Silver in Nature/Aerial / 2026 / Nature / Aerial

• Prize
  Silver in Nature/Aerial
• Photographer
  Dian Chuen Cheng, United States
• Date of Photograph
  February 28, 2026
• Instagram
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Mother Earth is the greatest artist. Using water as her brush, minerals and sediment as her pigments, traces emerge across the landscape, shaped by forces both patient and unseen. Neither planned nor repeated, these forms possess a balance and beauty beyond mortal imagination.


This is a painting that never ends. Each moment leaves a new brushstroke upon the canvas, while countless others are quietly carried away. Faced with these patterns, I can no longer tell where art ends and nature begins. In this endless act of creation, abstraction and reality quietly intertwine.

I’m currently a master’s student in Boston. When I graduated from college, my father gave me his old A7R3 as a graduation gift. And that’s how my journey into photography began.

This is now my third year behind the camera. I’m still learning, exploring, and discovering new ways to see the world through photography. I’m grateful to be part of this community and excited to share and to learn from fellow photographers.

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