THE REFINED EYE

Hengki Koentjoro is an accomplished photographer, specializing in capturing the spectral domain that lies amidst the shades of black and white. Born in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia on March 24th 1963, he proceeded to pursue further education in Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California—an expedition that plunged him into the professional arena of video production and fine art photography. Childhood introduction to camera on his 11th birthday is by now an earnest love affair that involves an elaborate choreography of composition, texture, shapes and lines.

Delving into what he believes to be his true purpose in life's journey of expression, he indulge himself in the art of black and white photography on the side. Exploring along the borderlines of light and shadow, yin and yang. Celebrating complexity in the minimalist. Diving into the spiritual in the physical.

AWARDS:
Hasselblad Master 2014 – 1st place winner in Landscapes/Nature category
IPA Photography Awards 2014 – 1st place winner in Nature/Aerial category
PX3 Paris Photo Competition 2015 – 1st Prize in Nature Category/Animal
PX3 Paris Photo Competition 2015 – 1st Prize in Nature Category/Water

BOOKS:
Black White Magazine Issue 103 06/2014: SPOTLIGHT – Portfolio Contest Winner
Hasselblad Master 2014 Annual Book # 4
Hengki Koentjoro Solo Monograph – WERKDRUCK Book No. 38 – Galerie VEVAIS
Monohydra ; Underwater Fine Art monograph - Afterhours Book Publishing
The Refined Eye - Hengki Koentjoro - Leica Lisse - The Netherlands