This series of three images, “Between the Lines”, has just been awarded in the Tokyo International photo Awards (TIFA) 2024 from Japan with the Gold Award in the section of Advertising/ Beauty Category Professional level.

The series tries to explore both the differences and the common points between beauty photography and the classic portrait, questioning how far these images have the purpose of capturing the personality of the model, or this is required to interpret the camera and lend its image in the creation and realization of a photographic work.

The purpose of Tokyo International photo Awards is to recognize, reward and expose the talents of photographers around the world and present them to the creative community of Tokyo, Japan.

As usual since its first edition in 2016, thousands of highly qualified jobs have been received from more than 100 countries around the world.
The International Jury Panel has shown its selection with the rigor of rewarding originality, creativity, execution excellence and overall impact, Even the social commitment reflected in some of the sections of the contest.

Text on the Tokyo International Photo Awards website:

“Between the Lines”

A series of images that try to question the differences between beauty photography and portraiture.

Model: Ndeye Goulo
Shooting and postproduction: Ramon Vaquero

Vigo (Spain)-based professional photographer since the nineties.
From his studio he works on advertising image, social, industrial, portrait, beauty and report. At the same time he develops personal photography as an author.
Many of them have been award-winning, shown in exhibitions and published internationally in countries such as Spain, Austria, Holland, Sweden, United Kingdom, France, Brazil, U.S.A. or Japan among others.
In 2021, he won the the prestigious Hasselblad Masters on Beauty/Fashion category.

Thank you very much to the organization and jury of the Tifa for recognizing my work internationally for the sixth occasion.

For more information:

Tokyo International photo Awards 2024
ramonvaquero.com/awards