Voyage Within

• Prize
  Bronze in Portfolio/Personal
• Photographer
  Michael Kofteros
• Photo Date
  09-10/July/2019

Voyage within Selfies, some are taken in the shower behind the wet and misty glass door and some in the bedroom behind the curtain hanging over the window. The wise man looked at me in the eyes and whispered "who are you" silence. He continued.“You are not that you appear to be”. silence. “who are you? find out”. Confused and uncertain, I embarked on a journey of Self-discovering, through Self-portraits, in an active dialogue going beyond surface of how I look, but, going deeper exploring the connection between the 'who am I' and 'what am I'

• Biography
  Street and Documentary Photographer based in Paphos-Cyprus. Although largely self-taught, I have attended a few courses run by some world-renowned photographers; Eric Kim, Jason Eskenazi, Loukas Vasilikos, Platon Rivellis, Ilias Georgiadis, Michail Moscholios. My Pictures are mostly from streets around the world capturing moods, behaviours and atmospheres in people's daily life. It helps me to connect with people on a physical level and emotional level as well. With each picture I take I aim to invite the viewers to pause and take a glimpse into the daily life it flees unnoticed.
• Awards
  My work has been presented in several group and solo exhibitions in Cyprus, Greece and Italy as well as in some publications and books. In 2020,I was awarded a 'Bronze Winner' by the Jury of Tokyo International Foto Awards, in the category 'Portfolio-Personal'. In 2021, I was awarded in IPA with Honorable Mention in the category 'People-Street Photography'. in the same year, 2021 I awarded in Monochrome Awards with honorable Mention in 'Amateur-Portrait'Category. In 2022, I was awarded in PX3 (Paris De La Photographie Paris) Competition with Honorable Mention. In the same year, 2022, I was awarded in BIFA (Budapest international Photo Awards) with 2nd Place Winner in the category 'People', and Gold Metal Winner in the category 'People-Self-Portrait'. Also in the same year, 2022, same competition, in BIFA, I was awarded with Honorable Mention in the category 'Fine Art -Abstract'. In 2023, I was awarded in PX3 (Prix De La Photographie Paris) with Honorable Mention in one of my entries. In the same year,2023, I was awarded in TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards) two 'Honorable Mentions' in the categories:'Fine Art-Special Effects'(Non-Professional) and 'Fine Art-Abstract'(Non-Professional).