Miles Astray
Miles Astray is a multidisciplinary artist, combining photography and prose. Inspired by a slow, immersive, and messy journey around the world that started in 2012 and is ongoing, his practice is framed by candor, but not caged in by any one genre. Miles’ work aims beyond catchy, one-dimensional black or white narratives and notions of misery, happiness, modernity, and exoticism to portray authentic glimpses of here, there, and elsewhere. The result is both homage and appeal.
As a traveling photographer rather than a travel photographer per se, Miles' eclectic body of work encompasses anything from soul-feeding landscapes and pulse-accelerating cityscapes to story-telling street photography, keen cultural observations, bold documentary, and unusual animal encounters both in color and monochrome.
A self-taught artist first by passion then profession, his work has been exhibited in Paris, Rome, and Athens, and garnered international recognition at a variety of photography contests.
Discover contemporary artworks by Miles Astray, browse recent artworks and buy online. Categories: contemporary german artists. Artistic domains: Photography. Account type: Artist , member since 2024 (Country of origin Germany). Buy Miles Astray's latest works on Artmajeur: Discover great art by contemporary artist Miles Astray. Browse artworks, buy original art or high end prints.
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I'm 12 now. • 12 artworks
View allWhy those dates? Well, I don't mean to brag, but I have two birthdays, both in May. May 26th, the day I was born, and May 16th, the day I was reborn. That's the day I left home to start a new life. Now, twelve years later, I'm still out here. To celebrate my travel anniversary, I curated this latest collection with one print from each year.
Latest Artworks • 15 artworks
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Biography
Miles Astray is a multidisciplinary artist, combining photography and prose. Inspired by a slow, immersive, and messy journey around the world that started in 2012 and is ongoing, his practice is framed by candor, but not caged in by any one genre. Miles’ work aims beyond catchy, one-dimensional black or white narratives and notions of misery, happiness, modernity, and exoticism to portray authentic glimpses of here, there, and elsewhere. The result is both homage and appeal.
As a traveling photographer rather than a travel photographer per se, Miles' eclectic body of work encompasses anything from soul-feeding landscapes and pulse-accelerating cityscapes to story-telling street photography, keen cultural observations, bold documentary, and unusual animal encounters both in color and monochrome.
A self-taught artist first by passion then profession, his work has been exhibited in Paris, Rome, and Athens, and garnered international recognition at a variety of photography contests.
- Nationality: GERMANY
- Date of birth : 1986
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- Groups: Contemporary German Artists
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Representing the CEWE Young Talent Award
I couldn’t be more excited to share this with you: last year one of my photos ended up among the winners of the CEWE Award, the world’s largest photo contest. In the runup to this year’s award, CEWE reached out to me with a very flattering offer: to be the representative of their new Young Talent Award! Check out the link to see my image SILLY LOVE in action and read my tips for aspiring photographers:
Young-talent-award | CEWE Photo Award 2025
Featured in the 2023 KAAF catalogue
Very honored to have my work "F L A M I N G O N E" featured alongside an incredible selection of photographs in the 2023 KAAF catalogue: kaafphoto.ir/dl/KAAF Photo Contest 2023.pdf
International group exhibition, Travel
The Glasgow Gallery of Photography
Two works of mine will be on display at The Glasgow Gallery of Photography during the month of July for the international group exhibition "Travel." Do stop by if you get a chance!