Aesthetics From Africa

• Photographer
  Frank Zhang
• Agency / Studio
  New York Dreamer
• Prize
  Gold in Editorial / Fashion
• Socials

he world of beauty witnessed the diversity of aesthetics. However, in a long period, fashion and beauty were seen through a Eurocentric lens. It was our photographer responsibility to present the aesthetics of other culture such as Africa and Asian in an appropriate way. In this beauty photo project, an Africa American model and influencer, initially from Ghana, showed us the aesthetics from Africa.

• Biography
  Frank Zhang is an award-winning photographer, film producer, physicist, and entrepreneur based in New York. His clients include many international brands and magazines, including Tiffany & Co., Fashion Magazine Cosmopolitan, L'Officiel, Oreo, NBA Arena and more. His works have been exhibited by many galleries and awarded in international photography competitions. He has his Ph.D. in Physics. He is dedicated to commercial photography and cryptocurrency technology. Before that, he worked as a scientist for UMass Amherst and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
• Awards
  Selected Awards Apr 2022 World Masters of Photography Award 2022, Vienna One “Honorable Mention” in Fashion Photography One “2nd place” in Fashion Editorial Category Apr 2022 No.8 Fine Art Photo Awards (FAPA), London One “3rd place” in Fashion Editorial Category (professional division) Dec 2021 2021’s Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), Tokyo One “Honorable Mention” in Life Style Category (professional division) One “Honorable Mention” in Fashion Editorial Category (professional division) One “Gold Award” in Fashion Editorial Category (professional division) Apr 2020 No.6 Fine Art Photo Awards (FAPA), London One “Honorable Mention” in Fashion Editorial Category (professional division) Group Exhibitions Apr 2022 The 5th Chania International Photo Festival (Accept), Chania Oct 2021 The Holy Art Gallery, London May 2021 MoVo Art Show & online art platform-artsy.net, New York City Feb 2020 Creation Art Show, New York City Jan 2020 Glasgow Gallery of Photography, Scotland Nov 2019 2019’s New York International Art Festival & One Art Space Gallery, New York City Oct 2019 Vanities Gallery, Paris July 2019 Brazil biggest online gallery: democrart.com.br, Brazil