Slawo Urban

A German Cambridgeshire-based photographer whose work centres on attention, restraint, and recognition. His practice is concerned less with where photographs are made than with why certain moments remain.

Working intentionally, he treats photography as an act of selection rather than accumulation. Moments are allowed to exist only when they continue to hold beyond the instant in which they were recorded.

Urban’s work unfolds through long global walks, presence, and a deliberate resistance to excess. The camera is secondary to the moment; recognition comes before intention.

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Black and white photo of a person taking a selfie in an elevator mirror, wearing a mask, with the reflection visible.