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The Shape of Strangers

This series explores fleeting encounters within the geometry of urban space. Through reflections, shadows, fragmented moments, and anonymity, I observe how figures briefly inhabit the city before disappearing again.

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Black & White Photo Contest

2026

People’s Vote Award

Street

Professional

Nominee

Street

Professional

The Shape of Strangers

This series explores fleeting encounters within the geometry of urban space. Through reflections, shadows, fragmented moments, and anonymity, I observe how figures briefly inhabit the city before disappearing again.

About Artist

Juleah Claar

Juleah Claar is an American photographer based in Switzerland, working in both film and digital. With a background in anthropology, her street photography explores the rhythms of everyday life, observing fleeting encounters, quiet gestures, and the subtle relationships between people and public space. Her work has been internationally awarded, published, and exhibited, with appearances in galleries, magazines, books, and public exhibitions, including a Times Square billboard. Through close observation and visual storytelling, she seeks to reveal the extraordinary within ordinary moments, inviting viewers to pause and look more closely at the world around them.

Juleah Claar

Photographic Areas of Focus

Alternative Process, Film/Analog, Fine Art, People, Street, Travel

Location

Switzerland

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