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Honorable Mention BIFA 2024 Fine Art / Nudes

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  • Photographer
    Joanna Peciak
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Fine Art / Nudes

When taking this photo, I was thinking about women, their historical fight for rights and social and professional equality. Although the fight for women's rights began in the 17th century, there are still areas of life where these rights are not respected. When we realize what women did not have access to not so long ago, it is hard to believe. And although we, women, have already won so much for ourselves, and the law has made us equal to men, we still cannot always decide about ourselves.

My name is Joanna Peciak. Photography is my passion. Something inseparable, always with me. Gives me a lot of joy. It is a stepping stone from everyday life. I started with “taking pictures”, but that wasn’t enough for me, so I started to “make pictures”. Over time, it became a way for me to express myself. It's a kind of therapy that allows me to express what's growing inside of me. I often hear that my work looks like paintings. It's because of my love for this field of art :-) As a child, I painted paintings and made lots of sketches. On paper and canvas I found everything that caught my ey