The Sumo Identity
The Sumo Identity, shot in Osaka, explores identity through the diversity of bodies. In each stance, I saw strength without a single shape: ritual, presence, and becoming. A love letter to many ways of existing.
Awards
Black & White Photo Contest
2026Gold
Event
Non Professional
Nominee
People
Non Professional
The Sumo Identity
The Sumo Identity, shot in Osaka, explores identity through the diversity of bodies. In each stance, I saw strength without a single shape: ritual, presence, and becoming. A love letter to many ways of existing.
About Artist
Arthur Petrillo Petrillo
Photographer, Art Director, and Designer Brazilian, Based in London Arthur Petrillo is a Photographer, Art Director, and Designer. They are a nonbinary identity and, over the last 12 years, have developed their perspective on everyday photography. After a series of mental health crisis episodes and going through their gender journey, Arthur Petrillo found in photography a place of mindfulness, where they can focus on the present and cope with the challenges of being a trans person. Arthur is inspired to tell stories of diversity, loneliness, and overcoming, finding beauty and uniqueness in what they see. As passionate fan of Leica, they constantly carry cameras as a relief from the hurdles of modern life.
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