About Me
Henry Fernando is a contemplative photographer based in Ottawa, Canada. His two great passions in life are travel and photography. He believes that travel helps him discover a lot about himself. It provides him with a whole new perspective and understanding of this phenomenal world that we live in.
His mindfulness approach to photography allowed him to see not only the spectacular and obvious but also the small, ordinary everyday things that one might not notice or consider worthy to be photographed.
Henry has been practicing the contemplative approach to photography for almost 20 years. He gives talks and workshops on Contemplative Photography.
Awards and Recognition:
2025 18th International Photo Award - Nominee | Moroccan
2024 19th B&W Spider Awards - Nominee | Maori Man
2024 19th B&W Spider Award - Nominee | Teepee
2024 International Photography Award - Official Selection for Final Award |False
Prophet
2024 17th International Color Award - Honorable Mention in People | Abidin
2024 17th International Color Award - Nominee in People | Man from Chefchouan
2023 Monochrome Awards - Honorable Mention | Man from Morocco (Street, Professional)
2023 16th International Color Award - Honorable Mention
2023 18th B & W Spyder Award - Nominated in Architecture | Girl from Porto
2022 Tokyo International Foto - Official Selection Finalist
2022 B&W Athens Photography Festival - Selected for exhibition in Athens
2022 B&W Spyder Award - Nominated (Cuscueno)
2022 Shots Magazine Summer 2022 Issue - Featured Photographer
2022 Caravaggio on the Street solo exhibition - Lalande + Doyle Gallery (Ottawa, Canada)
2022 Blank Wall Gallery Exhibition (Athens, Greece) - Jury selected
2021 16th Annual Black & White Spider Award - Nominated Portrait (Manila Vendor)
2021 SE Center of Photography - Contemporary Portraits, Juried Exhibition
2021 Picto-Real FIAP - Acceptance, B&W Open
2020 Dodho Magazine Featured Photographer - Caravaggio on the Street
2020 Black & White Spider Awards - Nominee in Children of the World
2020 NYC Exhibition Manhattan 2020 - Acceptance (Caravaggio Portraits)
2020 Moscow International Foto Awards - Silver in Culture/People (Manila Vendors)
2020 International Color Award - Two Nominees in Portrait (Christiane & Cigarette
Vendor)
2020 Soho Photo Gallery - Semi-Finalist for solo exhibition in NYC (Faces)
2019 B&W Spider Award - two nominees in Portrait, and one Honorable Mention
2019 Moscow International Foto Awards - Honorable Mention Architecture Metro Bench
2019 12th International Color Awards - 2 Honorable Mentions in Architecture
2019 12th International Color Awards - Nominee in Fine Arts
2019 12th International Color Awards - 3 Nominees in Architecture
2019 PhotoPlace Gallery Juried Exhibition - Selected (Cartagena Colours)
2019 13th Annual Black & White Spider Award - HM Professional Fine Arts
2019 13th Annual Black & White Spider Award - HM Professional Portrait
2018 Moscow International Foto Awards - Bronze Professional People Portrait
2018 Moscow International Foto Awards - HM Professional Fine Art Portrait
2018 PhotoPlace Gallery Juried Exhibition - Selected (Self Portrait)
2018 PhotoPlace Gallery Juried Exhibition - Selected (Environmental Portrait)
2018 11th Annual International Color Awards - 3 Nominations (Portrait, Still Life
& Sihouette)
2018 Monochrome Awards - HM Professional Portrait
2017 12th B&W Spider Award - HM in Fine Arts
2017 International Photography Awards - HM in Portrait/Culture
2017 Darkroom Gallery: The Face - Jury Selected
2017 PhotoPlace Gallery: Black & White - Jury Selected
2017 Charles Dodgson B&W Award: Professional HM in People
2017 Charles Dodgson B&W Award: Finalist
2017 International Color Award: Professional - Honorable Mention in Portrait
2017 International Color Award: Professional - 3 Nominations in Architecture,
Portrait and Children of the World
2016 Moscow International Foto Awards: Professional - Honorable Mention - Fine Art
2016 Black & White Spider Award: Nominee in Portrait
2016 International Color Awards: Professional - Two nominations - Architecture
2015 Moscow International Foto Awards: Professional - Fine Art Category
2015 Moscow International Foto Awards: Professional - Architecture Category
2015 Black & White Spider Award: Nominee in Fashion and Fine Art Categories
2015 Al-Thani Award: Accepted Author for 2 entries
2015 Curvilinear Juried Exhibition: Darkroom gallery
2015 Digital Photo Pro Magazine: Finalist Face Contest
2014 Juried Fine Art Photography: Darkroom Gallery
2013 PHOTOcentric 2013: First Place (Architecture)
2013 IPA: HM (People - Portrait)
2013 IPA: HM (Nature - Landscapes)
2013 IPA: HM (Special Category)
2013 Prix de la Photographie de Paris: Nominated (Architecture))
2012 Prix de la Photographie de Paris: Bronze, Fine Art Portrait
2012 International Photography Award: HM (Fine Art - Portrait
2012 International Photography Award: HM (People - Portrait)
2012 International Photography Award: HM (Fine Art - Self Portrait)
2012 International Photography Award: HM(People - Self Portrait)
2012 International Photography Award: HM (Architecture)
2011 Prix de la Photographie de Paris: HM Book Proposal Series
2011 Prix de la Photographie de Paris: Selected as official entry
2011 Focus Project Competition: Selected as featured photographer
2011 Worldwide Photography Gala Award: Silver Award for People and Portrait
2010 Worldwide Photography Gala Award: Gold Honourable Mention, Dominant Color
2010 Photography Masters Cup: Honourable Mention, Portrait
2010 Black & White Spider Award: Second Place Merit of Excellence
2010 Trierenberg Photography Award: Accepted Author
2009 Ottawa RA Photo Club: Photographer of the Year Award
2009 Prix de la Photographie de Paris: Third Place, Fine Arts Portrait
2009 International Photography Award: Honourable Mention, Fine Arts Nude
2008 Pillsner Urquell Award: First Place, Seasons
2007 Pillsner Urquell Award: First Place, Architecture
2007 Al-Thani Award in Photography: Accepted Author
2006 Popular Photography's Photographer of the Year, New York City Competition:
Finalist
2006 Manila Bulletin: Featured Photographer, Through a Lens Clearly
2006 Ottawa RA Photo Club: Photographer of the Year Award
Member of CAPA, WPPI & CARFAC