Though landscape photographer Han Teng won the Top Ten Landscape Photographer award for the three years from 2013 to 2015 he still worries over his ability to capture the true beauty of nature.
In his new book Defining Moment: Looking for the Most Beautiful Scenery, he said landscape photography brings him a speechless capability and presents his many challenges trying to find an image that can be both imaginative and dynamic.
Han, whose real name is Qi Shuhan, said his photographic ideal is to be original and keep the picture clean and simple.
Looking back at his pictures taken in 2015, he organized them with five Chinese characters 鈥 yi (vision), mo (desert), shan (mountain), huang (desolate) and hai (sea).
Every trip to the desert is a daunting test due to the dramatic temperature changes between day and night, but Teng is amazed by the resilience of living creatures in the harsh environment.
When describing his mountain photos, he said the mountains are like a father鈥檚 shoulder with a meaningful light falling on them. For the pictures he themes desolate, Tan questions if his works can retain the beauty of vast lands or trample on them.
Tan attributed his particular interest in taking pictures of the sea to its tolerance and infinite abundance.
Although he visited Yuanyang in Yunnan Province, known for its terraced fields, the humble photographer said he is always afraid of his inability to present full the beauty of the place.
鈥淚 have to be like a student who keeps pursuing and moving forward,鈥 he said.
Tan is also the director of the Landscape Photography channel at poco.cn, a leading photo community, and has had his works published by magazines including Chinese National Geographic.
(Photo taken by Han Teng/http://my.poco.cn/id-56392856.shtml)
