Visitors view Chen Zheng's photographic works at the China National Art Museum in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Stepping into the exhibition hall, it feels like being in a mysterious and beautiful natural world, with undulating mountains, swirling clouds, and rippling waters in black and white tones.

The photo taken in 2022 shows Nianbaoyuze in China's Qinghai province. [Photo by Chen Zheng/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Chen Zheng's landscape photography exhibition "Ink Realm" is underway at the China National Art Museum in Beijing and will last until July 26.

The photo taken in 2024 shows Sanqing Mountain in China's Jiangxi province. [Photo by Chen Zheng/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The exhibition brings together over 60 works created by Chen in the past 15 years, depicting natural landscapes using black and white freehand techniques, showcasing his reflections and practices in landscape photography.

The photo taken in 2023 shows Cairo in Egypt. [Photo by Chen Zheng/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

With unique perspectives, these works vividly capture natural landscapes from around the world. The mountains, rivers, clouds, mist, trees, and rocks in the works not only embody the interests and broad-mindedness of ancient Chinese literati but also carry the emotions and connotations of contemporary landscape photography.

The photo taken in 2016 shows the scenery of Iceland. [Photo by Chen Zheng/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Chen, a member of the Guangdong Photographers Association and the Shenzhen Photographers Association, has won the Silver Award in the color landscape group and the Belt Award on the 4th Global Chinese Photography Association in 2023. His work Dancing Trees was permanently collected by the Dali Museum.

The photo taken in 2016 shows the Faroe Islands in Denmark. [Photo by Chen Zheng/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Chen said, "Through the interpretation of black and white, the complexity and diversity of the natural world are transformed into concise and expressive images, showcasing a more profound, distant, powerful, and impressionistic visual impact."

The photo taken in 2013 shows the scenery in Kenya. [Photo by Chen Zheng/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A book titled Ink Realm, displaying Chen Zheng's black and white landscape photography works, has been released concurrently.

The photo taken in 2023 shows the Bromo Volcano in India. [Photo by Chen Zheng/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The photo taken in 2023 shows the island of Sumba in Indonesia. [Photo by Chen Zheng/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The photo taken in 2022 shows the Lianbaoyeze scenic area in China's Qinghai province. [Photo by Chen Zheng/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The photographer Chen Zheng [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Source: China Daily
Editor: Lyu Yun