Gold in Special/Special Effects / 2021 / /

• Prize
  Gold in Special/Special Effects, 2nd Place winner in Special
• Photographer
  Ulana Switucha, Hong Kong
• Website
  http://ulanaswitucha.com
• Instagram
  @ulanaswitucha

Urban Flux is a series of multiple exposure images of Hong Kong’s most iconic buildings in the central business district. The resultant abstraction of these contemporary structures is a representation of the constant movement and change in this metropolis. One’s gaze is lost with the normally gleaming towers being replaced by diffused facades. The sense of movement reduces these structures to their majestic form in the urban environment and creates a feeling of frenzy characteristic of this city. The images were made by creating in-camera multiple exposure files.

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