logo

Africa

European naturalists in the 18th century shaped our perception of distant lands like Asia, America, Africa. Their reports, deemed scientific truths, formed our fantasies. In Africa, amidst reality and imagination, my modified camera unveiled a new savanna.

Awards

Color Photography Contest

2024

Nominee

Fine Art

Professional

Africa

European naturalists in the 18th century shaped our perception of distant lands like Asia, America, Africa. Their reports, deemed scientific truths, formed our fantasies. In Africa, amidst reality and imagination, my modified camera unveiled a new savanna.

About Artist

Betina Samaia

Bio Betina Samaia is a Brazilian photographer. Born in São Paulo (SP), in 1964, she holds a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from PUC-SP (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo) and seeks to register images from the unconscious by traveling, freely moving between past and present, reality and imagination. With series named Through the Mirror, Choreography of Chaos, The Forests of My Dreams, Nocturnes, Amazon -The Green’s End, India - Memories of What I Have Never Seen, Africa, among others, she has participated in several solo and group exhibits in Brazil, France, Morocco and the United States. Over the past decade, her photo essays have been featured in the Espace des Arts Sans Frontières (Paris), La Quatrième Image (Paris), Magic Brésil (Paris), Carrousel du Louvre (Paris), Le Rencontres de La Photographie Marrakesh (Marrakesh), Le Magazyn (California), Nacional Historical Museum (Rio de Janeiro), Paraty em Foco (Rio de Janeiro), Casa da Cultura de Paraty (Rio de Janeiro), Museum of Image and Sound (São Paulo), Art 57 Gallery (São Paulo), Centro Cultural da Caixa Econômica (São Paulo), Valu Oria Gallery (São Paulo), Arteformatto Gallery and Festival Transatlântico - Mario Cravo Neto Institute Betina is author of the books Amazon - The Green’s End (Edition Bessard, 2021), Multiverso - Quarentena Books 2 (IpsisPub, 2021), Out into the Night (Madalena Publisher, 2017), and Blue (Madalena Publisher, 2015).

Betina Samaia

Photographic Areas of Focus

Fine Art

Location

Brazil

Explore Other Winners

View All
Gold
Nominee

MV

Merlin Viir

Domestic Animals

Honorable Mention
Jared Plante

Jared Plante

Nature

Silver
Nominee
Zili Zhang

Zili Zhang

Fine Art

Nominee
Jaroslav Šimandl

Jaroslav Šimandl

Fine Art

logo

Contests

Info

FAQ & RulesTerms of UsePrivacy Policy

Links

Facebook

Instagram

Contact Us

© Creative Resource Collective, LLC 2024. All Rights Reserved.

reFocus Awards is managed by Creative Resource Collective, LLC.

Learn More

Creative Resource Collective, LLC.