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NOT AN EXIT

NOT AN EXIT is a collection of large format analog photographs that proposes a closer examination of the nondescript interiors that we routinely pass through; doorways and hallways, spaces intended for movement but here, somehow appear impenetrable.

Awards

Color Photography Contest

2025

Bronze

Conceptual

Professional

Honorable Mention

Architecture

Professional

Nominee

Fine Art

Professional

Nominee

Film/Analog

Professional

NOT AN EXIT

NOT AN EXIT is a collection of large format analog photographs that proposes a closer examination of the nondescript interiors that we routinely pass through; doorways and hallways, spaces intended for movement but here, somehow appear impenetrable.

About Artist

Austin Irving

Born and raised in New York City, Austin Irving is an award winning visual artist who works exclusively with large format analog photography. Irving graduated cum laude with a BFA from the Department of Photography and Imaging at NYU’s TISCH School Of The Arts in 2006. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums in Hong Kong, India, Germany, France, and across The United States. Her work as been the recipient of the Architecture Master Prize, Aesthetica Art Prize, MonoAwards, Prix de la Photographie de Paris, American Photography Competition, Budapest International Foto Awards, International Photography Awards, PX3 Paris Photography Prize, Tokyo International Foto Awards, The Felix Scholler Photo Award, and the International Photography Competition at The New York Center for Photographic Arts. Her images have been featured in The LA Times, Wired, Slate, Architectural Digest, LA Weekly, PDN, Art Ltd., Artillery, TimeOut NY, The Herald Tribune, The Huffington Post, Frontrunner, Artsy, Voyage LA, Yatzer, and Artweek LA. Irving is based in Los Angeles where she lives with her husband and her dog, Kodak.

Austin Irving

Photographic Areas of Focus

Architecture, Film/Analog, Fine Art, Interiors, Landscapes, Minimalism

Location

United States of America

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