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City of Ambition: Chongqing, China
Ferit Kuyas's photography will be displayed at Gallery 291 in San Francisco.
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The City of Ambition: Chongqing, China Photographs by FeritLiving and working near Zurich, Switzerland, Ferit Kuyas fully commited himself to photography in the eighties after graduating from law school. Working mainly on personal projects, he published several books. After visiting Shanghai for commissioned work, Ferit's travels brought him often back to China. His most recent body of work is City of Ambition with large cityscapes from the megalopolis Chongqing, China, which got published in October 2009.
Ferit's photographs have been shown in museums, galleries and festivals in Europe, America and Asia. His work is represented in private, corporate and public collections in the United States, England, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Turkey. He received a number of awards, among them the Kodak Photobook- Award and the Hasselblad Masters. Kuyas
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