Harry Fisch has been a lifelong traveler, but in the last 15 years, he has been relentless in his pursuit of understanding how certain promiscuity, a complacency between the photographed and the photographer appears, even in such remote countries.
He finds himself constantly constructing images that match his preconceived notions, only to discover that they are not what they may seem to be, but rather what he wants them to be to satisfy our romantic expectations.
As he himself describes it “…I would like to reach the limit between what is a fictitious image presented as such and the trompe l'oeil of representing something fully credible by following the usual clichés. I like to keep a subtle irony. “ Without the constraints of a realistic narrative, he appreciates multidisciplinary concepts that are guided by perceptions rather than precise verification of facts.
His transversal professional background has led him to combine over the years his passion for photography with that of entrepreneurship combined with incursions into psychoanalysis studies to finally and in later years, devote himself entirely and with full dedication to the world of photography. His interest in photographic expression seems always intertwined with that of other worlds and other lives. Particularly concerned with the conflict of local people to preserve their cultural identities in the face of local mainstream pressure.
His work has deserved several awards: Two Jury Awards in 2014 at the Grand Prix de la Découverte, a finalist in the Sony 2012 World Photo Awards and selected in 2010 by Photoespaña—possibly the most prestigious Spanish photographic event—in the section “Discoveries”. His work has also been published, among other publications, in “La Lettre de la Photographie”, which was nominated best Blog of 2011 by the prestigious magazine LIFE. In 2019 he has received two IPA Professional Awards of Merit as well as being a finalist at the Travel Photographer of the Year. In 2020 he has been awarded a Bronze at the professional category on the MIFA (Moscow International Foto Awards), a finalist at the IPA (International Photography Awards) as well as two honorable mentions on the same international contest. 2021 was the year for a 1st price (Gold) in the Fine-Art category of the prestigious PX3 (Prix de la Photographie de Paris) as well as an honorable mention. In 2022 a winner on the Lens Culture Critic’s Choice, The Critical Mass and The Tokyo International Foto Prizes (TIFA) made an official selection of 3 of his series and awarded two additional series with Honorable Mentions.
International Exhibitions: Photo London with Catherine Edelman Gallery, Critical Mass , Seattle, Photographic Center Northwest“Body, flesh, soul”, Galeria Atelier, Venice, Modern Art Museum Munich, Contemporary Art Center, Coln, London Travel Photographer of the Year, London, World Sony Awards.
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Awards, Publications & Exhibitions
2010 Photoespaña, Finalist (Discoveries)
Conde Nast Traveller Spain,
Resource Magazine L'instant,
Paris -Match,
2012 National Geographic, World Contest Winner (People). (*)
2012 Sony World Awards, Finalist
Lens Culture Featured,
Maptia, Editor's Pick,
SLR Lounge Magazine,
Dzoom Magazine,
35mm-Az, Hungary,
Fotoblogia-Poland,
La Lettre de la Photographie-France,
Petapixel,
Photonmagazine-Holland,
Fotografo Digital- Spain
2014 Grand Prix de la Découverte, Two Jury Awards
Dodho Magazine,
Apogeephoto Magazine,
Photography Week,
Extraordinary Vision Magazine,
Digital Camera World,
2019 IPA Awards, Two Awards of Merit (Professional)
2019 Travel Photographer of the Year, Finalist (Professional )
Heist on-line Fujifilm X, magazine,
Pix Tale,
Totally Cool Pix,
Camara Magazine,
Photo DNG,
El Correo-Spain
2020 MIFA (Moscow International Awards) Bronze in People (Professional)
2020 IPA (International Photography Awards) Finalist - Fine Art Professional
2020 IPA (International Photography Awards) 2 Honorable Mentions -Professional
2021 PX3 (Prix de la Photographie de Paris ) Gold Fine-Art -Professional
2021 PX3 (Prix de la Photographie de Paris ) Honorable Mention - Professional
All About Photo (The Art of Disappearing)
Dodho Magazine (The Art of Disappearing)
2022 TIFA (Tokyo International Foto Awards)
2022 LENS CULTURE ( Lens Culture Critic’s Choice) Winner
2022 CRITICAL MASS
Artdoc Magazine #4 Image and Identity
Lens Magazine #89
2023 PHOTO LONDON exhibition, with Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago
2023 PCN exhibition, Seattle, Photographic Center Northwest Critical Mass 50
2024 MADRID, The Art of Disappearing, Tamara Kreisler Gallery
(*) Later disqualified due to a questioned technical decision