Communication Arts Award of Excellence 2025

 

My work got the attention of Communication Arts in 2021 and again earlier this year; now both of my two self-published New York books have received CA's Award of Excellence and photos from the books were published in their Photography Annual 62 and 66 (see below). Communication Arts is the largest international trade journal of visual communication.  All this makes me a very happy  German-American New York photographer !! (See more awards for my NYC photography here my Reflecting New York gallery here and Keep Going New York gallery here)

See my winning entries from 2025:  https://www.commarts.com/project/37881/reflecting-new-york and 2021 https://www.commarts.com/project/33016/keep-going-new-york

Reflecting New York book: https://www.blurb.com/b/12090895-reflecting-new-york Collectors edition book: https://www.blurb.com/b/12276784-reflecting-new-york-collectors-edition Keep Going New York book: https://www.blurb.com/b/11749106-keep-going-new-york

Xposure International Photography Festival in Sharjah 2024 - my video on YouTube now

I edited and posted my 10 minute video from the 

Xposure International Photography Festival in Sharjah, UAE, on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/C2WYTLH_I4w?si=ticKneHepkGUiNJQ

I was able to squeeze in only a part of the over 90 exhibitions but I hope it gives the viewer an idea about this amazing photo festival, in its 8th year and still fairly unknown in the US but gaining momentum fast. Festival director Simon Newton and his wonderful team are working tirelessly to make this huge photography event a wonderful experience for visitors, exhibitors and lecturers alike. I am so glad I was invited (and received the Global Focus Project Award for ”Keep Going New York !!“) to this unforgettable event. See for yourself here

10 award winning photos from my Keep Going New York project in a premium brochure

My new magazine style portfolio - presenting the 10 photos from my 

"Keep Going New York !!" 

project which received the Global Focus Project Award at the 

Xposure International Photography Festival 2024 in Sharjah, UAE. 

Preview and / or order here ($15):

https://www.blurb.com/b/11988375-keep-going-new-york-portfolio-of-10-award-winning

5 of 10 double spreads from below:

Preview and / or order here ($15):

https://www.blurb.com/b/11988375-keep-going-new-york-portfolio-of-10-award-winning

 

And the Photography Oscar goes to ...

 

STEFAN FALKE Photography Newsletter Special View as Webpage

Bragging Rights: It looks like an Oscar and it really felt like getting one: My "Keep Going New York !!" project  received one of these golden beauties during the  Global Focus Project Award Ceremonies at the incredible  Xposure Photo Festival in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Twelve photographers from 6 continents - two each - were awarded for their projects and contributions to the field of photography and their work was exhibited  during the festival week Feb 28th - March 5th. I feel very honored and humbled for being included in this amazing group: Thandiwe Muriu (Africa), Gurcharan Roopra (Africa), Sirachai Arunrugstichai(Asia), Emily Garthwaite (Asia), Shane Hulbert (Australia Oceania), Charlotte Piho (Australia Oceania), Mario Heller(Europe), Chantal Pinzi (Europe),  Stefan Falke (North America), Erin Trieb (North America),  Johanna Alarcón (South America),  Gabriel Chaim (South America). A big 'Thank You' to the 2023 Global Focus Project committee, to the creative director of the festival, Simon Newton, his wonderful right hand Dalia Gutierrez and to Frank Meo who introduced my work to the festival committee !! Congratulations to all my fabulous co-awardees !!! Thank you Frank Meo, Kira Pollack and Aiden Sullivan for presenting the awards and to the entire team of the  Sharjah Xposure photo festival !! I am also grateful for all my new friends I made at the festival, let's keep in touch !!

My heartfelt thanks to festival director Simon Newton (right) and his right hand Dalia Gutierrez (left)

Mirrored Dubai

After the festival my wife Christine and I spent a few additional days in Dubai  where I shot some new work for my mirror series. I hope you enjoy the images.  If so, you can see more of them  here

All photos © Stefan Falke

Stefan Falke Photography  New York City www.stefanfalke.com stefanfalke@mac.com (+1) 917 - 214 9029 

Keep Going New York at Xposure Photo Festival in Sharjah

 

(All photos: one day before the opening)

Thank you @xposurexpf !!!

In Sharjah UAE, here for the incredible photo festival Xposure !! My exhibition “Keep Going New York !!” is shown here as part of the Global Focus Project Awards, my award winning neighbor is fabulous photographer @erintrieb (https://xposure.net) 

📸 Stefan Falke @stefanfalke_photography @keepgoingnewyork @laifphoto 

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Stefan Falke Photography 

New York City 

www.stefanfalke.com

Keep Going New York book in new and extended edition

I added a few pages to my Keep Going New York book and it is available now in both soft and hard cover versions, very soon also on Amazon (A few new pages above, full preview in links below:)

Softcover:

https://www.blurb.com/b/11749106-keep-going-new-york

Hardcover:

https://www.blurb.com/b/11749088-keep-going-new-york