Elena Paraskeva is an international Conceptual Photographer and Art Director and most recently an official ADOBE instructor. Having lived and worked in the U.S for a decade, she now resides in Cyprus, but often travels for assignments. Elena loves to create surrealistic conceptual work bathed in color and is often inspired by everyday life and popular culture. She has exhibited her work in NYC, London, Paris and other major cities around the globe and she has been published on the pages and covers of a multitude of publications. Achievements 17th Pollux Awards- Overall Winner- Professional Category New York Photography Awards 2021 - Gold Medal in Fine Art N-Photo Photographer Of The Year 2021 Judge - Spanish Federation Of Photography Judge - VIPA 2021 Awards Trierenberg Supercircuit 2021 - Gold Medal 14th International Color Awards 2021 - Finalist Advertising & Portrait Chromatic Awards 2020 - First Place Portrait, Professional Category International Photography Awards (IPA) 2020 - 2nd place Advertising/Fashion Fine Art Photography Awards 2019/2020 - Finalist 13th International Color Awards -Finalist Advertising, Finalist Portrait LensCulture Portrait Awards 2019 - Jurors' Pick Digital Camera Photographer Of The Year 2018 Neutral Density Awards 2018 - Gold Medal in Advertising Trierenberg Supercircuit 2019 - Gold Medal in Series Trierenberg Supercircuit 2018 - Gold Medal in Series Trierenberg Supercircuit 2017 - Gold Medal in Portraiture Prix De La Photographie, Paris 2018- Silver in Portraiture Prix De La Photographie, Paris 2017 - Silver in Advertising/Fashion Prix De La Photographie, Paris 2017- Silver and Bronze in Children Portraiture Monovisions Photography Awards 2018 - Bronze in Conceptual American Photography Open 2018 - Shortlisted International Photography Awards (IPA) 2018 - Honorable Mention One Eyeland Awards 2017 - Silver in Advertising/Conceptual Moscow International Photography Awards (MIFA 2017) - Bronze in Portraiture Chromatic Awards 2017 - Bronze in Fashion/Beauty Neutral Density Awards 2017 -Bronze in People Category International Photographer Of The Year (IPOTY 2017) - 3 Honorable Mentions in Portraiture London International Creative Competition 2018,2017 - Honorable Mention International Photography Awards (IPA) 2017 - 3 Honorable Mentions WPPI - Second Place Individual Portrait Division 2017, First Place Individual Portrait Division 2016 FAPA 2017 - Honorable Mentions Conceptual & Portrait Divisions PDN World In Focus 2016 - Second Place Neutral Density Awards 2016 - Bronze in Advertising/Conceptual International Photographer Of The Year 2016 - Honorable Mention Monochrome Photography Awards 2016 - Honorable Mention Fashion/Beauty Exhibitions Fotonostrum Gallery - Barcelona, Spain 2022 Aperture Foundation, New York City - April 2019 Menier Gallery, London UK - 2018 NEC, Birmingham UK - 2018 Photo Oxford 2017, Oxford UK Design Center, Linz Austria - 2017 Espace Baurepaire, Paris - 2017 Opus 39 Gallery, Cyprus - 2017 Thalassa Museum, Cyprus - 2017 The Printspace, London UK - 2015 Publications UK Times, Photography Masterclass, Chromatica Magazine, Digital Camera, Digital Photographer, N-Photo, PDN, Dodho, Digitalis Foto Magazin, The Photographer, Photo & Technique, Good Light, Economia, Fileleftheros Newspaper, Blurred, Omikron, Volition, Vantage, Icon, Ellements, Elegant, Incredible, LoveBite, La Plus Belle, Surreal, AAP Magazine etc