TITLE: Tonle Om Gate

Tonle Om Gate (Southern Gate) at Angkor Wat of Cambodia's northern province of Siem Reap.

AUTHOR: WEN-HUNG LIN (Taiwan)

I was born in 1985 in Tainan, Taiwan, and hold a Master's degree from the Graduate Institute of Radio and Television at National Chengchi University. I work in an office during the week, and on weekends I pursue photography as my creative practice.

My photographic work is largely shaped by the perspective of a traveler on foot, interpreting the alleyways of Taiwan and cities around the world, as well as natural landscapes — the sea, waves, mountains, and rocks — through visual languages drawn from Impressionism, Fauvism, ink wash painting, and oil painting. Through this approach, I invite viewers into another, often multilayered, imaginative world hidden within everyday scenery.

Awards
• First Prize (Photography) and Tainan Award, Tainan Fine Arts Exhibition, 2022
• Gold Award, New York Photography Awards, 2022 and 2024
• Gold Award, Tokyo International Foto Awards, 2023
• Collection Award, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology Youth Art Award, 2024
• Third Place, Travel Category, International Photography Awards (IPA), USA, 2025

Exhibitions
My work has been exhibited at international photography festivals, professional galleries, and cultural venues, including the Tainan Cultural Center and the National Central Library in Taipei, Taiwan; National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; the 20/20 Photo Festival in Philadelphia, USA; the Glasgow Gallery of Photography, United Kingdom; the Vincent van Gogh Photo Award, the Netherlands; House of Lucie Budapest, Hungary; Blank Wall Gallery in Athens, Greece; and Instituto IMAGO in Mexico City, Mexico.