Silver Award – reFocus Awards 2025

The Color Photography Contest by reFocus Awards

July 9, 2025

This year’s competition welcomed entries from 83 countries, highlighting outstanding work from across the global photographic community. The jury included industry professionals from National Geographic Society, Sonder Publications, The Gulf Report, and others.

Han Yang has received the Silver Prize in the Fine Art category of the 2025 reFocus Awards: Color Photography Contest for the series Metamorphosis.

Metamorphosis is a conceptual portrait series that explores queer identity and visual transformation through the lens of speculative aesthetics. This project explores the transformative journey of the queer body through butterfly symbolism. The butterfly, representing rebirth, fluidity and metamorphosis, reflects the evolving nature of queer identity. This visual narrative captures the ongoing, personal metamorphosis of queer identity.

More about the award: https://refocus-awards.com/entry/metamorphosis-3