Honorable Mention TOKYO-2019 Fine Art / Special Effects

Pieces of Me

  • Photographer
    Lola Mitchell
  • Agency / Studio
    Lola Mitchell Fine Art
  • Technical Info
    Nikon D810 In Ikelite Case-photoshop For Editing
  • Photo Date
    June 2019

An visual essay on how complex one person can be. That within one person can be very conflicted and opposite ideas and feelings. Done with underwater images that are heavily manipulated to inspire beauty and emotions.

My father was a fashion and theater photographer (Jorge Damonte), and my mother was a contemporary dancer (Marcia Moretto). I grew up between a darkroom and a stage in Paris, France. I was lucky enough to hang out in theaters during rehearsals and assist my father in the dark room and hear him explain his process. Art was always surrounding me and is very much part of my upbringing but it took me a while to dabble in it. I traveled a bit, lived in New Jersey, and then finally settled in Los Angeles. After seeing Iphone collages I started playing with apps and experimenting. Somehow one da