Portrait nominee

This visual narrative follows a modern-day Mulan whose reimagined warrior garb weaves together 1,500-year-old hanfu 剪裁 with Peking Opera's feather plumes—each quill echoing ancient generals' battle standards. The long sword, forged in the tradition of Wudang martial arts, intersects with blooming peonies, a Ming Dynasty symbol of feminine resilience. Red-yellow pom-poms from Qing Dynasty "hero's headdress" vibrate like embers of chivalry, while androgynous makeup bridges the Tang Dynasty's gender-fluid aesthetics with today's feminist ethos. Through five frames, steel meets petal to reveal how Chinese culture rewrites its heroes across millennia.

-PSA (Member of Photographic Society of America)
-Bronze Award of AIP Asian International Photography Art Competition - 2025 Global Chinese New Year Photography Competition
-Third Prize in Portrait Category of Camera Division, BenQ Post-Processing Photography Competition 2022