2025 : 06 Alex Mao Youth Photo Award

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.
Thomas Hope;Sad Little Seal;A cute seal having a nightmare
Thomas Hope;A Humble Seal;A male seal bathing in the sunlight
Indie Ford;Feathers Fanning The Beach
Indie Ford;Flying Home

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