Abstract nominee

I used the square composition of a medium format camera to metaphorically refer to the concept of 'time' in nature that only humans have. I pressed the shutter after a series of precise calculations, and each square perfectly framed the time and scenery of the moment. In order to let the negative and the seawater fully interact, I soaked the negative in the seawater took from the shooting location so that the salt and minerals in the seawater are able to remain on the negative. During the development, sea salt and minerals that stay on the negative produce chemical reactions with chemistry and silver halides. Human intervention and uncertain chemistry allow the whole process to create a memory journey between the earth and the sea, human beings and nature. The final images fulfill the purpose of recreating memories of different times and spaces and making them eternal. They not only record the memory of the ocean for 4500 million years but also witness the vitality of everything and the inseparable connection between human beings and the earth.

AWARD
Honorable Mention Fine Art and Portrait Series by 2019 Monovisions Photography Awards
Honorable Mention Fine Art Category, Documentary & Reportage Category, and People Category by 13th Pollux Awards' Results-Professional section
The 2nd Chania International Photo Festival 2019
Honorable Mention by Black and White 2019 Award. Photo-Competition.Online
Human Representation - Portrait - International Exhibition. Midwest Center for Photography
Honorable Mention by 12th Annual Artists' Book Symposium and Competition
34th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Cash Award
ESPY Photography Award 2019
Nomination by AAP Magazine for Black and White Award 2019
9th Annual “Figurative” Online Art Competition. Special Merit Category, Social Media (Official Website)
Camera USA 2019: National Photography Exhibition and Award, Naples Art Association
7th Annual Midwest Photo Emerge. Midwest Center for Photography
Yugen Series. Honored in Digital Camera Photographer, 2019

CONTRIBUTIONS AND PRESS/PUBLICATIONS
2019
Formosa Aborigines Series. Interviewed by VoyageATL Magazine
Formosa Aborigines Series. Reported by Dodho Magazine, and represented on the homepage of Dodho Magazine (Official Website)
Photography Foundation Judge. Besharat Arts Foundation Museum & Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA
Formosa Aborigines. Published by World Journal Newspaper, USA
Formosa Aborigines. Posted by Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta, Social Media (Official Website, Facebook)