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Crossing(One)

A typical example of how I apply juxtaposition and minimalism to street photography. Taken fourth floor above, there happened to be a moment of only one man walking crossing the famous Shijuku Crossing. To his right, there is a lone manhole, completing the image.

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World Photo Annual

2025

Nominee

Street

Professional

Crossing(One)

A typical example of how I apply juxtaposition and minimalism to street photography. Taken fourth floor above, there happened to be a moment of only one man walking crossing the famous Shijuku Crossing. To his right, there is a lone manhole, completing the image.

About Artist

Zili Zhang

Zili Zhang is a Greenwich, CT–based, internationally awarded photographer, whose conceptual landscapes transform ordinary scenes into poetic expressions of serenity, collected across the U.S. for their quiet storytelling and timeless beauty. Awards(Select): 2020 The 17th Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest - Finalist 2023/2024/2025 International Photography Awards - Honorable Mention 2024 reFocus Color Photography Contest - 1 Silver(Fine Art), 1 Bronze(Architecture) 2024 1839 Awards - 1 Gold, 1 Bronze & People's Vote Award 2024 The 10th Fine Art Photography Awards - 6 Nominations 2024 Exposure One Awards - Conceptual Photographer of the Year, People's Vote Award 2024 ND Awards - 1st Place and Gold Star Award in Special: Advertising 2024 Chromatic Awards - 2nd Place 2025 Tokyo International Foto Awards - Silver(FineArt: Still Life 2025 Best Photography Awards - 3rd Places 2025 Paris Photo Prize - Silver 2025 Budapest International Photo Awards - Gold(Fine Art/Collage) Solo Exhibition: 2025.2.6-2025.3.16 “Poetic Expressions”, Sorokin Gallery, Greenwich, CT 2025.12.1-30 “A Small Number, but Larger than Zero”, Gertrude G. White Gallery, Greenwich, CT Juried Art Shows(select): 2025 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, New York 2025 Armonk Outdoor Art Show, Armonk, New York 2024 Wickford Arts Festival, North Kingstown, Rhode Island 2024 Spring Rittenhouse Square Fine Crafts Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2023 Bruce Museum Arts Festival, Greenwich, Connecticut 2023 Gracie Square Art Festival, New York City 2023 Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Connecticut

Zili Zhang

Photographic Areas of Focus

Abstract, Fine Art, Landscapes, Minimalism, People, Street, Travel

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United States of America

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