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Honorable Mention BIFA 2020 People / Life Style

Trapped Within

  • Photographer
    Sofia Conti
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in People / Life Style

The image is part of the Documentary project 'Me, Myself & MS'. Alice who is 78 years young, has suffered with Multiple sclerosis for the past 27 years. The project demonstrates what it is like to live with the condition on a day to day basis. Alice spends her days looking out of her window so she can still connect to the world in someway. The photography highlights that Alice is not just a prisoner in her own home but she is trapped within her own body.

Sofia Conti is a Glasgow based award winning Social-Documentary photographer, who began her photographic journey as a mature student in 2017. Sofia recently finalised her studies at Falmouth University where she achieved an MA Photography degree with Distinction. Collaboration for Sofia is an extremely important part of the work produced especially when exploring social inequalities within various communities. Sofia’s intention is to ethically represent communities that have a distorted view imposed upon them. Empowering each participant to tell their story that will insight change.