/ 2026 / Press / Travel/Tourism

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Tan Shay Ching, Malaysia
• Date of Photograph
  20260220

While everyone was taking photos from a boat on the way to the Big Buddha at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen in Bangkok, I found myself drawn to a different perspective. Instead of photographing the Buddha from the front, I chose to capture its back. Sometimes, an unexpected view reminds us that beauty lies beyond the obvious.