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Perceiving the new me behind the cocoon

Valentina Benigni
France

Nominee

"Perceiving the new me behind the cocoon"

A metaphor for how any profound transformation is already perceived behind the cocoon in the awareness of the ongoing transformation and the weight the cocoon takes on, until the butterfly is ready to


Biography: I started photography with silver cameras at 5yo, turned it as a profession just in 2020. As a fine art photographer, I exhibit my limited-edition photos, especially about flamenco. In 2022 I self-published a fine art book with a selection of them. My photographic approach takes up the literal meaning of the word "photography": writing with light. I see fine art photography as the translation of the moment captured into the language of emotions. Dance photography has deep roots in me: practiced for almost 20 years, today I dance through my eyes, capturing the emotions danced on live...

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