Ran Fuchs | Bio
A nature explorer turned artist
I use photography and multimedia art to raise awareness about the beauty and frailty of wildlife in our immediate vicinity.
I have held solo exhibitions in Australia, Germany, and Finland, and while my home base is Sydney, Australia, I spend most of his time travelling the world.
Artist Statement
If people could see nature through my eyes, they would love it and want to protect it just like I do.
It is the nature near them they can learn to see first, and this is what my art shows them.
I go to places anyone can visit, the backyard, the neighbourhood park, the tree on the roadside, or the wasteland near a construction site.
​I immerse myself in the environment and look for movement. Any movement will do:
a flying bird, a jumping insect, a lizard. I learn their pattern until I can anticipate their next move.
Each movement is fleeting and faster than the eye can see, making every photo a new surprise. ​
After I capture a photo, I decide what it wants to become. Sometimes it wants to stay as is, but other times it needs total transformation, so I change it using mixed media. I am not concerned with tools or technics. For me, images are about creating a viewing port to the beauty of nature as I feel it.
Awards and Honorable Mentions
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Tokyo International Foto Award | Honorable Mention
Epson Pano Awards | Bronze Medal
Wild Art Photographer of the Year | Top 100
Inoventa Awards: Blue | Finalist
DigiDirect Minimalist Contest | Honourable Mention
Tokyo International Foto Award | Honorable Mention
SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year | Bronze Award
Wild Art Photographer of the Year | Top 100
Sony World Photo Day Competition | Honourable Mention
MonoVision Photography Award | Honorable Mention
Epson Pano Awards | Highly Commended
The Australian Mono Awards 2020 | Highly Commended
Activate UTS competition | Highly Commended
Noteworthy
02|2024
Collaboration with Wildtierschutz e. V. Germany as a freelance author and photographer:
https://www.wildtierschutz-deutschland.de/single-post/wildtiere-fuettern
07|2023
07|2023
Interview in the Art Magazine Al-Tiba 9
https://www.altiba9.com/platfrom-interviews-for-artists/ran-fuchs-birds-japanese-art-sumi-e
06|2023
Collaboration with Wildtierschutz e. V. Germany as a freelance author and photographer:
https://www.wildtierschutz-deutschland.de/single-post/rabenvogel-intelligent-nuetzlich
https://www.wildtierschutz-deutschland.de/single-post/weissbauchadler-fotografie
12|2022 - 3|2023
11|2022
Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung: Tokyo, Sydney, Königsbrunn - Was einen Fotografen in den Landkreis zieht
Solo-Exhibitions and Galleries
03|2023
02|2023
10|2022
03|2022
Collective Exhibitions
02|2023