ELENA PARASKEVA
The Last Days Of Sara

“Saro used to love his feminine self, the one he called Sara. But when the cuteness of a little boy wearing skirts passed, the insults and the slurs begun.
He did not come out of the closet, he was forced out of it..forced to view his body as the beginning of sin and perversion. Shame lingered like an undesirable guest. He often thought of Sara’s name on a gravestone perhaps accompanied by a suicide note. He was now more ghost than flesh and he stopped praying for answers. He quietly walked into the closet with all the other skeletons, closed the door and waited to die without a whisper.”
Inspired by the real-life struggles of a friend.
Lensculture Portrait Awards, New York Photography Awards Winner, Pollux Awards winner etc

Author
ELENA PARASKEVA was named PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR (2024/2023/2021/2018) by 4 different, distinguished international photographic societies. She is an Alumni of HASSELBLAD MASTERS, WORLD MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, LENSCULTURE, AESTHETICA, PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS etc.She exhibited in prestigious galleries and during Biennales in NYC, Paris, Tokyo, London, Vienna, Barcelona, Munich, Sao Paolo (Brazil), Florence, Frankfurt, Malaga (Spain), Linz(Austria), Gratz(Austria), Sienna(Italy), Kuala Lumpur etc. She even exhibited at the EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT in Brussels. She is a judge for the Florida Museum Of Photographic Arts since 2021 and an official Adobe Instructor.

Website
www.elenaparaskeva.com

Instagram
@elenaparaskevaofficial

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