/ 2025 / Architecture / Cityscape

Beneath the Skyline

  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Photographer
    Chengbin Zhang, China
  • Studio
    abinphoto@sina.com

Over more than ten years, I photographed six cities—San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Shanghai, Wuhan, and Chongqing—using panoramic black-and-white to strip away visual excess and reveal the soul beneath the skyline. Without color, these urban portraits speak of structure, density, rhythm, and silence. Tokyo’s towering grid contrasts with LA’s sprawling openness; Chongqing climbs in layered chaos, while Shanghai gleams with calculated precision. Each image is a study in character—an attempt to present cities without masks, exposing their temperament and quiet force.

Awards 2025

• Honorable Mention, PX3 2025
• Selected Work, 15th Shanghai Photography Art Exhibition
• Finalist, Black and White Photo Awards 2025
• Silver Medal, International B&W Photography Awards 2025
• Honorable Mention, 4th World Masters of Photography Awards
• Selected Work, World Water Day Photo Contest Travelling Exhibition (Italy & worldwide)

2024

• Silver Winner, 2024 Tokyo International Foto Awards
• Silver Winner, 2024 New York Photography Awards
• 2nd Place Winner (Merit of Excellence) , 19th Black & White Spider Awards
• Selected Work, 100th Zaragoza International Photography Exhibition
• Honorable Mention, 17th International Color Awards
• Honorable Mention & Exhibition, Thresholds 2024: Photography and Urban Architecture
• Honorable Mention, 7th International Digital Exhibition VISION (Finland)
• Exhibited Artist, 2nd B&W Athens Photography Festival (Greece)

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