Liminalis ቀንዲ ተግባር፦ ስእሊ ፎቶግራፍ by Maja Zinczuk

Liminalis ቀንዲ ተግባር፦ ስእሊ ፎቶግራፍ by Maja Zinczuk is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ፎቶግራፊን ምትዕርራይ ስእልን Competition Category.

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Liminalis ቀንዲ ተግባር፦ ስእሊ ፎቶግራፍ

by Maja Zinczuk

Client: Maya Zet

ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ፎቶግራፊ Category

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The Design

About Liminalis ቀንዲ ተግባር፦ ስእሊ ፎቶግራፍ

ጽሑፍ መጽሓፍ፦ እዚ ናይ ፎቶግራፊ ፕሮጀክት ካብ መወዳእታ ዓበይቲ ናይ ኤውሮጳ ዘራሳት መሬታት ዝኾነ ሸለቖ ብየብርዛ የናዲ። ብጃላ፡ ብንጽብራቕን ብዝቀያየር ብርሃንን ኣቢሉ፡ እዚ ተኸታታሊ ስእሊ ነቲ ጸጥ ዝበለ ለውጢ ናይቶም ጨቓፍ መሬታትን ነቲ ተሰባሪ ሪዝሚ ናይዚ ኢኮሲስተምን ይሕዞ። ንትዅረት ናይ ዶኩመንተሪ ምስ ናይ ምስትንታን ናይ ትርኢት ቋንቋ ብምሕዋስ፡ ንዝቐነሰ ኣጠማምታን ንዕሙቕ ዝበለ ስሚዒት ንኡስ ናይ ኣከባቢ ለውጥን ይዕድም። ኣብ ኣየር፡ ስቕታን ግዜን ብምድሃብ፡ እዚ ፕሮጀክት ኣብ ልዕሊ እቲ ተነቃፊ ሚዛን ኣብ መንጎ ተፈጥሮ፡ ዝኽርን ሰብኣዊ ህላወን ይሓስብ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award

Liminalis ቀንዲ ተግባር፦ ስእሊ ፎቶግራፍ ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ካብ ጽቡቕ ዝተዳለዉ ፍጥረታት ዝጽበዩ ሞያውን ኢንዱስትሪኣውን ጠለባት ንዝመላኡ ጽቡቓት ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ሓጺን ዓቢ ክእለት፣ ልዑል ፍሉይነት፣ ክኢላዊ ርድኢትን ፈጠራዊ ዓቕምን ፈጣርዮም የርእዩ። Liminalis ቀንዲ ተግባር፦ ስእሊ ፎቶግራፍ ብብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን፣ ተግባራውን ሓድሽን ፍጥረት ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ሓጺን ሽልማት A' Design Award ንዝበለጹ ልምድታት ኢንዱስትሪ የጣምር፣ ምስ ፍልጠትን ተውህቦን ዝተኣሳሰሩ ብቑዓት ቴክኒካውያን ባህርያት ድማ ኣለዎ። Liminalis ቀንዲ ተግባር፦ ስእሊ ፎቶግራፍ ብጥንቃቐኡ ይኽበር፣ ንዓለም ዝሓሸ ቦታ ክትኸውን ዝሕግዙ ምምሕያሻት መዓርግ ህይወት ንምቕራብ ድማ ዝተዳለወ እዩ።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Biebrza is a photographic series portraying one of Europe's most pristine wetland landscapes. The images explore the interplay of light, mist, and water, emphasizing the rhythm and transience of marsh ecosystems. The project merges documentary clarity with artistic interpretation, creating a quiet narrative about the fragility and timelessness of nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: Digital photographic series produced in high-resolution RAW format using Alpha 7 III camera, without post-production.
Tags: landscape photography, wetlands, nature conservation, fine art photography, environmental awareness, minimalism, atmosphere, Polish landscape
Production Technology: The project was realized using digital photography techniques focused on natural light.
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was capturing the essence of an ever-changing landscape while preserving its silence and authenticity. Environmental constraints, weather unpredictability, and ethical considerations related to wildlife protection required patience, adaptability, and a non-invasive approach to image-making.
Research: Type of Research: Artistic and observational research.
Research Objectives: To visually document and interpret wetland landscapes.
Methodology: Field observation and photographic exploration.
Data Collection and Tools Used: Digital photography, field notes.
Participants or Experiments: Solo fieldwork.
Results: A cohesive photographic series.
Insights and Impacts: Increased awareness of fragile ecosystems and landscape perception.
Inspiration: The project was inspired by the Biebrza Valley as a rare, almost untouched natural environment. Observations of seasonal changes, shifting light, and water levels formed the conceptual foundation. The series reflects a contemplative approach to landscape photography and a desire to preserve the visual memory of vulnerable wetland ecosystems.
Project Duration: The project was developed during summer 2025 in the Biebrza Valley, Poland. Photographs were taken across multiple seasons to document environmental changes and atmospheric conditions characteristic of the region.
Operation Flow: The project invites viewers to engage through quiet observation rather than direct interaction. Sequential viewing reveals subtle changes in light, space, and mood, encouraging a slower pace of perception. The images function collectively as a visual narrative, allowing the audience to experience the landscape as a contemplative and immersive environment.
Team Members: Solo project.
Image Credits: Image #1: Maja Zińczuk, Morning Fog, 2025.
Image #2: Maja Zińczuk, Wetland Horizon, 2025.
Image #3: Maja Zińczuk, Silent Marsh, 2025.
Image #4: Maja Zińczuk, Waterline, 2025.
Image #5: Maja Zińczuk, Dusk Over Biebrza, 2025.