Honorable Mention TIFA 2024 Fine Art / Minimalism

Fusion of Martial Art and Nature

  • Photographer
    Lee Ching Kai
  • Agency / Studio
    Lee Ching Kai
  • Technical Info
    F/2.5, 1/100 Sec, Iso-200, Canon Eos 80d
  • Photo Date
    15 May 2020

The series focuses on the fusion of a few taekwondo basic moves & nature, with their shapes look alike. The left colors mean taekwondo belts (YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, RED & BLACK), signifying first beam of YELLOW sunlight on the SEED, GREEN SPROUTS as it grows, BLUE sky toward where the plant grows as it starts having LEAVES, RED sun that shines as the plant continues growing to have BRANCHES, and BLACK darkness beyond the sun as it grows into a tree with FLOWERS. The right background becomes brighter as the series flows, signifying a martial art learner moving up in rank and grows like the tree.

I'm a freelance commercial & wedding photographer. I've won San Francisco Bay International Photography Awards 2020, Minimalist Photography Awards 2020 & 2021, International Photography Awards 2020 & 2021, Still Awards 2020, ND Awards 2020, Chromatic Awards 2020, Monochrome Awards 2020, Annual Photography Awards 2020, Fine Art Photography Awards 2021, Moscow International Foto Awards 2021, Monovisions Photography Awards 2021, Muse Photography Awards 2021, Budapest International Foto Awards 2021 & New York Photography Awards 2021. I've been featured in Guang Ming Daily Newspaper & UTAR news.