Architecture nominee

This photo was taken at the Bean (aka Cloud Gate) in the past winter while the blizzard hit Chicago. I remember it was early in the morning and there were only a few people around the Bean – usually it’s quite busy there. This photo was captured with a mobile device.

Cocu Liu is a mobile photographer and product designer based in San Francisco bay area. He was born and raised in Beijing, China and lived in Hong Kong and Chicago, IL for many years. He is fascinated by lights, street photography and urban landscapes. He loves taking photos with his smartphone because it is so simple to use and he believes ‘the best camera is the one that’s with you’.

He began his photography journey thanks to Instagram in early 2012. He loves to play with new point of view and always looks for new perspectives around streets and urban environment. Cocu Liu was chosen by CBRE as The Urban Photographer of the Year (2015) in the mobile category, and his film work was featured for Apple World Gallery - “Shot on iPhone 6” in 2015.