Biography
Michael Jurek is a German fine art photographer based near Hanover. What began more than fifteen years ago as a personal passion for art and photography has, over the past three years, evolved into a full-time artistic practice.
Driven by a fascination with art, architecture, and photography, he has developed his distinctive visual language through observation, curiosity, and a continuous search for new perspectives and photographic techniques.
His work explores the beauty of architecture and nature through minimalist and abstract compositions. In an increasingly fast-paced world, his photographs invite viewers to slow down, embrace stillness, and rediscover the beauty of simplicity. Symmetry, abstraction, and reduction are the defining principles of his artistic approach, transforming familiar subjects into timeless visual compositions that transcend their documentary origins.
His work has been recognized in several prestigious international photography competitions.
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2025 ND-Awards - Architecture discovery of the year
2025 ND-Awards - Architecture Interior
2025 Fine Art Photography Awards - Architecture Category
2023 Minimalist Photography Awards - Architecture Category
2020 International Photography Awards (ipa) - Architecture Category
2020 Chromatic Awards - Abstract Category
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2025 International Photography Awards (ipa) - Architecture/Buildings Category
2025 reFocus Awards - Minimalism Category
2024 reFocus Awards - Abstract Category
2022 Annual Photography Awards - Architecture - Interiors
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2026 Minimalist Photography Award - Fine Art Category
2025 Epson International Pano Awards - Architecture Category
2025 reFocus Awards - Architecture Category
2024 reFocus Awards - Abstract Category
2020 Epson International Pano Awards - Architecture Category