About a decade ago, photographer Dr. Georgia Ortner began her journey into the world of photography during a backpacking trip through her native Romania. Since then, she has expanded her portfolio to include numerous international urban destinations that reflect her versatility as a photographer. Her work often reveals a unique connection between photography and the representational medium: the subject depicted is always interpreted by the way it is presented. Her works are mostly created spontaneously and without much staging, which gives them a natural and authentic atmosphere. She is driven by insatiable curiosity, passion and the stylistic device of communication. So it may well happen that a large pelican lolls directly in front of her camera while she is standing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. But there is another recurring component in her images: the contrast between the supposed glitz and glamour of the world's hip metropolises and the rough and unadorned look of a small village near Havana, Cuba, composed of ramshackle houses. These contrasts come together in Georgia Ortner's work.