News, exhibitions, awards, and selected updates from Kantaya New
Kantaya New Is a Finalist in the Brussels Street Photography Festival 2026
Kantaya New has been selected as a Singles finalist in the Brussels Street Photography Festival 2026. Works will be exhibited in Brussels, 28 May 2026 - 14 Jun 2026.
7th Annual FujiFanboys Best of Show Touring Exhibition Opens in Jakarta
Two of my photographs have been selected for the 7th Annual FujiFanBoys Best of Show, placing 2nd and 5th in the Street category from a global pool of entries.
The exhibition opens this April at DOSS Megastore Ratu Plaza in Jakarta — supported by DOSS and Fujifilm Indonesia — before travelling to the Philippines and Thailand. It is billed as the world's largest photography exhibition dedicated to the Fujifilm community.
The 2nd place photograph, Cheers, is from my street practice in Singapore. A man mid-sip. A dog on his shoulder, face forward, filling the frame where his face should be. I did not stage it. I just waited.
Kantaya New Wins 1st Prize at the SONY Alpha: MX Street Photo Contest 2025
Kantaya New wins 1st Prize at the SONY Alpha: MX Street Photo Contest 2025 with When East Meets West.
Kantaya New Receives 2nd Prize at the Fujifilm Moment Street Photo Awards 2024
Kantaya New receives 2nd Prize at the Fujifilm Moment Street Photo Awards 2024 with Choreography of Silence.
Kantaya New Wins the LensCulture Critics' Choice Award 2023
Kantaya New is a winner of the LensCulture Critics' Choice Award 2023 for The Little Prince. Selected by Azu Nwagbogu of Lagos Photo Festival and the African Artists' Foundation.
Kantaya New Wins 1st Place at the Fine Art Photography Awards 2022
Kantaya New wins 1st Place (Gold Award), Professional, People at the Fine Art Photography Awards 2021–2022 for The Little Prince.
Kantaya New Shortlisted at the Sony World Photography Awards 2022
Kantaya New is shortlisted in two categories at the Sony World Photography Awards 2022 with Eye Contact and Long Wait.