Bronze in Fine Art/Abstract / 2022 / Fine Art / Abstract

• Prize
  Bronze in Fine Art/Abstract
• Photographer
  Marek Boguszak, Czech Republic
• Date of Photograph
  2019-2021
• Studio
  Boguszak
• Website
  https://www.boguszak.com
• Instagram
  @boguszak_mm

Maybe due to my background in mathematics, I like abstraction: pure forms expressing the core qualities of reality. Sand dunes are the most fitting material for my work. Taking a picture is just the beginning of the path. It is a search for photographic Equivalents in which simple lines form a new imagery, which evokes fresh associations and meanings, which in turn stimulate emotions freed from the original recorded object.

Photography of sand dunes, creative processing.

Marek Boguszak is a Prague-based photographer whose work transforms desert landscapes into perceptual abstractions. He reconstructs landscape through shifts in color, light, orientation, and form, gradually moving the image between photography and abstraction. By transforming chromatic topologies, he creates visually unstable spaces that resist fixed interpretation. Marek has presented solo exhibitions at international venues in Zurich (CH), Bern (CH), Barcelona (ESP), Campione (IT), London (UK), Prague (CZ).

Awards • 1st Prize at the International Photography Awards 2024 in the category Professional - Fine Art, Abstract
• Gold Winner Prix de la Photographie Paris 2024, category Fine Art / Abstract - Professional
• Shortlist RPS International Photography Exhibition 166 in 2024
• 21th Pollux Awards, Winner in the category Professional - Cityscapes, 2024
• Winner of the Fotonostrum Magazine Awards, Issue 35, January 2024
• 20th Pollux Awards, Winner in the category Professional - Abstract, 2023

• 1st Prize at the International Photography Awards 2023 in the category Professional - Fine Art, Abstract
• Shortlist RPS International Photography Exhibition 165 in 2023
• 19th Pollux Awards, Winner in the category Professional - Abstract, 2023
• Prague International Art Exhibition, Winner in the Photography category, 2023
• First Place in the contest Wandering Curves, New York Center for Photographic Art, 2021
• Jury TOP 5 Selection International Photography Awards 2021

Honorable Mention (Nominee, Finalist, Particular Merit Mention):
ND Awards (2022, 2021), IPA (2025, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020); Siena Creative Awards (2022, 2021); AllAboutPhoto (2022), FAPA (2022, 2021,2020); Px3 (2024, 2022, 2021, 2020); APA (2025, 2022, 2021, 2020); MIFA (2021); BIFA (2022, 2021); TIFA (2022, 2021, 2020); VIPA (2021); One Eyeland (2020), Photo is Light (2020)