honorable mention
Frank Zhang united states
title
A Ukrainian Girl is Named Darina
This Daria is one of many Ukrainian models living in the US. I met her at New York when she just came to New York. This set of editorial fashion photos, with some Ukrainian elements in the styling, are presented to encourage and support those Ukrainian artists who have to leave their countries and struggle to survive all over the world.
His works have been collected and exhibited by many galleries all over the world, including Brazil biggest online gallery-democrat.com.br, Vanities Gallery in Paris, Glasgow Gallery of Photography in Scotland, The Holy Art of London, The One Art Space of New York, and the biggest online art platform-artsy.net. In addition, he was awarded in many international photography competitions, including Siena Creative Awards 2022, Fine Art Photo Awards (FAPA), and Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA).
He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics. Currently he is dedicated to commercial photography, optics, and cryptocurrency technology. Before that, he worked as a scientist for University of Massachusetts Amherst and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland on nano optics.
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entry description
Darina is one of the most popular names in Ukraine, meaning “gift”. Many talents Ukrainian artists chose to leave their country and worked overseas, especially after the Russo-Ukrainian War broke out this year.This Daria is one of many Ukrainian models living in the US. I met her at New York when she just came to New York. This set of editorial fashion photos, with some Ukrainian elements in the styling, are presented to encourage and support those Ukrainian artists who have to leave their countries and struggle to survive all over the world.
about the photographer
Frank Zhang is an award-winning photographer, film producer, physicist, and entrepreneur based in New York. He directed, and shot photos and videos for many international brands and magazines, including Tiffany & Co., Fashion Magazine Cosmopolitan, L'Officiel, Oreo, NBA Arena, the Korean Times, and more.His works have been collected and exhibited by many galleries all over the world, including Brazil biggest online gallery-democrat.com.br, Vanities Gallery in Paris, Glasgow Gallery of Photography in Scotland, The Holy Art of London, The One Art Space of New York, and the biggest online art platform-artsy.net. In addition, he was awarded in many international photography competitions, including Siena Creative Awards 2022, Fine Art Photo Awards (FAPA), and Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA).
He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics. Currently he is dedicated to commercial photography, optics, and cryptocurrency technology. Before that, he worked as a scientist for University of Massachusetts Amherst and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland on nano optics.
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