Vanishing Time

• Prize
  Silver in Book/Fine Art
• Photographer
  Uwe Langmann, Germany
• Date of Photograph
  2016 - 2019
• Website
  http://www.uwelangmann.com
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/uwelangmann/
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My work deals with the points of intersection between photography and classical fine arts. Just as a painter creates an abstraction of what he sees, I attempt to reflect a personal interpretation of reality, going behind and beyond the bare image of it. Employing special techniques, such as over- and long time exposure I isolate abstract forms and structures from concrete objects and classical landscape scenes. Furthermore, I am interested in the poetry of the ordinary, always searching for expression in the commonly overlooked scenes which surround us daily.

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