# UAL Awards Paul Lowe Prize to Ethan Fenton

> London University selects Ethan Fenton for Paul Lowe Award after his project The Shed explores human-machine image memory.
- Title: UAL Awards Paul Lowe Prize to Ethan Fenton | Shortify
- Summary: London University selects Ethan Fenton for Paul Lowe Award after his project The Shed explores human-machine image memory.
- Keywords: ual, paul lowe, ethan fenton, the shed, photojournalism, documentary photography, london college of communication, Digital Camera World
- Source: Digital Camera World — https://digitalcameraworld.com/photography/awards-and-competitions/london-university-announces-first-winner-of-new-award-in-honor-of-late-legendary-photojournalist-paul-lowe
- Published: 2026-11-13T17:32:50+00:00
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- Topics: ual, paul lowe, ethan fenton, the shed, photojournalism, documentary photography, london college of communication
## UAL announces Paul Lowe Award
The University of the Arts London has chosen its first winner for a new award honoring photojournalist Paul Lowe.
## Paul Lowe's legacy
Paul Lowe (1963, 2024) taught at UAL for over two decades and covered major events like the Romanian Revolution and Sarajevo Siege.
## Ethan Fenton wins award
Ethan Fenton, a London-based photographer, received the inaugural Paul Lowe Award for his project The Shed.
## The Shed project
Fenton's project explores how humans and machines understand images, questioning memory as algorithms determine which images we keep.
## Judges praise project
Judges called Fenton's work 'stunning' and described it as a 'fantastic, exciting piece of contemporary documentary work'.
## Paul Lowe's death
Paul Lowe was fatally stabbed in October 2024 while helping his son in California, who later faced murder charges.
## Key takeaway

Ethan Fenton wins UAL's inaugural Paul Lowe Award for his project The Shed, which examines how algorithms affect human memory of images.