Bronze in Fine Art/Abstract / 2026 / Fine Art / Abstract

• Prize
  Bronze in Fine Art/Abstract
• Photographer
  Marek Boguszak, Czech Republic
• Date of Photograph
  2026
• Studio
  Boguszak
• Website
  https://www.boguszak.com
• Instagram
  @boguszak_mm

EMERGENCE

Emergence explores the moment when energy begins to gather, and take form. Moving between darkness and light, the images trace a process of becoming in which fragments converge into presence, direction and momentum.

Rather than depicting a fixed reality, these abstract compositions evoke states of transformation — the accumulation of potential, the ignition of inspiration and the gradual unfolding of new possibilities. Each image represents a stage in a continuous movement from latent force toward expression, vitality and renewal.

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)