On the cover photo
On the cover photo
Mioara Chipăruș
August 11, 2025
“There is a special light in Mila 23 and I wanted to capture it in a portrait, so I joined Alexandra and her father on an early morning fishing trip. The plan was to see the sunrise and capture a portrait of either Alexandra or her father. But when a fish was caught, the moment grew even more meaningful. As I watched the father clean the fish, I was struck by the silver light shimmering on its skin. In that moment, I knew the fish had to be part of the portrait.
Alexandra agreed to pose with it, and that choice allowed me to capture a beautifully lit scene that depicted the quiet beauty of the Delta and its people. Pleased with the morning ride, the catch and the portrait, I remembered the Romanian proverb which goes, 'He who wakes up early gets far'".
Alexandra agreed to pose with it, and that choice allowed me to capture a beautifully lit scene that depicted the quiet beauty of the Delta and its people. Pleased with the morning ride, the catch and the portrait, I remembered the Romanian proverb which goes, 'He who wakes up early gets far'".
Text and image: © Mioara Chipăruș
EQUIPMENT: Leica M10, Noctilux-M 50 f/0.95 Asph
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The photographer is a Rumanian citizen currenty living in Athens, Greece. After getting degree in International Relations from George Washington University in Washington, D. C., she began a professional career in photography. She completed a one-year programme at the Leica Akademie in Athens and took part in a number of workshops run by Magnum photographers: Thomas Dworzak, Alex Webb, Gueorgui Pinkhassov and Jacob Aue Sobol. More