WINNERS

Whither Rivers Flow

  • Photographer
    Ximeng Tu, China
  • Prize
    Gold Winner in Architecture/Bridges

This photography collection is a journey of self-discovery, a way to retrace my own growth through the act of capturing images. I began visiting every corner of Chongqing—its mountains, rivers, trees, and the pebbles along its riverbanks—attempting to decipher the connections between people, the city, the flowing waters, and my own bond with my hometown. Through photography, I try to freeze Chongqing’s “rivers” in time, yet the process itself carries a paradoxical feeling—the closer I get, the more I seek, the deeper the sense of loss becomes.