Lines

• Prize
• Photographer
  Katja Gragert, Uwe Langmann, Germany
• Website
  http://www.uwelangmann.com
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/uwelangmann/

In the form of cables we can, nowadays, find lines in almost all our surrounding living
spaces, both urband and rural. In most cases those cables are found to be ugly or are just
overlooked. With our series "Lines" we wanted to take a closer look at those lines
surrounding our daily lifes and did find some kind of modern, minimalistic and graphical
beauty in them.

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