TITLE: VARICELLA.

Chickenpox fades. Sometimes, the marks remain.
Not only on the skin, but in the way we learn to look at ourselves.
This portrait was born from observing the marks left by chickenpox weeks after recovery, when the body still carries visible traces of the illness. No filters, no search for artificial perfection. Just a face lit with honesty, where every scar becomes part of a person’s story.
Black and white emphasizes texture, depth, and vulnerability, transforming the skin into a visual language. The direct gaze interrupts superficial judgment and invites the viewer to look at what is often hidden or corrected. Because photography, when it truly works, is not meant to make people perfect. It is meant to make them real.

AUTHOR: Tiziana Cambarau (Netherlands)

Fine Art Intimate Narrative Photographer based in Ameland, in the Netherlands.
I work between visual culture, identity and the quiet poetry of island life.
My imagery bridges Sardinia and Ameland, weaving traditions, landscapes and intimate stories.