honorable mention
Jianfeng Chen united states
Photo © Edi Chen
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The San Remo
I am passionate about photographing symmetrical objects, particularly in architecture, and love to capture that which catches not only my eye but my soul. My fascination and journey with photography began in 2002, gravitating towards symmetry I photographed scenes at random in the world around me and during my travels. I have always been interested in art and design and prior to becoming a professional photographer worked as a graphic designer for many years.
My version of photography is a way of finding myself, to extract beauty from ordinary subjects and places. The best way for me to express this dreamlike, surreal and abstract black and white world is by using long exposure photography. I created this symmetrical portfolio by capturing particular and expressive details of historical landmarks and unique urban buildings in my year long quest for this one of a kind collection.
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entry description
This concept of the SYMMETRICAL WORLD was inspired by the fascinating architecture of the great city of New York, the most remarkable city in the world. Everyone has their own idea of New York in their mind...what makes New York, New York? My series “Symmetry in New York” was a one year project where I shot images of symmetrical, urban architecture during the Lunar Year of 2016. Each day I travelled the urban jungle going from neighborhood to neighborhood and all five boroughs to explore the city’s history and culture. All of these photographs have been enhanced by mood, harmony, proportion and balance. During these daily shoots I had to be prepared for weather, light, time of day and any other random occurrence which either hindered or helped my work. Some locations were chosen by extensive research and others just by happenstance. New York is a city where scenes and images can appear before you at any time. Looking closely at the photos you can see the imperfections that occurred during this journey, such as a pigeon standing on a structure to the missing bricks in a building. These "deficiencies" reflect the realities of life and that which surrounds us.about the photographer
I grew up in a city with three thousand years of history. I love to wait for sunset on top of JingShan Park (north of the Forbidden City) when the bell tower chimes loud and clear, and the pigeons take flight over the city's rooftops. The walls there are brick red and drab grey, and the four seasons are separate and distinct. I received my first camera, a PRAKTICA, in 1988. It had a 50mm lens, and a black and white manual focus. It was a gift from my grandfather who used to work at Ministry of Foreign Affairs.I am passionate about photographing symmetrical objects, particularly in architecture, and love to capture that which catches not only my eye but my soul. My fascination and journey with photography began in 2002, gravitating towards symmetry I photographed scenes at random in the world around me and during my travels. I have always been interested in art and design and prior to becoming a professional photographer worked as a graphic designer for many years.
My version of photography is a way of finding myself, to extract beauty from ordinary subjects and places. The best way for me to express this dreamlike, surreal and abstract black and white world is by using long exposure photography. I created this symmetrical portfolio by capturing particular and expressive details of historical landmarks and unique urban buildings in my year long quest for this one of a kind collection.
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