/ 2026 / Portraiture / Personality

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  DI CHANG, Taiwan
• Date of Photograph
  Year of 2025
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/changdi_pro/?igsh=azF6bXpidjE0MzRt

An elderly Japanese man was sketching in a botanical garden. His focused expression made me wonder how long he had been pursuing this hobby. The moment I pressed the shutter, he heard the sound, smiled at me, and then returned to his sketch. To me, this encounter represents the profound spiritual connection between a photographer and their subject. Although I do not know his name or how to reach him—and though we never exchanged a single word—I still carry the wish to one day give him this photo.

I am a student from Taiwan who loves art photography and lives for the art of the lens. Since I started, I’ve often been asked
Why this composition?
Why this light?
Why these colors?
To be honest, I don't always have the answers. My intuition tells me that’s the way to go; my sense of beauty craves that specific light; my eyes find the composition before my mind does. My intuition has no guide; it flows naturally and leads me without hesitation. I love who I am in those moments—simply following where my heart leads.

Awards 2025 National Geographic Taiwan Photo Contest-3rd Place
2025 IPA International Photography Awards-2nd Place
2023 Epson International Pano Awards-Special Award Winner
2023 Epson International Pano Awards-Open Awards TOP 25
2023 IPA International Photography Awards-2nd Place
2019 Tokyo International Foto Awards-Silver Prize
2018 IPA International Photography Awards-2nd Place
2018 Tokyo International Foto Awards-Silver Prize
2017 PX3 Prix de la Photographie de Paris-Silver Prize
2016 PX3 Prix de la Photographie de Paris-Bronze Prize
2015 PX3 Prix de la Photographie de Paris 1st Public Choice-Gold Prize
2015 PX3 Prix de la Photographie de Paris-Gold Prize