Ilona Pulkstene

[Latvia]
She was born, lives and photographs in Jurmala, city of Latvia, overlooking the Gulf of Riga. Her photographs reveal a great experience as well as a strong personality.There is no photographic genre that has not attempted. She has photographed everything, in color or black and white, in studio or outdoors, always with freshness and enthusiasm.Visiting hes virtual space, however you can notice a preference for a convincing black and white: her portraits, her nudes, they have a whole range of grays, all balances between the lights and shadows. Her portraits or nudes images are high-class, are photos that caress the eye, without ever irritating with inventions, indeed her creations nourish the eye pleasantly and enjoyably.

Awards:

• – 1 place – competition «People and Ventspils» (2010)
• – 2 place – competition «the Amber breeze 2010».
• – 3 place – competition «the Amber breeze 2009».
• – Prize of Ukrainian magazine Photographer – «the Amber breeze 2008».
• – Representation SONY prize in Baltic: a digital mirror camera (DSLR – 700); a zoom-lens (SAL-1680Z) – «the Amber breeze 2008».
• – Prize of Romualdasa Pozherskisa – the Author’s album «the File of mirages».
• – Alexander Tjagny-Rjadno’s prize – «Hot Armenia».

Exhibitions:

• – Riga, 2007 – the House of Moscow.
• – Riga, 2009 – a personal exhibition in the House of Moscow.
• – Riga, 2010 – personal exhibition Naked feelings.
• – Vilnius – on March, 28th April 2007-Vilniaus fotografijos galerija.
• – St.-Petersburg, 2007 – the Cultural center of Rakhmaninov (participation in an exhibition).
• – Prague, 2010 – Naked Feelings, cовместная an exhibition with Normundom Lajzancom.
• – St.-Petersburg, 2010 – participation in an exhibition «Feature of subjective realism», Commonwealth of pictorialists “Art faith”, gallery ZAVOD.
• – March 2012 – participation in a joint exhibition of Art Denominations “New Look” (Tushino, Russia)
• – March 2012 – participation in a joint exhibition “BIBLOSS in the gallery” Carousell ‘(Riga, Latvia)
• – February 2012 – participation in a joint exhibition of Art Denominations “Features of subjective realism” (Belgorod, Russia)
• – January 2012 – participation in a joint exhibition of Art Denominations (Trieste, Italy)
• – January 2012 – participation in a joint exhibition of Art Denominations (Moscow, Russia)
• – February 2012 – participation in a joint exhibition of Art Denominations “Features of subjective realism” (Belgorod)
• – Album of Russian photographer Vladimir Arhipov – «the Naked world 2006».
• – «The naked world 2006», «Maple biennial 2006».
• – Participation in joint photo-exhibitions in Latvia and Lithuania (2006-2010).

Publications in magazines:

• – «The hazardous player», BODY, LIFE, TANTRA YOGA, Photo room, Photoicona, Amber Breeze V, The magazine “Fashion Collection” “Fotoalmanah-2010”.

Judge Konkursov:

• – Photoduel “Apples”,
• – The second Republican Competition of the Photo «4383 days of the childhood»-2011.

Activity:

• – The curator of the Art project «Summer calendar».
• – Соорганизатор photofestival «ArtCamp 2010».
• – Cooperation with Nikolay Shelushenkova’s photo-school PORTRET.
• The author of idea of production filming with requisites «In the past» («the Amber breeze-2010»), together with Olga Shilenokoj.

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