Awards & Exhibitions — Kantaya New
Last updated: Sep 2026
Selected Awards List
2026 — 15th Leica Street Photo, Finalist
2026 — 7th Annual FujiFanBoys Best of Show, 2nd and 5th Place
2026 — Photography Foundation Awards 2025 (Social Documentary), Runner-Up
2026 — Macadam Awards, Street Macadam, Honorable Mention
2026 — Pure Street Photography Awards (Open Category), Finalist
2026 — RPL26 – Streets of the World, RomePhotoLab, Finalist
2026, 2023 — Brussels Street Photography Festival, Finalist
2026 — Women Street Photographers Artist Residency, Shortlist
2025 — SONY Alpha: MX Street Photo Contest, 1st Prize
2024 — Fujifilm Moment Street Photo Awards, 2nd Prize
2022 — Sony World Photography Awards (Alpha Female Award & Open Competition, Lifestyle), Shortlist
Street Photography
2026 — LensCulture Art Photography Awards 2026, Editors’ Pick
2024 — Photolucida Critical Mass, Top 200
2024 — bnw.bkk Sensory Yours, Finalist
2023 — LensCulture Critics’ Choice Award, Winner
2022 — Fine Art Photography Awards, 1st Place Winner (Professional) in People
2022 — BBA Photography Prize, Longlisted
Conceptual / Fine Art
2026 — 7th Annual FujiFanBoys Best of Show Exhibition; Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Hong Kong [2nd & 5th Place]
2026 — Ecos Cardinales Vol. V; Mexico
2026 — RPL26 – Streets of the World, RomePhotoLab Festival; Italy [Finalist]
2026 — Slightly Out of Focus, MX Street Photo Fest; Mexico
2026 — Pure Street Photography Awards 2026 Exhibition; India [Finalist]
2026 — Photography Foundation Awards 2025; UK [Runner-Up, Social Documentary]
2026 — 15th Leica Street Photo Contest Finalists' Exhibition; Poland and Austria [Finalist]
2026, 2023 — Brussels Street Photography Festival; Belgium [Finalist]
2022–2024; 2026 — Women Street Photographers Annual Group Exhibition; USA [Finalist]
2026 — 4th Fujifilm Photo Festa 2026 - exhibiting A Modern Day Affair; South Korea
2026 — In Our Own Frame, Singapore Art Week - exhibiting A Modern Day Affair; Singapore
2025 — Mexico Street Photo Fest, Mexico [Sony Alpha MX, 1st Prize]
2025 — Fujifilm Moment Street Photo Awards; Poland [2nd Prize]
2024 — Xposure International Photography Festival; United Arab Emirates
2024 — bnw bkk Sensory Yours Exhibition; Thailand [Finalist]
2022–2023 — A Thousand Words: Photography in conTEXT; Singapore
2022 — AHEAD – a glimpse into Singapore’s future, Women in Street SG, SIPF; Singapore
2022 — BBA Photography Prize Exhibition - Berlin Photo Week; Germany [Longlisted]
2022–2023 — Sony World Photography Awards; UK, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, USA [Shortlisted]
Selected Exhibitions & Festivals
121 Clicks — “30 Stunning Winning Photos From the 2026 Leica Street Photo Awards” (Feature, 2026)
121 Clicks — "Echoes of the Street: Meet the Macadam Awards 2026 Winners" (Feature, 2026)
All About Photo — "Macadam Awards 2026 Winners: Echoes of the Street" (Feature, 2026)
All About Photo — Best Rising Photographers of December 2025 (Feature, 2025)
All About Photo — Photographer Portfolio (Portfolio)
art4d — “Photo Essay: A Modern Day Affair” (Feature, 2025)
art4d — “Photo Essay: Coincidences in the Street” (Feature, 2025)
Bored Panda — "23 Best Street Photos From The 2026 Macadam Awards" (Feature, 2026)
Bored Panda — "47 Incredible Photos From The Edge Street Photography Awards 2026" (Feature, 2026)
Digital Camera Polska — 15th Leica Street Photo Contest finalists feature (Print, Spring 2026)
Edge of Humanity Magazine — “Urban Frames Shaped By Chance Encounters In Japan” (Feature, 2026)
Lenscratch — “Kantaya New: A Modern Day Affair” (Feature, 2025)
Leica Camera — 15th Leica Street Photo Contest exhibition page (Featured image, 2026)
Street Photography Magazine — "Kantaya New: The Serious Business of Being Funny" (Feature, Issue 169, 2026)
Street Photography Magazine — "Kantaya New on Balancing Street & Conceptual Photography" (Podcast & YouTube, 2026)
Selected Publications & Features
2026 — FujiFanBoys Best of Show - Panel Discussion, Photo Walk & Photo Print Review; Fujifilm House of Photography (HOP), Thailand
2026 — In Our Own Frame - Artists in Conversation & Guided Tour; Guoco Midtown, Singapore
2025 — Women in Film & Photography - Photo Forum: Street Photography; Objectifs, Singapore
2024 — Women in Street Singapore - Photo Forum, alongside the Global Street Photography Exhibition; Objectifs, Singapore
Selected Talks & Presentations
Commissions and Collaborations
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