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Spotlight Exhibition

This Is A Person

Portraiture and the weight of presence.

Curatorial Statement

These portraits reveal something beyond appearance — moments where the inner world of the subject quietly emerged. Across such different approaches to colour, light and composition, portrait photography still has the power to slow us down in an image-saturated culture. — Hossein Fardinfard, May 2026

Recognition

Award Winners

Harley
First Place
Andy Charnas
Harley, San Francisco, CA
Sophia Waiting
Second Place
Kathleen Donovan
Sophia Waiting, Dallas, TX
Prism of Perception 6
Third Place
Vlada de Nooij
Prism of Perception 6, Utrecht, NL
Owen
Honorable Mention
Liza Weems
Owen, Boulder, CO
Emma's Room
Honorable Mention
Chloe Ronco
Emma's Room, Norwood, MA
Makaila
Human Presence Award
Andy Charnas
Makaila
The Exhibition

Selected Works

Many Ways of Seeing — Abdelrahman Alkahlout, Gaza
Many Ways of Seeing — Abdelrahman Alkahlout, Gaza
Adrian Nguyen, Tampa
Adrian Nguyen, Tampa
Carne di Piperno 04 — Salvatore Sparavigna, Naples
Carne di Piperno 04 — Salvatore Sparavigna, Naples
Memory — Mark Peterson, Tucson
Memory — Mark Peterson, Tucson
Sisterhood — Chloe Ronco
Sisterhood — Chloe Ronco
Distrust — David Cann, Stockton NJ
Distrust — David Cann, Stockton NJ
The Wives — Phil Waters, Evergreen CO
The Wives — Phil Waters, Evergreen CO
Cross Tattoo — Andrew Wohl, Bethesda MD
Cross Tattoo — Andrew Wohl, Bethesda MD
DTLA Streetfaces 10 — Miguel Perez, Los Angeles
DTLA Streetfaces 10 — Miguel Perez, Los Angeles
Her Eyes — Alan Wieder, Asheville NC
Her Eyes — Alan Wieder, Asheville NC
Sam — Daniel Torlakson, San Francisco
Sam — Daniel Torlakson, San Francisco
The Initiate — Lynn Doran, Rancho Palos Verdes
The Initiate — Lynn Doran, Rancho Palos Verdes
Raging Bull — David Cann
Raging Bull — David Cann
Strength — Alan Wieder
Strength — Alan Wieder
Jack Denver Skate Park — Gayle Nosal, Denver
Jack Denver Skate Park — Gayle Nosal, Denver
Willow — Daniel Torlakson
Willow — Daniel Torlakson
DTLA Streetfaces 09 — Miguel Perez
DTLA Streetfaces 09 — Miguel Perez
Unspoken Loss — Maryam Ghasempour Siahgaldeh
Unspoken Loss — Maryam Ghasempour Siahgaldeh
Portrait of Lizi — Pablo Ferrari, Livorno
Portrait of Lizi — Pablo Ferrari, Livorno
What Lies Beyond V — Judith Ebenstein, New York
What Lies Beyond V — Judith Ebenstein, New York
This Is A Person catalog
The Catalog

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A printed catalog of This Is A Person, published by Decagon Gallery — the full exhibition in a beautifully produced edition.

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