MUSE Photography Awards Winner Interviews

At the MUSE Photography Awards, we celebrate creativity, diverse perspectives, and excellence in photography. Explore our winner interviews to discover inspiring stories, insights, and achievements from award-winning photographers around the world.

Interview with Yizhen Zhang - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
United States

Yizhen Zhang is a documentary photographer based between the Bay Area and New York, who uses his camera to break through personal perspectives and quietly capture meaningful stories that often go unse...

Interview with Aliace/uesan - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
Japan

Aliace/Uesan is a Japan-based photographer fascinated by the blend of technical skill and expressive storytelling. Starting with star observations, the focus quickly shifted to crafting original visio...

Interview with João Coelho - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
Portugal

João Coelho’s love for the arts began early, inspired by his painter parents. At 18, he bought his first camera and focused on portraits and landscapes, publishing in travel magazines. Returning to...

Interview with Rabab Faisal - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
Sudan

Rabab Faisal is a Sudanese photographer and storyteller who began in 2011 capturing everyday beauty. Photography became her voice to explore identity, dignity, and resilience, from street portraits in...

Interview with Chenxue Xia - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
United States

Chenxue Xia is a fashion and commercial photographer from Shanghai studying at SCAD. Inspired by the studio’s energy and teamwork, she captures fleeting moments that freeze emotion and texture in ti...

Interview with Grace Fieselman - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
Grace Marie Pet Photography, United States

Based in Missouri, Grace Fieselman is a talented pet photographer known for her ability to freeze the quick, joyful moments of dogs in motion. She discovered photography in 2011 and found her true cre...

Interview with Chris Ha - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
United States

Chris Ha is a self-taught photographer in Miami, originally from Canada. He began shooting live concerts, capturing fleeting energy, before shifting to travel photography inspired by everyday beauty. ...

Interview with Manuela Haeussler - MUSE Photography Awards Winner

Manuela Haeussler’s photography centers on music, people, and art. Her goal is to make music visible — translating rhythm and emotion into imagery. Through visual experiments and self-built analog...

Interview with Lei Gao - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
New Zealand

Lei Gao received her first digital camera at university and quickly fell in love with capturing everyday beauty. After immigrating to New Zealand in 2016 and pausing her career to care for her childre...

Interview with Pepe Manzanilla - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
Costa Rica

Pepe Manzanilla was given a camera at a young age and grew up in a time when photographs were treasured; watching his father and grandfather capture family moments left a lasting impression, sparking ...

Interview with Lucie Nermutova - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
Czech Republic

Lucie Nermutová is a fine art photographer based in Poděbrady, Czech Republic, specializing in capturing the soul and emotion of animals through her lens. With over five years of experience, she off...

Interview with Yushi Kaisyakuji - MUSE Photography Awards Winner

Yushi Kaisyakuji is a pediatric surgeon and passionate photographer. He focuses on improving his craft, creating meaningful images beyond technical skill, especially valued on Japanese social networks...

Interview with Rudransh Nagi - MUSE Photography Awards Winner

Rudransh Nagi was expected to follow the family business until a brief view of Saturn and Jupiter through a telescope sparked his passion for photography. That moment led him to discover astrophotogra...

Interview with Daniel Gilpin - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
Denmark

Daniel Gilpin explores vulnerability, identity, and the balance of strength and stillness. He seeks truth, sometimes uncomfortable, sometimes beautiful, capturing fleeting moments where emotion lives ...

Interview with Martina Mlcuchova - MUSE Photography Awards Winner
MMMlivephoto, Slovakia

Martina Mlcuchova is a freelance photographer from Slovakia whose journey began with a love for analog cameras. After years of shooting as a hobby, she left her day job to pursue photography full-time...