New York Photography Interview

Here at New York Photography Awards, we celebrate different views, opinions, suggestions, and openness in moving towards success. Thus, let’s take a closer look at the interviews from our worldwide winners and get inspired by their success today!

Taiwan


Originally photographing as a way to record journeys, BoQuan Chen gradually developed a personal visual language shaped by patience and close observation. His travel and landscape ...

Mexico


Victor Zuñiga is a visual artist and photographer whose practice evolved from documenting cities and architecture into an exploration of abstraction through motion and light. Infl...

Netherlands


Rene Kuipers is a portrait photographer whose practice grew from an early interest in the technical side of photography into a focused exploration of expression and gaze. Influence...

Chile


Carlos Guevara is a Chile-based landscape photographer whose practice grew gradually alongside a career in technology, shaped by long-term observation rather than early ambition. W...

Japan


Photography became a lifeline for Ayumi Kawakami in 2020, turning uncertainty into creative action. Her images shift perspective toward the insect world, reminding viewers that gro...

Belgium


Pieter Clicteur’s photographic practice centers on the subtle line between what is shown and what is felt. By shifting from observation to construction, his images probe identity...

China


Yujun Chen is a film-based landscape photographer whose work draws from decades of exploring wilderness landscapes across China and beyond. Through black-and-white imagery and hand...

China


With more than ten years in commercial and fashion photography, Can Huang has gradually returned to a more personal practice rooted in observation and restraint. His recent work ex...

Canada


Driven by curiosity, Raghuvamsh Chavali captures everyday moments and transforms them into cohesive visual narratives that explore the intersections of human spaces and the natural...

New Zealand


Jarrard Johnstone is a storyteller at heart, translating his early training in film into photographic work that values clarity, intimacy, and process. From working at sea to photog...

Japan


Ryuta Suzuki’s photography shines a light on the fragile elegance and resilience of insects, turning what some might consider unpleasant into captivating subjects. His work has g...

Italy


For Elise De Gauche, photography is a language for investigating identity, transformation, and the subtleties of human emotion. Her black and white portraits, often centered on wom...

Turkey


With nearly two decades in photojournalism, Murat Sengul crafts images that highlight people and the stories they carry. He believes a photograph’s value lies in its ability to e...

Taiwan


Tsung Yu Hsieh, a visual creator from Taiwan, transforms ordinary scenes into playful, magical experiences. Beginning with film and music videos, he now explores still photography ...

Italy


Francesco Depierro transitioned from a career in construction to pursue his lifelong passion for photography, turning curiosity into a profession. His work, focused on portrait and...

Sri Lanka


Tharaka Bibulewitharana is a contemporary photographer based in Sri Lanka, whose work examines the relationships between bodies, built structures, and landscapes within shared spat...

Spain


Roberto Pazzi is a photographer driven by curiosity, travel, and a commitment to documenting cultures rarely seen. What began as a personal exploration became a professional callin...

Hong Kong SAR


British photographer Derry Ainsworth left a career in architecture to pursue his passion for photography in Hong Kong. He focuses on urban landscapes and street life, capturing the...

Japan


Aliace Uesan is a Japan-based photographer whose work reframes the everyday by placing the familiar in unfamiliar contexts. Starting with a telescope and a fascination for observat...

Lithuania


Alessio D’Addato is an Italian photographer whose work explores the beauty of simplicity through lines, symmetry, and minimalism. A self-taught artist driven by curiosity and exp...

Germany


Born and raised in Argentina before moving to Germany, Franco Casaccia discovered photography through his studies in architecture, where he developed a keen eye for form, light, an...

Qatar


Svetlana Fadeeva is a self-taught photographer with a deep passion for architecture, drawn to its shapes, geometry, and the emotions they evoke. Evolving from casual phone photogra...

Japan


A defining moment in Rie Inoue’s journey into photography came at age 14 when a Hockney exhibition, seen alongside her art teacher, ignited her passion for the medium. Entirely s...

France


Born in France, Emmanuel Gimeno is a visual artist who transforms reality into personal fiction through photography. Initially drawn to painting, he discovered a passion for breaki...