Statement

Human is friend to dog

I adopted a dog from a shelter 2 years ago. During this time, we managed to learn quite well to understand each other and support each other in situations that require it. I know when he's scared, he knows when I'm scared or sad. Since the beginning of the war, he has been feeding me. My Richard

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Anastasiia Mietielieva

I was born in Zaporozhye in 2002, Ukraine. Since I studied in Europe, namely in Slovakia while I am here, also because my region is under occupation, and the city is constantly shelled.
I work in the genres of conceptual and documentary photography. My works were exhibited in Germany at "Saarlandmuseum Moderne Galerie" also in Sweden "Värmlands Museum"(2023)

Jury selection

Even though there were only two, the images submitted both made a profound impact on me. They are both strong and powerful testimonies of an interspecies relationship that evoke notions like protection and care for one another. These moving portraits convey something hidden and mysterious and are deeply personal.

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• Instagram：@dana.nastya
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