Four Seasons On Plate

• Prize
  Silver in Fine Art/Still Life
• Photographer
  Zili Zhang
• Technical Info
  110mm, F/8, 1/125s, Iso 100
• Photo Date
  2024-07-26

This series took a year to complete. Each one uses seasonal plants to tell a story. Autumn is inspired by a Chinese saying: "so beautiful that it is also delicious." Winter uses winter berries to tell an alternative version of Noah's Ark saga, in Sting's song "Rock Steady." Prosperity, Disaster, Two survivors, and the Escape. Spring tells a love story: Encounter, Together, New Birth, and the cycle continuing as the little one grows up. Summer symbolize the concept of Nirvana with water lily. It transitions from a full bloom to bud, then from a single petal to complete emptiness.

Zili Zhang is a fine art photographer based in Greenwich, Connecticut. He finds beauty both nearby and far in travels, seeking simplicity in nature and chaotic streets. It is his earnest wish to connect people through images the he creates. His work embodies his motto of "Simple. Beautiful. Meaningful.”