Winter

• Prize
• Photographer
  Uwe Langmann, Germany
• Date of Photograph
  online
• Socials
• Website
  http://www.uwelangmann.com

A series of images, shot during winter, where the lead role is played by the composition as well as by how the natural winter landscapes is transformed or altered by traces of human presence.

• Biography
  Inspired by the Japanese aesthetic principle of mono no aware, the beauty found in impermanence, my work explores the quiet poetry of transient moments. Through minimal compositions, diffused light, and atmospheric weather such as snow or fog, I seek to slow perception and encourage a more attentive way of seeing. Rather than documenting reality, my photographs create spaces for contemplation, where landscapes become subtle reflections on memory, emotion, and the fragile beauty of the present.
• Awards
  2025 – Awagami Factory Price, Winner 2024 – Deutscher Fotobuchpreis – Gold Award 2024 – Tokyo International Foto Awards – Silver Award 2024 – Px3 de la Paris – Gold Award 2023 – Aesthetica Art Prize, Finalist 2022 – Global Peace Photo Award, Shortlisted 2021 – Sony World Photography Awards, Shortlisted 2017 – Moscow international Photography Awards – Gold Award 2013 – Px3 de la Paris – Silver Award 2013 – Black & White Zebra Awards – Gold Award, Grand Winner 2013 – OneEyeland Awards – Gold Award, Photographer of the Year