Lyric at El Pais
Lyric, nine years old, lived in a converted school bus at a motorhome site in Arizona. Her parents sought autonomy outside societal norms. The brown beans and golden cutlery create a quiet tension, challenging ideas of wealth, belonging, and what defines a rich life.
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Color Photography Contest
2025Bronze
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Lyric at El Pais
Lyric, nine years old, lived in a converted school bus at a motorhome site in Arizona. Her parents sought autonomy outside societal norms. The brown beans and golden cutlery create a quiet tension, challenging ideas of wealth, belonging, and what defines a rich life.
About Artist
Tony Dočekal
Tony Dočekal (Amsterdam, 1992) is a photographer and visual artist whose work explores identity, belonging, and the tension between freedom and societal expectations. Her practice is shaped by personal encounters and long-term engagement with individuals and communities living outside conventional structures. Balancing connection and observation, her work looks for moments of resilience, autonomy, and the quiet forces that shape self-perception. Her first monograph, The Color of Money and Trees, was published by VOID in 2024 and presented at Paris Photo. Her work has been exhibited internationally, included in museum shows, and acquired into collections. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from ArtEZ University of the Arts and has received recognition including the Zilveren Camera Portrait Award and the Olympus Young Talent Award.
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