In Valley of Life, the human body is transformed into a landscape — a sculptural terrain shaped by light, shadow, and silence. The image blurs the line between the physical and the metaphorical: skin becomes earth, fingers become explorers of unseen valleys. This photograph plays with perception, using low-key lighting to abstract reality and invite reinterpretation. What at first glance appears as hills or dunes reveals itself to be the intimate curves of the body — a poetic reminder that we, too, are landscapes shaped by time, touch, and emotion.
Silvana Retter is a Romanian/German national & internationally award-winning photographer and Jury, living in Germany. Educated in Journalism, she discovered her passion for photography in 2006 when she bought her first Canon camera. Many of her pictures reflect the feelings and moods she experienced during her travels over the last few years. Photographic Distinctions: EFIAP, EPSA, GAPU, MAAFR, MPASAP, GPU VIP-2, GPU CR.3 - since 2014 – Part of Photography Exhibitions in more than 50 Countries (over 160 Photography Exhibitions) - since 2018 – Jury in over 90 International Photo Contests