honorable mention
Zili Zhang united states
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Golden Leaves
Zili Zhang uses landscapes to tell stories, allowing elements within his images to interact and form quiet dialogues. Striving for simplicity, he seeks inner peace and serenity through a unique sense of color and form. He believes timelessness lies behind every decisive moment. His work transforms ordinary scenes from nature and the human world into poetic expressions of existence.
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entry description
“If you see a tree as blue, then make it blue.” – Paul Gauguin. The first time I saw this photo on my camera screen, I had this vision that the background should be this color, and then I spent almost two months to achieve that.about the photographer
Zili Zhang is an internationally recognized photographer based in Greenwich, CT. Recently named Conceptual Photographer of the Year by Exposure One, he also received Gold from the 1839 Awards and ND Magazine. His work has earned awards from the Smithsonian, Paris Photo Prize, TIFA, IPA, FAPA, reFocus, Chromatic and more.Zili Zhang uses landscapes to tell stories, allowing elements within his images to interact and form quiet dialogues. Striving for simplicity, he seeks inner peace and serenity through a unique sense of color and form. He believes timelessness lies behind every decisive moment. His work transforms ordinary scenes from nature and the human world into poetic expressions of existence.
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