My name is Carola Kayen-Mouthaan, I am 57 years old, I live in the Netherlands I have been photographing for 15 years now and since 2016 I have been a Fine art…
In conversation with 12AWARDS
Interviews
The stories, ideas and perspectives behind the photographs. Meet the photographers of 12AWARDS.
I’m Thomas de Franzoni, a fine art photographer from Italy. I first approached photography through my love for landscapes, but over time I became more interested in what could be expressed through…
My name is Olaf König; I was born in Krefeld in 1969 and have been living in the Bergisches Land near Cologne for 30 years. My journey into the world of photography…
I am Valentina Benigni, an Italian fine art photographer based in France. Photography has accompanied me since childhood, and in 2020 I made it my full-time profession, after twelve years in strategy…
My name is Anastasiia Kramarenko (Leonova). My deep connection to photography comes from my father. I was just five years old when I first walked into a darkroom—our bathroom lit by a…
I am Alex Brackx, I am a Wildlife photographer. I started photographing (in a documentary style) nature and animals when I studied to be a nature guide. A habit grew into a…
I am Antonello Proietti, born and raised in Rome, where I still live. My story with photography began in the early 1980s, and in the beginning I photographed everything: portraits, weddings, reportage,…
My journey to photography began many years ago when I was a teenager and was given my first camera for fun. It was a very simple film camera with limited capabilities, but…
I am Lee Ching Kai, a Malaysian multiaward-winning photographer and author. Fascinatingly, photography was not something I initially pursued via formal education. I am largely self-taught, and what first drew me towards…