12th Photoshow Awards Nominee Buffalo + 12th Photoshow Awards Nominee Federation of European Professional Photographers (FEP) Photographer of the Year Awards 2019 - Finalist - Ranked # 6 in Europe Federation of European Professional Photographers (FEP) - Individual Image Awards 2019 Valhalla Rising + Distinction Award White Angel + Merit Chimera + Merit Golden Hour + Merit One Eyeland - World`s Top 10 Black & White Photographers 2019? Ranked #1 in Norway 2018 One Eyeland Photography Awards 2018 Photographer of The Year – Norway Tokyo International Photography Awards (TIFA) 2018 Valhalla Rising + Bronze Prix De La Photographie Paris (PX3) 2018 Golden Hour + Bronze Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) 2018 Enchanted + Bronze One Eyeland Awards - World`s Top 10 Black & White Photographers 2018 Ranked #5 in the United States 2017 One Eyeland Awards - World's Top 10 Landscape Photographers 2017 Title Winner - Ranked #8 in the World Ranked #2 in the United States One Eyeland Photography Awards 2017 Gaia - Bronze Prix De La Photographie Paris (PX3) 2017 Desert Cathedral + Silver Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA) 2017 Golden Hour + Silver 2016 Professional Photographers of America (PPA) - International Photographic Competition 2016 Chrysopelea + Accepted in the Merit Collection