/ 2026 / Architecture / Historic

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Yuanfeng Mao, United States
• Date of Photograph
  December, 2025
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/myf123asd/

Arches, columns, domes, and minarets converge in a layered composition at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. The polished marble courtyard reflects the architecture below, creating a mirrored expression of sacred geometry, balance, and devotion.

I am Yuanfeng, a photographer based in New York and New Jersey. Since 2023, I have been exploring architecture and cityscapes through my lens, focusing on geometry, light, and the rhythm of urban forms. I often explore the color and emotion of the cityscape during golden hour and blue hour, and I also chase moon alignments that bring a poetic dimension to the urban skyline. My work seeks to capture the dialogue between structure, atmosphere, and celestial moments.

Awards 2025 · International Photography Awards (IPA) · 1st Place, Cityscape — City Reborn at Golden Hour

2025 · European Photography Awards (EPA) · Architecture Category Winner of the Year — Once on the Edge

2025 · Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3) · 3rd Place, Cityscape — Empire in the Last Light

2025 · Budapest International Photo Awards (BIFA) · 1rd Place, Historical Architecture — Sanctuary in Stone

2025 · Tokyo International Photo Awards (TIFA) · 1rd Place, Cityscape — Empire in the Last Light