European Portrait Photographer 2026
DIANA TRILLO /Spain
DIANA TRILLO /Spain
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER & ARTIST
Diana Trillo is an artistic photographer of Russian origin, born in Volgograd, who always showed an inclination toward the arts. During her childhood and youth, she studied in her hometown and participated in several drawing competitions, in which she received various awards.In 2017 she moved to Spain, where she found her creative voice. Her passion for art led her to specialize in Fine Art photography, a discipline that combines photographic technique with pictorial sensitivity.Her study of the origins of classical painting and her admiration for great masters such as Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, and Caravaggio served as inspiration to create images that transport characters to distant eras, narrating visual stories full of depth and symbolism.Her work is characterized by an aesthetic inspired by the Renaissance and the Baroque, with compositions that evoke profound emotions such as protection and spirituality. Through portraiture, she explores memory, emotion, and symbolism, creating images that transform the everyday into poetic narratives.
Awards and Recognitions:
VIII International Photography Contest dPhotoSB 2025: First Place, FIAP Gold Medal, Chairman's Special Award, FIAP Honorable Mention.
International Photography Contest Ciudad de Sevilla 2025: FIAP Gold Medal and Special Award for the Best Series in the contest.
VII International Digital Photography Exhibition Ciudad de Ceuta 2025: CEF Gold Medal.
Toronto Camera Club 2025, CANADA: FIAP Silver Medal, GPU Bronze Medal.
IX Photographic Contest of Gernika-Lumo PHOTOKA SARIA 2024: 1st Place (CEF Gold Medal), Contest Trophy for the best photography.
ND Awards 2024: 1st Place, Gold Winner in the People/Family category.
EPEX PHOTO Award 2024: Bronze Medal in the Portrait category, Honorable Mention.
XXIII International Exhibition Virtual Museum Mundo Arti, Autumn 2024: Winner, Interview.
Budapest International Photo Awards 2023: 2nd Place and Gold in the People-Family category; Silver Winner in the Fine Art-Portrait category.
15th Finland International Digital Circuit 2023: Best Portrait Photo (NFFF Bronze Medal, AFCC Gold Medal, FIAP Blue Pin).
35 Awards 9th International Photo Awards: 2nd Place in Still Life, Catalog inclusion.
Tokyo International Photo Awards 2023: Gold Winner.
Exclusive Solo Exhibition: 2023. Spain (Magan, Toledo): «Retratos de ARTe» (Portraits of ARTe). Supported by the Magan City Council, the Women's Center, and the Government of Spain.
Collective Exhibitions:
The artist's work has been featured in numerous collective exhibitions in various cities, including locations in:
Spain
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Rostov
Krasnoyarsk
Paris, France
Instagram: @trillo_photography
My photography takes me across the world, mostly into pristine and untouched environments. I believe these places are reminders of our role as temporary guests in a home shaped by Nature over millions of years. With that awareness comes an obligation: to respect, protect, and advocate for the fragile spaces that sustain us.
This commitment guided my project in the Riotinto area of southern Spain, where mining activity has left an irreversible mark on the land. At first glance, the vivid colors and intricate formations of the landscape possess an almost hypnotic beauty. Yet behind these abstract patterns lies a harsher truth: a river running nearly 100 kilometers, stained red by heavy metals, its waters so toxic that almost no life can survive.
Through this series, my intention is to draw viewers into that initial sense of wonder, only to reveal the tension beneath it, the coexistence of aesthetic allure and environmental devastation. By reframing a scarred landscape through the language of abstraction, I hope to spark reflection on our relationship with the planet and the consequences of neglecting the natural world we depend on.
Finally I want to thank EPEX Photo Awards and the LIK Akademie for allowing me to share this invitation to look closer, to question what beauty may conceal, and to reaffirm that the environments we admire are not ours to exploit, but ours to protect.
Foto: DIANA TRILLO /Spain