Honorable Mention TIFA 2023 People / Portrait

Elena and The Lily

  • Photographer
    Simona Poncia
  • Agency / Studio
    Simona Poncia Photographer
  • Technical Info
    Nikon D750 Iso 640 Lens 24-120mm F 4,0
  • Photo Date
    24/5/2020

Elena and the white lily symbol of purity

Simona Poncia approches photography after seeing an exhibition in Florence, entitled “Robert Mapplethorpe: perfection in form”. In the exhibition the american artist's photographs were placed side by side in comparison with Michelangelo's “David” and “The four prisons”. This event fed her passion for this art, motivating so her black and white style. Her photographs are timeless. She is able to highlight the essential and purity of everything, giving sacredness to the portrayed image by means of rarefied atmospheres. Immersed in the mysterious nature or overwhelmed by the chaos of the city, th