/ 2026 / Fine Art / Digitally Enhanced

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Shin Woo Ryu, Korea, Republic of
• Date of Photograph
  2017-07-14
• Studio
  Korea Photo Art Club
• Website
  https://koreaphotoart.com

This fine art composite portrays a silent desert where reality and imagination merge into one timeless landscape. The lone traveler, the crescent moon, and the cloud-shaped trees symbolize hope, solitude, and the endless journey of life. Created from original photographs through digital compositing, the image invites viewers to reflect on the quiet dialogue between humanity and nature, where silence becomes a universal language.

Shin Woo Ryu is one of Korea's leading international photographers and the first Korean to achieve EFIAP/d3 (FIAP), GMPSA (PSA), and GPU VIP 5 (GPU). Born in 1943, he graduated from Seoul National University and had a distinguished career as a Professional Civil Engineer, receiving the Presidential Citation in 1980. Since 2015, he has gained international recognition through photography. He serves as an international judge, PSA Korea Membership Director, and Exhibition Chairman of the KOREA PHOTO ART International Exhibition, promoting international photographic exchange.

Awards - First Korean photographer to achieve EFIAP/d3 (FIAP), GMPSA (PSA), and GPU VIP 5 (GPU).
- 10,630 international salon acceptances in 94 countries (since 2015).
Winner of 1,918 international photography awards, including:
. 13 Best Author Awards
. 304 Gold Medals
. 145 Silver Medals
. 150 Bronze Medals
. 1,306 Honorable Mentions, Diplomas, and Certificates
- Presidential Citation (Republic of Korea, 1980) for contribution to the Daecheong Multipurpose Dam Project.
- International photography jury member on 36 occasions.
- Listed in the PSA Who's Who.