2025 : 06 Alex Mao Youth Photo Award

Indi Nicholas;Silent strength ;A lone surfer lies on their board, facing the powerful waves ahead. This image captures a quiet moment of courage and determination. Despite the crashing surf and looming rocks, the surfer remains calm, ready to move forward. It reflects strength, resilience, and the human ability to face challenges with patience, even when the path ahead feels uncertain.
Joel Potter;Hoarfrost Clearing;The hoarfrost melts as the sun rises over Ophir
Lucas Lin;Natures Hand;22/03/25. A serene moment capturing the quiet connection between a girl and nature, where stillness speaks louder than words.
Lucas Lin;Beneath it;22/03/25. Reaching into the tangle of nature, she bridges the quiet tension between curiosity and decay.
Lucas Lin;Poison sun;29/03/25. A soft curious figure sits pondering while being bathed in filtered foggy sunlight.
Amber Wang;The Everyday Engine;This photo acknowledges the often unseen effort behind manual work, highlighting the idea that people, like machines, are engines of everyday life
Indi Nicholas;Half seen;Behind the sleek curve of a surfboard, only one eye is visible—watchful, intense, and quiet. This image speaks to identity and vulnerability, showing just enough to feel known, but holding back more. It reflects the inner world of a surfer: focused, private, and deeply connected to something larger. It’s not just about the waves, but the person who faces them.
Indi Nicholas;Where the light leaves us;Captured mid motion, he drifts through the last light of day — a symbol of all we try to hold onto. There's warmth behind him, stillness around him, but his figure slips forward into the blur of what’s next. Sometimes, growing feels like fading. Sometimes, presence looks like absence. This is that quiet in between.
Joel Potter;The Ghost;Long exposure of a ferry creates a Ghostly form of a Fisherman
Lucas Lin;Coverage;22/03/25. Shrouded in soft light and sheer fabric, a soft figure stands poised between shadow and serenity
Joel Potter;Self Portait;Self Portrait with Galactic Core
Lucas Lin;Green seat;22/03/25. Bathed in soft light, a quiet figure gazes through dusty glass, blurring the boundary between reflection and reality.

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