At the 2025 Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA), Tianzuo Zhang received the Silver Winner award in the Special Categories – Smartphone Photography category for the work Humble Journey. The award was selected by the competition jury, with the certificate signed by Hossein Farmani and Hannah Lillethun.
Official winner page: https://budapestfotoawards.com/winners/social/2025/93-36297-25/1782479081/
Commutes are often rough, so mobile phone recordings can be faithful to that roughness without the need for deliberate refinement. The daily commute transforms into a humble odyssey of attention—a compressed voyage where routine reveals fleeting beauty: fractured light through train windows, strangers’ exchanged glances, frost etching temporary art on pavement. Studies show commuters embracing these micro-moments experience heightened creativity and calm, mirroring travelers’ mindfulness.
I’m a photography enthusiast living and working in Beijing. I make it a daily practice to capture photos, whether using my smartphone or camera to document interesting light-play moments during my commute or urban explorations.
