A Year in Review: 2023 Wrap-up

ADVERTISING - I Am Here by Gareth Morgans

ARCHITECTURE - Dark Soul: Scenes from Korea by Yoshihiko Wada

BOOK - Broken Shadow by Oyvind Hjelmen

EDITORIAL - Acapulco After The Passage of Hurricane Otis. by Iván Macías

EVENTS - Japanese Tradition by Eiichi Yoshioka

FINE ART - Shifting Sand, Beach Dream by Francis Leroy

NATURE - Horses Running At Sunset by Shirley Wung

PEOPLE - L'Albero Di Giovanni by Ottavio Marino

PORTFOLIO - My Vintage World by Horst Kistner

SCIENCE - Eastgrip - Ice Core by Lukasz Larsson Warzecha

SPECIAL - Planets of A Tiny Prince by Christian Kleiman

A Year in Review: 2023 Wrap-up

Photographer of the Year

Desolation by Alejandro Martinez Velez

Alejandro Martinez Velez explores the Russia Ukraine war through his eclectic photojournalism. His images show the devastation that the war has caused.

Below is an excerpt from TIFA 2022 Photographer of the Year photographer Alejandro Martinez Velez:

Advertising Photography

Blueberry Waffles by Gareth Morgans

A playful and captivating image by Gareth Morgans shows waffles, blueberries & maple Syrup dripping on a fork.

Book Photography

Shadows of Emmett Till by Bob Newman

In his book “Shadows of Emmett Till”, Bob Newman explores the Mississippi Delta and the history of what remains of Emmett Till’s time. Newman explores the racism, poverty, and socio-economic problems that lead to and resulted from Emmett Till’s murder.

Fine Art Photography

Life On A Prosthesis by Michael Dorohovich

Michael Dorohovich uses his camera to capture the life and work of Tetyana Litus: the girl who overcame oncology lost her leg, but did not lose herself.

People Photography

Ethiopia : The Ethnic Earth by Jatenipat Ketpradit

Jatenipat Ketpradit explores the eight different tribes of the Lower Omo River in south west Ethiopia. Each tribe has a unique culture and way of life that creates a beautiful array of life in Ketpradit’s images.

Architecture Through the Eyes of TIFA 2022 Winners

Good Morning New York! - Shintaro Ueyama

Usually, you cannot see comets over the Manhattan skyline with your naked eye due to all the light produced by the buildings. But because NEOWISE was the brightest comet since Comet Hale-Bopp, which, according to NASA, flew by Earth 23 years ago in 1997, I could undoubtedly see the comet during the break of dawn.NEOWISE was like a giant icy snowball melting into the morning lights on during the captivating magic hour. I hope this stunning, early morning photo will make you happy- even if it's for a moment.   Thank you, Shintaro Ueyama

Pleasure Domes: Architecture of Gilded Dreams - Christos J. Palios

The early 19th-century ushered in an audaciously romantic American gem: the picture-palace. As "movie magic" permeated the public's sensibility, pleasure domes of unrivaled artifice and euphoric pageantry swiftly sprouted up across the nation. Architect-designers embodied splendor of ancient temples, Renaissance palaces, and European opera houses. For a few cents, visitors transported into enchanting “playhouses” of exotic cultures—cinema's glamour revamped the significance of theatres as treasured gathering places. I am intrigued by these historic places and I aim to preserve their memories.

Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge - Ruisheng Zhu

T O W E R E V O L U T I O N - Roberto Corinaldesi

The particular details of the evolution tower in moscow

A professional musician (pianist and composer), I have been working in photography for many years, with particular interest in image editing. I have overcome the concept of pure photography, in favor of a wider expression of the image, which is able to express a concept with force and immediacy through colors and lights. A great passion.

Isolation - Mabel Cedrón

Presenting the Remarkable: TIFA 2022 Advertising Category Winners

Beauty Is In Everyone - Frauke Fischer-Ikeda

"Beauty is in everyone and everyone is beautiful.... being different is beautiful. I started a new project in which I wanted to show that beauty and thus also beauty photography is not just related to a small group of people. But everyone is beautiful. In beauty photography, only perfect ideals are often staged. This started to bore me and I wanted to show how much more fascinating people and all sorts of beauty there are. This is the first part of the project in which I photographed Tamara , a model with Down syndrome.

A Lake Within The Sea - Wizard Tang

"When one spends all one's time working and earning a living, that sea in your heart dries up in your lake." In this parched reality, your heart will always map out that sea! A fusion rock quality album that organically combines Screamo, Trap, Funk and R&B, exploring and experimenting more with the boundaries of the Emo genre.

Oversized Floral 2 - Katya Teller

Cherry Fruit Dessert - Leka Huie

For the Cherry Fruit Project, captured a pair of Cherrys , Orange and pineapple fruit dessert.

I am a Hong Kong native, and very interested in many different kind of photography. During 90’s, I graduated in Creative Photography from Humber College , Toronto, Canada. Within the same year, I received the "Student of the Year" awarded by Professional Photographer of Ontario (PPO). 

The Explosion of Flowers - Stefano Pasquini

Almost wanting to console us of the sad period of Pandemia, in 2020 Castelluccio (Umbria, Italy) gave us one of the most beautiful summer blooms of the last century.

Stefano Pasquini lives in Umbria (Italy). Since 2021 he has transformed his great passion for nature into a job, carrying out the professions of photographer and hiking guide full time. It focuses particularly on landscape photography, with particular reference to the Umbrian landscape. 

Life With Me - Barbara Zanon

His ongoing long-term effort describes an Italian family with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their struggles. After years of unsuccessfully trying to conceive, Emilia and Francesco used artificial insemination (ICSI) and successfully gave birth to twins, Luisa and Riccardo. Emilia unexpectedly fell pregnant with their third child, Michele, just nine months after their first two were born. Riccardo and Luisa were identified as having a severe type of ASD at the age of two and a half. Unfortunately, Michele had the same diagnosis a year later.

Babushka Batallion - Emre Caylak

Before the Russian invasion, 79-year-old Valentyna Konstantinovska is exercising in Mariupol, Ukraine. Konstantinovska and an army of "babushkas," or older women, who have volunteered since fighting started in the nation in 2014, have dug trenches, delivered food, created nets, provided medical treatment, and even erected an observation tower to aid in the battle effort.

Guardians of The Mangrove Forests - Christian Bobst

In the hamlet of Djirnda, which is located in the Siné Saloum Delta on the Senegalese coast, the women's group "Bol-Boly" is in charge of mangrove replanting and protection. By raising and selling oysters, prawns and other shellfish, the ladies are able to support themselves. They declare, "We are ready to do anything that protects the environment and our dignity." In addition to being essential for the livelihoods of thousands of people living in the delta, intact mangrove trees also help to mitigate the effects of climate change by shielding coastal settlements from erosion, soil salinization, and more powerful storm surges.

Of Warriors and Machines - Antonio Denti

On a nuclear aircraft carrier for the afternoon. In the Mediterranean, somewhere. As tensions between Ukraine and Russia are clearly visible. I concentrate on these soldiers and their magnificent weapons. I consider what aggressiveness entails for the rest of the living things. All species have a natural tendency towards aggression. It has its own system of checks and balances in nature. But with humans, excessive technology use that increased the vast gap between causes and consequences caused it to spiral out of control. Dangerous. The paradoxical fact that animals are most capable of both love and hostility gives us hope.

Light of Hope For Shepherd’s Family.. - Veronika K Ko

In Bulgaria, I met the shepherd's family. Sisters, a big brother, and their cheerful, always-smiling widowed father. This gipsy family is extremely underprivileged and struggles to survive. All of the gipsies in Bulgaria, they said, live in misery and poverty, abandoned by the government and society. Sadly! Ginka and Neda, the girls, also look after the remains of an old, ancient temple in the pasture area. Visitors occasionally stop by and drop a tiny payment. When they had just completed cleaning this temple, I specifically noticed them there. They were standing in the golden glow of the setting sun, which appeared to be a sign of greater things to come.

Kept - Tasleem Mulhall

The series looks at how different societies and civilizations portray women. Obstacles in culture, religion, and position that we, as women, must face and the perseverance it takes to go over them. Photographer Tasleem Mulhall, who was born and raised in Yemen and has an Indian mother and Yemeni father, has faced various difficulties throughout her life. She and her family immigrated to the UK in order to start a new life, adapt to a foreign setting, and maintain their cultural heritage. She believes that women will always be responsible for upholding an oppressive society because of her views and opinions.

Threats to Deep Bay Mudflat Birds In Hong Kong - Catherine Kaling Leung

Huge skyscrapers, in contrast to the existing low-rise structures... Smog, massive bridges, sandboats used for construction, steel jungles, construction debris, and illegal fishing... Around 50,000 shorebirds relax and eat in the well-preserved Deep Bay Mudflat in Hong Kong each year, with the beautifully constructed structures of Shenzhen, China's opposite coast providing a striking backdrop. Could the government's recent plan to build a city there result in less food and housing space available to residents? How can we guarantee the survival of the fauna there?

Amaryllis - Kate Hrynko

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Kate Hrynko's experiment with live flowers was already underway. She was unable to finish her task, and she had packed her equipment in preparation of a probable evacuation. She missed the opportunity, and the bloom was fading. Then she understood that, in light of the surroundings, it was the ideal moment to photograph. On February 28, 2022, she took a few fast pictures, unpacked her camera, and then put everything back.

Demoiselle De Mai - Psyché Ophiuchus

"Demoiselle de Mai", Broceliande (Brittany, France). Self-portrait. This series is an allusion to the European tradition of the Queen of May, symbol of Spring, of purity, of the young bride who leaves her status of girl to become mother. A reminder of our customs that are fading in our memories, and an evocation of the women who have today (and in a precarious way) the freedom to choose.

River - Michal Konrad

The lives of many generations, who are frequently separated into several nations, is symbolised by the river. The river has always been there, but everything around it has changed as time has gone on. Although the life of the river is mostly unaffected by human presence, each individual nonetheless leaves a modest mark that is similar to the location where he lives and of which he is a temporary creator. The "River" project won a prize and was showcased at the Rybnik Festival of Photography, Praque Photo, Month of Photography in Bratislava, and Fotofestiwal in ód.

The Daily Life of Three Siblings With Autism - Barbara Zanon

This continuous, extensive project describes an Italian family affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD). After years of unsuccessfully trying to conceive, Emilia and Francesco used artificial insemination (ICSI) and successfully gave birth to twins, Luisa and Riccardo. Emilia unexpectedly became pregnant with their third child, Michele, just nine months after their first two were born. Riccardo and Luisa were identified as having a severe type of ASD at the age of two and a half. Regrettably, Michele received the same diagnosis a year later.

Passing Merchants - Shaoyi Zhang

Little enterprises in Shanghai are disappearing today due to urban growth, as shown in the documentary Passing Merchants. Several modest shops had to close due to demolition of older streets and expensive rent in newer areas, driving away "non-locals" to return to their hometowns or displacing residents outside of the city center.

Laila - Mohammad Radi

Little Laila was assisting her family in the Indian Kashmir villages, surrounded by nature. Amazing things happen when innocence and beauty combine.

Date Night - Zuzana Janekova

The image was captured while photographer Zuzana Janekova was strolling across the city at night. She preferred the bright restaurant than the pitch-black street.

Back to You - Giandomenico Veneziani

The story of Back to You centers on our main character, who for some reason gets flung to a hostile, desolate Planet. In order for the people of Earth to benefit and use it not only as a source of energy, but also as a source of aggregation and goodwill toward others, a casket containing a source of lost energy had been sent to the planet millennia before. This is the exact objective for which he is searching. Regrettably, this energy that was provided to humans from a faraway world has not been put to use. So, it will be necessary for our protagonist to locate it.

“Summertime” on 2021 TIFA Winner Photos

Elephant Mother - Fahm Bekele

"When we were at Kenya's Masai Mara National Conservancy, we saw a lot of elephants with their young. We spent the most of the day following the herd, and we were able to get pictures of them both in the daytime and at dusk. It was particularly lovely to observe how the moms of the elephants looked after their young and kept a close watch on them."

Regatta At Sunset - Hsiuling Chiu

During the Dapeng Bay Marine Festival in Pingtung county, windsurfing boats competed in a regatta. A telephoto lens with a focal length of roughly 300 mm was used to take this picture.

Wahat Al Karama - Judith Kuhn

In Abu Dhabi, there is a memorial to the nation's troops called Wahat al Karama across from the Sheikh Zayed Mosque. The enormous mosque is mirrored on a flat water surface that defines the central square.

Herbarium of Summer Memories - Maja Strgar Kurecic

The warmth of a summer day, carefreeness, and beauty of the simple things in life are all represented in these pictures. In these images, each plant evokes a distinct recollection of the summer spent by the Adriatic. Every day on his walk home from the beach, the photographer gathered them. Even though they appear to be dry and lifeless, they actually contain the seeds of fresh life. She took pictures of them immersed in water to highlight their delicate and frail structure. Intentionally, the photographs' colors have been reduced to warm (which stands for the summer sun's warmth) and cold (which is for the Adriatic Sea's hue).

Earth Day with TIFA 2021 Winner Photos