Four women with black hair

Prize includes matte and frame (see end of description). “Four women with black hair” was awarded with a “Honourable Mention” in the European Photography Awards 2023, New York Photography Awards 2023 and Monochrome Awards 2023.  

In my street photography people are interchangeable anonymous actors, hence you typically don't recognize their faces. Animals are part of the city life and their irregular activity contrasts with the regular forms of streets and buildings, whose leading lines ideally aim for a corner of the picture. 

The picture "Four women with black hair" is part of my recent book "Forms and Figures of New York City" in which I captured New York City following my photographic paradigm “Reduce to the Max”, represented by the principles simplicity, black and white, square format and authenticity.

Simplicity was implemented by leaving away the unnecessary and further emphasized by the use of a single lens. The choice of Black and White accentuated individual objects and shapes and the omission of colors provided some order in the otherwise overwhelming chaos of the urban environment. The uniform square image format assured a balanced arrangement of the elements in the individual pictures and provided calm throughout the whole series. The images have been post-processed. Following the principle of authenticity, there is however nothing on the pictures that was not already on the negative.

The picture “Four women with black hair” shows a visitor in the Museum of Modern Art admiring Fernand Légers paining “Three Women” 

The photograph is limited to five prints plus two APs in 28x28 cm. It is presented in a 100x100 cm white matte in a black aluminium frame with Artglass AR 99 Protect (reflexion-free and shatter-resistant). The matte is cut in a way that the signature on the front is visible. They are signed and numbered on the front and stamped and signed on the back. They are printed with Epson Ultra Chrome pro 10 ink (WIR display permanence rating > 400 years) on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta paper (ISO 9706). The certificate of authentication provides further information (context, picture number, awards won etc.).