The Quiet Terror of Being Alive (Or How to Stop Living Without Dying)

• Prize
  Bronze in Book/Other
• Jury Top 5 Selection

  Beliy Den

• Photographer
  Jaime Travezan
• Agency / Studio
  Www.jaimetravezan.com
• Technical Info
  Nikon Z7 Ii
• Photo Date
  November 2024

Jaime Travezán unveils a new photographic art book in the form of a graphic novel, inspired by comic aesthetics. Written and photographed by him, it follows the protagonist on a surreal, irreverent journey where reality twists and physics break. Along the way, he meets enigmatic characters — tributes to visual artists from Jan Van Eyck, Da Vinci to Takashi Murakami and Jean Paul Goude, among others — appear throughout, alongside quotes (and adapted quotes) from icons like Oscar Wilde, Nietzsche, David Lynch, John Waters, Mae West, Jennifer Saunders, etc. 128 pages, A4 ISBN: 9788409661671

Travezán began his photography career as a photojournalist before expanding into fashion and portraiture. Over the years, his work has been published in magazines such as i-D and Elle, and in newspapers including The Guardian, El País, and The Huffington Post. In 1999, he briefly returned to photojournalism to cover the Kosovo War. Today, he is primarily engaged in fine art while also exploring music, GIFs, and video. His work has received numerous international awards.