1st place
gold star award
Yi Sun
united kingdom 
title
Ink wash painting of Zhangjiajie
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entry description
Ink and wash painting also known as traditional watercolor or in Chinese term, Shui-mo. It uses black ink in various concentrations to paint a black and white image with the most popular subject, landscape. For centuries, this most prestigious form of Chinese art was practiced by highly educated scholar gentlemen or literati. I remember to spend hours of time everyday learning this form of art when I was a child. This series of images use black and white photography to imitate ink and wash paintings of Zhangjiajie, the 1st National Forest Park of China. It is known for its extraordinary natural beauty with lush forests dominated by towering quartzite sandstone pillars. You may find it somehow familiar as this is also planet Pandora in “Avatar”.about the photographer
Yi Sun is an international award-winning landscape and travel photographer based in Cambridge, UK. He has a passion for exploring the world and documenting nature's fine art creations. Website: www.yisunphotography.comback to gallery
