ZHANG CHENGLONG
Eternal water with Ripples

Yongding River is a large river located in the west of Beijing. Having been affected by the upstream vegetation, terrain and climate since ancient times till present, the river water is turbid and turbulent, and often runs recklessly in the flood season. Thanks to the targeted governance over years, the river does not see floods anymore and it even has dried up for several years. In recent years, after construction and transformation, the current river is clear and runs gently. The riverbed and river bank with sediment deposition have been developed and constructed into a similar ecological leisure space. It witnesses the meeting of life, device, river water and thoughts continuously. In the same space, the new landscape has replaced the river water containing large amounts of sediments and the river does not run randomly anymore…

Author
Zhang Chenglong (@alonbjs) lives and works in Bei'jing, China. He has worked as a photographer and editor for China News Service and 'Fellow Traveller' magazine. His practice is always poetic and gentle and focuses on the quotidian details, showing honest care for the subjects portrayed and has a unique way of exploring the interludes between tradition and modern transmutations. His work has been selected as a winner of the LensCulture Critics’ Choice Award 2024; been shortlisted for the Athens Photo Festival (2022 and 2026), the Belfast Photo Festival (2022 and 2026), the Portrait of Humanity Awards 2023; awarded as one of the 'Highly Commended' photographic artists at the Belfast Photo Festival 2022, and received an Honorable Mention in the Annual Photography Awards 2021.

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https://zhangchenglong.net

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