From the Quiet Side

• Prize
  Bronze in Book/Nature
• Photographer
  Yana Raaga

From the Quiet Side is a long-term project born from walking the same northeastern borderlands of Latvia for years. This selection focuses on natural spaces — fog, trees, wind, emptiness — where presence is marked not by action, but by presence and attention. The landscape here is quiet, yet never static. It breathes, recedes, and reappears — like memory. These images are not about documenting nature, but about how it disappears: slowly, invisibly. And how the act of noticing becomes a form of care — offering an alternative to the restless noise and acceleration of the modern world.

Yana Raaga is a photographer based in Aluksne, northeastern Latvia. Since 2016, her practice has focused on sustained observation of everyday life, exploring attention, time, and the subtle relationships between people, places, and the ordinary. Working across street, landscape, and documentary photography, she develops long-term projects that investigate perception through repeated observation. Her work has been exhibited in Latvia and recognized internationally through publications and photography awards.