/ 2025 / Fine Art / Architecture

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Michael Hagen, Germany
• Date of Photograph
  June 2025
• Instagram
  @mhio_71

"Facade" deconstructs the seemingly fixed: through repetition, subtle variations emerge—guiding the gaze beyond the surface into what lies beneath. A quiet invitation to perceive the layers hidden in plain sight.

My name is Michael Hagen. I began practicing photographic art in early 2025 after a serious illness forced me to leave my previous profession. During this time, art became a way to process inner experiences and reflect on change and human existence. In my work I explore what I call the “echoes of the seen” — the emotional resonance that visual impressions leave within us, transforming photographic material into intuitive fine art images about perception, memory and inner states.

Awards EDITORIAL SELECTIONS & AWARDS
LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2026 – 2× Editors’ Pick
IPA 2025 – Official Selection, Honorable Mention
PX3 / TIFA / BIFA / ND Awards 2025 – multiple Honorable Mentions
LICC 2025 – Official Selection (multiple works)

EXHIBITIONS & COLLECTIONS

• TRIESTE PHOTO DAYS 2025: 10 artworks exhibited at Trieste Airport & ARCI Trieste, Italy.
• SALON FÜR KUNSTBUCH, VIENNA: Art books "VITA" & "Requiem" included in the permanent archive of Bernhard Cella.