Real Moments.
Surreal Dreams.

A socially distanced seating arrangement with yellow plastic chairs on a green floor. Two masked individuals sit apart, one slouched and resting, the other looking at a phone. Most chairs are empty.

Featured Work

A person in a bathtub covered entirely in foam holds a red smartphone, while another person shapes the foam over their head. Rubber ducks and candles decorate the tub edge.

A Modern Day Affair (2023–ongoing) 
A conceptual photo series tracing emotional distance
2025 Featured on Lenscratch

Welcome to the world of Kantaya New —
where spontaneous encounters and staged dreams coexist.

Through candid street photography and conceptual visual storytelling,
I seek to capture the humor, poetry, and absurdity of life.

Whether real or imagined, each image invites you
to smile, reflect, and see the world a little differently

A child holds up a newspaper with cartoon eyes aligned to their face, blending into a mural of a person reading. An adult paints his face in this playful, illusionary scene. 2023 Winner – LensCulture Critics' Choice Award.

The Little Prince (2021–ongoing) 
A conceptual photo series explore the intersection of dreams and reality
2023 LensCulture Critic's Choice Award

Awarded 2nd Prize in the 2024 Fujifilm Moment Street Photo Awards, this image captures the surreal beauty of everyday gesture—where arms reach from both sides of a laundry line and merge as a single shadow, blending presence, absence, and illusion.

Street Perspectives
2024 Fujifilm Moment Street Photo Awards – 2nd Prize

Contact & Collaborations

For exhibitions, commissions, or project inquiries — please get in touch.