Stairs

• Prize
  Bronze in Fine Art/Nudes
• Photographer
  Radek Von Hirschberg
• Technical Info
  ISO 100, F 3.2, S 0,5 sec
• Photo Date
  September 2024
• Website
  https://radekvonhirschberg.eu/en/

Stairs belongs to the Desolate Beauty Project. It combines, although seemingly mutually exclusive, beauty and decay. Beauty is gorgeous women, whereas decay describes the physical condition of places where I invite them and make them immortal. Women are wearing beautiful robes (for instance, long ball gowns) or are naked – anyhow, they are always beautiful. This unusual combination has a strong impact on my sense of aesthetics and state of mind. In my case, the sum of beauty and decay always results in … beauty (like good triumphs over evil).

• Biography
  “Photography connects the real world with the universe of emotions. It reconciles the mind with the soul. It allows me to walk the path of continuous development. Per aspera ad Astra (…)”. – Radek's credo Photographer holding the international title of Artiste Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (AFIAP) and the title of Artist Photographer (AFRP) and an actual member of the Fotoklub of the Republic of Poland. Radek’s photography has a universal quality, with a distinct focus on people, understood in an exceptionally broad sense.
• Awards
  First Place PRO, Gold Medal, Second place and Nominee in the reFocus – Color Photography Contest (Category: Landscapes, Portrait, Photojournalism, Fine Art), 2023, 2025; First place and Gold Medal in the BIFA Budapest International Photo Awards 2023 in the Fine Art category. Silver and Bronze Medal in 2024, 3 Bronze Medals in 2025 as well as numerous Distinctions, 2022-2025; First place, Platinum and Gold Medal in the International London Photography Awards, 2024; Grand Prix, FIAP Gold Medal, Silver Medal, Club Diploma and Distinctions in the BARDAF International Competition , Slovakia, 2024; Golden Camera in the OneEyeland Competition for 2023. #3 One Eyeland Top 100 Photographers 2023, #4 One Eyeland Top 100 Photographers 2024. X-Trophy statuettes: #6 World’s Fine Art Photographers 2023, #7 World’s B&W Photographers 2023, #8 World’s B&W Photographers 2024, and #1 Poland’s B&W Photographers 2022-2024 (as well as a dozen silver and bronze medals); Gold Medal and two Silver Medal in B&W International Awards First place in the National Competition of Gazeta Wyborcza, “Switzerland-Places to which I return” (Category: Landscape / Mountains), 2022; New Targ Mayor’s Award and Distinction in the Jan Sunderland International Photo Contest, New Targ, 2024; Award of the Mayor of the City of Gdansk in the Gdansk Press Photo Contest (Category: Hobby Photography), 2024; Winner in the International Lab Rome’22 Competition organized by Malamegi Lab, Rome, 2022; Master of Creation in the 2nd edition of the Master of Creation Competition (two works in the TOP10) in 2024, and Distinction in this competition in 2023; Second place in the Avalanche Competition, Ruda Slaska (Category: Mountains), 2022; Third place and Honorable Mentions in the International Chromatic Awards – International Color Photography Contest (Category: Landscape, Photomanipulation, Portrait, Fine Art), 2021-2022; Third place and Honorable Mentions in the IPA – International Photography Awards