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One, Two, Three

Zili Zhang

United States of America

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“If you see a tree as blue, then make it blue.” – Paul Gauguin. The first time I saw this photo on my camera screen, I had this vision that the background should be this color, and then I spent almost two months to achieve that.

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Nominee

Golden Leaves

Captured in 2021, this East Village street photo exudes a '70s vibe. After two unsuccessful shots, I captured a subtle vulnerability, or perhaps a moment of sympathy for the photographer before her. Her Instagram page wrote, 'Debbi in the Face, Harry in the Body’.

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Benji

Glen Canyon Dam, which holds the 2nd largest reservoir in the U.S. Because of climate changes, the water level dropped to less than 40%. A worker operating on a bed of algae. Look how small a human is compared to the scale of the structure, yet observe the immense impact we made on our environment.

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Gold

Far Above Dam

The 10 o'clock sun casts the shadows of two birds on the red curtain of the fish market in Venice, Italy. It appears as though they are engaged in a conversation about love.

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Two Birds

It looks like one canoe, but actually two; It looks like only two person, but don't miss a small dog is also on-board. Lastly, there are three birds floating on the water.