honorable mention
Journey Gong united states
title
Cloud Symphony
The title, the building featured, and the time it was taken for each image are as following.
1. Anthem, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia, 2010.
2. Duet, Puerta de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain, 2015.
3. Interlude, the Broad Museum, Los Angeles, USA, 2016.
4. Sonata, La Pedrera-Casa Milà, Barcelona, Spain, 2015.
5. Resonance, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece, 2016.
Born and raised in a factory town in Northwestern China during the Cultural Revolution, Gong moved to the United States as a young adult. The experience of culture shift has had a great influence on his work. Not only does he appreciate the most celebrated, but also cherishes the often overlooked.
Gong takes special interest in the drama and composition of his photographs, and the visual excitement of light, color and space. Guided by the creative writing process he developed during his academic training, his serialized photographs are concise and rich in emotion. From creating the concept, to finalizing the image selection, he often works on a series for years. Based on a common theme, each image within a series can stand alone as a visual poem, or form a narrative when displayed together.
Gong’s work has been honored by Fine Art Photography Awards, International Photo Awards, Independent Photographer Color Photography Awards, and ND Awards. His series were featured on The Christian Science Monitor Weekly Magazine, Lost At E Minor, Objects Magazine, Sixth Fitch, and We and the Color.
Gong resides in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, with his husband Marc.
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entry description
Cloud Symphony is a collection of images that document man-made structures around the world, many of them landmarks, with clouds as the backdrop, and borrow musical terminology to reflect the relationship between the human society and the natural environment.The title, the building featured, and the time it was taken for each image are as following.
1. Anthem, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia, 2010.
2. Duet, Puerta de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain, 2015.
3. Interlude, the Broad Museum, Los Angeles, USA, 2016.
4. Sonata, La Pedrera-Casa Milà, Barcelona, Spain, 2015.
5. Resonance, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece, 2016.
about the photographer
Journey Gong is a Chinese American artist who presents his poetic interpretations of cultural landscapes through photography.Born and raised in a factory town in Northwestern China during the Cultural Revolution, Gong moved to the United States as a young adult. The experience of culture shift has had a great influence on his work. Not only does he appreciate the most celebrated, but also cherishes the often overlooked.
Gong takes special interest in the drama and composition of his photographs, and the visual excitement of light, color and space. Guided by the creative writing process he developed during his academic training, his serialized photographs are concise and rich in emotion. From creating the concept, to finalizing the image selection, he often works on a series for years. Based on a common theme, each image within a series can stand alone as a visual poem, or form a narrative when displayed together.
Gong’s work has been honored by Fine Art Photography Awards, International Photo Awards, Independent Photographer Color Photography Awards, and ND Awards. His series were featured on The Christian Science Monitor Weekly Magazine, Lost At E Minor, Objects Magazine, Sixth Fitch, and We and the Color.
Gong resides in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, with his husband Marc.
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