October 03, 2017

IPA Photography Competition 2017 — Winners Announced!

October 03, 2017/ Yan Li

The International Photography Awards (IPA) 2017 Photography Competition has announced its winners. This year, the International Photography Awards received 14267 of submissions from over 165 countries.

HERE ARE MY AWARDS:

1st Place, category - Editorial, General News -> View my photos on IPA
1st Place, category - People, Lifestyle -> View my photos on IPA
2nd Place, category - Special, Travel/Tourism -> View my photos on IPA

ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

The International Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for professional, non-professional, and student photographers on a global scale, creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the photography world today. Each year, the International Photography Awards (IPA) invites passionate photographers, to compete for the title of Photographer of the Year, Discovery of the Year and Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year. A board of esteemed professionals in the field juries the competition: curators, photo editors, gallery owners, art directors, and other luminaries from the international photography community.

August 30, 2017

Selected as National Geographic's Photo of the Day (also awarded as National Geographic's "Best of August 2017")!

August 30, 2017/ Yan Li

My photo "the City of Disorder" was selected as National Geographic's Photo of the Day on Aug. 29, 2017. It was also awarded as one of ten "Photos of August, 2017)!

View my photo on National Geographic's Photo of the Day ->

View my photo on National Geographic's Best of August 2017 ->

MORNING ROOFTOPS

Day begins in Varanasi, the holiest city in India for Hindus. Located on the banks of the holy river Ganges, millions of pilgrims visit each year to bathe in the sacred waters. "Being the oldest continuously inhabited city in India, Varanasi is chaotic and colorful, intense and frenetic," says Your Shot photographer Yan Li. "Although it is the holiest place for Hindus, the daily life of locals has no difference compared to ours."

“What really attracted me to this image, besides the interesting perspective was all the stories happening within this photo. There are several subjects going about their day or taking a nap in this image and I was just fascinated by everything happening in this frame.”

— Matt Adams, Producer of National Geographic

August 12, 2017

Selected as National Geographic's Photo of the Day

August 12, 2017/ Yan Li

My photo "Protect and Defend" was selected as National Geographic's Photo of the Day on Aug. 4, 2017.

View my photo on National Geographic's website ->

PROTECT AND DEFEND - Being a park ranger in Ethiopia's Mago National Park is serious business. The men and women who take on this work risk their lives to defend the land and animals, like elephants and giraffes, from poachers.

“A very strong and intense portrait. Great idea to frame this image within the inside of the vehicle, Yan. After learning about many park rangers who risk their lives for that of wildlife’s and to end poaching I’m amazed by these men and women. Love the expression you captured here as his face tells part of his story and his personality.”

— Matt Adams, Producer of National Geographic

July 07, 2017

Editors' Favorite Entries in National Geographic Travel Photographer Contest, 2017

July 07, 2017/ Yan Li

Three of my photos have been selected as Editors' Favorite Entries in 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer Contest. Enjoy!

June 20, 2017

Px3 2017 Photography Competition — Winners Announced!

June 20, 2017/ Yan Li

The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (P×3) 2017 Competition has announced its winners.

Here are my awards:

2nd Prize in category of Press, People/Personality -> View my photos on Px3
3rd prize in category of Nature, Sunset -> View my photos on Px3

ABOUT THE P×3 AWARDS

The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (P×3) strives to promote an appreciation of photography, discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. The Paris Photography Prize was founded in 2007, and has since become one of the most prestigious photography awards in Europe.

Winning photographs from this competition are exhibited in a gallery in Paris and published in the high-quality, P×3 Annual Book of Photography.

November 16, 2016

Finalist, Travel Photographer of the Year 2016

November 16, 2016/ Yan Li

Just received the email notification from the organiser. I has been selected as the finalist of Travel Photographer of the Year 2016. My submitted photo for contest is "African Housewife" in the category of "One Shot - Shaped by Light".