TOKYO-2020 Editorial / Personality

Debra Rapoport

4R - Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose, Reinvent in Art and Life project was created during Covid-19 lockdown at the Westbeth Artists Community in New York. This is a project devoted to Debra Rapoport. Sustainability-focused artist is a role model for generations to come. Debra turns used toilet paper rolls into colorful bracelets; discarded expresso cups, dryer lint, mail packaging, spent paper towels and party paper plates into hats; creates garments out of clothing swaps finds and weaves neck pieces from left over scraps of fabric. Debra teachers environmentally friendly design worldwide.


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      Natalia Rudychev is a Russian-born curator and photographic artist working on experimental photography projects in the United States and France. Natalia's experimental photographic art is widely exhibited and published around the world. Please see awards and honors to learn about her recent achievements.
    • Awards
      2024 International Photography Awards 1st Place 2024 Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards Gold Prize 2024 Minimalist Photography Awards Two Honorable Mentions 2024 PHOTOLUCIDA CRITICAL MASS TOP 200 2024 PX3 Le Pix de la Photographie Paris Honorable Mention 2024 Klompching Gallery FRESH 2024 Finalist, New York, NY 2023 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Fine Art/Other - Honorable Mention 2023 PX3 Le Prix de la Photographie Paris 3 Honorable Mentions 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Award Honorable Mention 2023 Minimalist Photography Awards Honorable Mention 2022 PX3 Le Prix de la Photographie Paris Honorable Mention 18th Pollux Awards, Professional Section, Black & White Category Honorable Mention Aeonian Alternative Photography Magazine selected artist for the month of July 2022 18th Julia Margaret Cameron Award Honorable Mention Dek Unu Fine Art Photography Magazine featured portfolio artist for the month of March 2022 Aeonian Alternative Photography Magazine selected artist for the month of January 2022 The Hand magazine back cover, issue 35, 2021 Juror's Selection, HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN I KISS YOU GOOD NIGHT, New York Center for Photographic Art, 2021 Honorable Mention, NYC PRIDE MARCH project, 2021 International Photography Awards Honorable Mention, Accidental Petal, 2021 International Photography Awards Honorable Mention, Half Full, 2021 International Photography Awards Third Place Winner, National Council on Aging AGING AS ART photo contest, 2021 Honorable Mention, New York Center For Photographic Arts, ARCHITECTURE 2021 Bronze Award, Editorial/Personality, 2020 International Tokyo Foto Award Honorable Mention, 4R Project, 2020 International Photography Awards Honorable Mention, 8th Matsuyama Photo-Haiku Contest, 2019, Japan Touchstone Distinguished Book Award Shortlist, Simple Gifts (photography/haiku) book, 2018 Featured Video, Steps Between Us, Cattails, 2016 Master Haiga Artist Award, World Haiku Association, 2009, Japan
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