Surrealness of Bowring Park

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Photographer

Ting ting Chen
Prize

Honorable Mention
University/School

Memorial University of Newfoundland
Date of Photograph

October, 2020
Technical Info

1/125s, ISO-40, f11, Full Frame.
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Website

http://www.tingtingchen.net

I left my home in Asia and came to Newfoundland Canada as an international student. Robert Tilley, a 73-year-old Newfoundlander, is the first friend I made in Newfoundland and through the years he has become my best friend here. We both like to visit the century-old Bowring Park. I took this photo in the fall when Robert was standing beside the trees in autumn colors. Time seems to freeze in this photo and the picture is shrouded in surrealness.

Biography

I left my home in Asia and came to Newfoundland Canada three years ago as an international student. During the past three years, I have not only found my new home in Newfoundland, but also my muse. Newfoundland is the inspiration for my photography. Robert Tilley, a -73-year-old true and born Newfoundlander, is the first friend I made when I come to Newfoundland, and now he has become my best friend. Robert and I have traveled most parts of Newfoundland, and he appears in many of my photos as a model.
Awards

Overall Winner of the 18th Julia Margaret Cameron Award Royal Photographic Society IPE 164 Shortlisted 2nd Place Prize winner in 2021 IPA Gold Winner in the 2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards Gold Winner in the 2021 Budapest International Foto Awards Silver Winner in the 2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards Bronze Winner in the 2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards 2 Bronze Winners in the 2021 Budapest International Foto Awards 2021 Flickr Your Best Shot Winner 10 photos won Honorable Mention in 2021 IPA 4 Photos won Honorable Mention in 2021 BIFA Finalist in Lucie Foundation's 2021 and 2022 Open Calls 12 photos won Honorable Mention in the 2020 IPA International Photography Awards Grand Prize Runner Up in Canadian Wildlife Federation's 2020 Reflections of Nature Photo Contest Winner in Wiki Loves Folklore 2020 Photo Contest held by Wikipedia Winner in both 2021 and 2020 Canada Historic Places Day Photo Contest held by National Trust for Canada