Surrealness In Bowring Park

• Prize
  Gold in Fine Art/Landscape
• Photographer
  Ting Ting Chen
• Technical Info
  1/125s, Iso-40, F11. Full Frame.
• Photo Date
  October, 2020

I left my home in Asia 3 years ago and came to Newfoundland Canada as an international student. Robert Tilley, a 73-year-old Newfoundlander, is the first friend I made in Newfoundland and through the years he has become my best friend here. We both like to visit the century-old Bowring Park. I like the park because the massive trees here remind me of my home where there are big trees. I took this photo last fall when Robert was standing beside the trees in autumn colors. Time seems to freeze in this photo and the picture is shrouded in surrealness.

I left my home in Asia and came to Newfoundland Canada three years ago as an international student. During the past three years, I have not only found my new home in Newfoundland, but also my muse. Newfoundland is the inspiration for my photography. Robert Tilley, a -73-year-old true and born Newfoundlander, is the first friend I made when I come to Newfoundland, and now he has become my best friend. Robert and I have traveled most parts of Newfoundland, and he appears in many of my photos as a model.