About
Pengkuei Ben Huang is a Toronto-based Taiwanese-Canadian Photographer. Born to a Chinese-Indonesian father and a second-generation Taiwanese mother, Ben migrated through many places before settling in Canada in 2005. His interest in photography began while studying in the US in 2001. Subsequently, in 2004, he earned his BFA at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Since then, he has undertaken numerous long-form lens-based projects concerning anthropological activities and their impact on cultural identities and the rapidly changing social landscapes. His works have been recognized internationally, including being a finalist for the Magnum Workshop Prize in Toronto and receiving an honorable mention at the 2024 Burtynsky Grant, for his work on the recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
His work is represented by the Elaine Fleck Gallery.
Awards & Recognitions
2024
Gold in Environmental
“Coastal Mammoth”
Budapest International Foto Award
Bronze in Book,
“The Memory Shore”
Budapest International Foto Award
Honorable Mention
“The Memory Shore”
Burtynsky Grant
Shortlisted
“The Memory Shore”
Book Dummy Award, Athens Photo Festival
2023
Special Mention
“Coastal Mammoth”
Urbanautica Institute Awards
Winner
“Planet Earth”
Life Framer
2022
Bronze in Architecture
“Coastal Mammoth”
Tokyo International Foto Award
2007
Finalist
Scotia Prize for Magnum Workshop
Select Exhibitions/Solo
2024
“Two Kings”
Gallery 176
Osaka, Japan
“Two Kings”
1839 Contemporary Gallery
Taipei, Taiwan
2023
“Coastal Mammoth”
Elaine Fleck Gallery
Toronto, Canada
2019
“Solemn Pines, Fading Things”
Urban Gallery
Toronto, Canada
Select Exhibitions/Group
2024
“Center Forward”
Center For Fine Art Photography
Fort Collins, CO, USA
2023
“Taiwan Photo”
Syntrend Creative Park
Taipei, Taiwan
“Salon 44”
Gallery 44
Toronto, Canada
Publications
Taipei Times, Featured Interview. June 2024
Panorama.pm, May 2024
Photographer Without Borders Magazine, June 2023
mnngful, September 2021
Broad Magazine, April 2021
Pearl Press. March 2021