Ariake
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PrizeBronze in Fine Art/Landscape
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PhotographerUlana Switucha, Hong Kong
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Floating Torii gates in the Ariake Sea. From a series of images on Torii gates in Japan.
When creating an image, Ulana Switucha is inspired by light, shape, and tone. Her simple, often minimal, compositions present an awareness and a connection with the subject whether it be landscape, portraiture or documentary work. A Canadian based in Hong Kong, Ulana's work has been exhibited and published internationally. Her passion is best expressed by a quote from a contemporary photographer: “If I weren’t a photographer, I’d still be a traveler”.
Awards RECENT AWARDS
•2025 Top 50 Finalist Critical Mass - Tokyo Toilet Project
•2025 Sony World Photography Awards - First Place, Architecture and Design - The Tokyo Toilet Project
•2024 Tokyo International Photography Awards - Silver - Tokyo Toilet Project Bronze - Torii
•2024 ND Awards - Gold Star 1st Place - Long Exposure - Torii
•2024 Minimalist Photography Awards - Long Exposure Photographer of the Year - 1st Place - Torii
•2024 Prix de la Photographie, Paris, Px3 - Silver - Torii
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
•Group Exhibition - December 2025, Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
•Solo Exhibition - November 15 to December 14 2025, Blue Lotus Gallery, Hong Kong
•Group Exhibition - October 17 2025 - January 18 2026, Freundeskreis Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin
•Group Exhibition - June 12 -September 28 2025 - Museo Diocesano Carlo Maria Martini, Milan, Italy
•Group Exhibition - May 30 - June 5, 2025 - Sony Imaging Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
•Group Exhibition - April 17 - May 5, 2025 - Somerset House, London
•Juried Exhibition - January - February 2025 - Sylvia Janschek Art Gallery, Austria