Honorable Mention / 2019 / Fine Art / Abstract

Pure Contradiction

There is a myth developed surrounding the death of Rainer Maria Rilke, a German poet. To honor the Egyptian beauty Nimet Eloui, he gathered some roses from his garden and he pricked his hand on a thorn. This small wound grew rapidly worse and caused him to die. Rilke’s epitaph reads:
“Rose, oh pure contradiction, joy of being no-one’s sleep under so many lids.:

Huh Eunman received many international photography awards including 30 IPA (Int'l Photography Awards) prizes in 6 years running. One of his signature works 'LANDSCAPE' was on screen exhibition in Saatchi Gallery in London. He uses his camera just like painters' brush and knives. He sensitively uses his own hand gestures in low shutter speed setting without tripod, whereby expressing abstract and impressionist style aesthetics. All of his works are one-shot results without manipulation.

Awards 2018~2024 received totally 30 IPA(Int'l Photography Awards) prizes
2024 PX3 Paris Photo Prize Bronz Winner
2022 received 3 Barcelona Pollux Awards
2021 Tokyo Int'l Foto Award
2021 Lensculture Magazine Critics' Choice
2019 Prix de la photographie Paris (Paris Photo Prize)
2018,19 received 2 Monochrome Photography Awards in a row
2019 received 7 London Fine Art Photography Awards
2019 received 3 Monovisions Awards
2019 Moscow 35 Awards Winner
2018 ND(Neutral Density) World Photography Awards Winner
2018 Selected as Screen Exhibitor at Saatchi Gallery in London