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The Oldhamii Codex

Photographer

Kelly William Wright

Category

Black & White Photography - Human Form

Company

Kelly William Wright

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2026

Country / Region

United States

The Olhamii Codex series

The Cutter; Field Observations and Plates

Oldhamii Codex situates the feminine within monumental groves of Bambusa oldhamii, where body and timber share a structural dialogue of vertical force. The subject appears not as passive form but as sovereign presence — engaged in labor, vigilance, and self-possession. Light fractures across towering culms and human musculature alike, emphasizing agency within environment. Drawing subtly from documentary and archival aesthetics, the work reframes bare flesh as elemental state: unadorned, autonomous, and embedded within terrain rather than removed from it.

Professional
2026
2026 MUSE Photography Winner - Library of Congress: Ceiling by Glenn Goldman

Photographer / Company

Glenn Goldman

Category

Fine Art Photography - Architecture

Country / Region

United States

Professional
2026
2026 MUSE Photography Winner - Birthday's Surprise Frost by Melissa N. Robertson

Photographer / Company

Melissa N. Robertson

Category

Nature Photography - Macro

Country / Region

United States

Professional
2026
2026 MUSE Photography Winner - Aqua Frost by Brett Wood

Photographer / Company

Brett Wood

Category

Nature Photography - Landscapes

Country / Region

New Zealand

Professional
2026
2026 MUSE Photography Winner - Big fire dance by Shirley Wung

Photographer / Company

Shirley Wung

Category

Fine Art Photography - Night

Country / Region

Taiwan