BIO
I started shooting on the streets since late 2010.
I love to walk on the streets in downtown Vancouver, and to capture the interesting moments in the familiar places.
Urban geometry, light and shadow, strong contrast and precise timing…those are the elements I’m looking for in a shot.
My enthusiasm for photography started with my kids, and it’s still on the climb.
AWARDS
2015: Blank Wall Gallery: Exhibition “Monochrome” (10 May – 28 May 2015):
2015: American Aperture Awards (AX3) 2014 Category Winner for Street Photography (Non-Professional) – ‘On my way to work’:
2015: 1st place, 《摄影旅游》年度月赛2015~2016: 主题 “那一刻，想到了爱情“
2015: Honorable Mention, 10th Black & White Spider Awards
2014: Silver medal, VIPF (Vancouver International Photography Festival): Open Section
2014: 1st place, dotART URBAN 2014 International Street Photo Contest: Street Photography
2014: 3rd place, APOY 2014: Street Life
2013: 2nd place, dotART URBAN 2013 International Street Photo Contest: Final Classification
2013: 1st place, 《影像视觉》杂志: “天空故事”
2012: 2nd place, 2012 World Open of Photography – Street Category
2012: Controluce B&W Photo Contest 2012 Summer Award
2012: Honorable Mention, 2012 FotoWeekDC International Awards Competition: Contemporary Life
2012: 1st place, dotART URBAN 2012 International Photography Contest: Professions and Crafts
2012: 1st place, POCO.CN Minimalism/Composition Contest, China
2012: Controluce B&W Photo Contest 2012 Autumn Award
2012: Controluce B&W Photo Contest 2012 Spring Award
2012: Honorable Mention, 121Clicks.com – The “Mood Of Silhouette” Photo Contest
PUBLICATIONS
- 2016: Storytelling street photography by 1x photographers
- 2015: Amateur Photographer August 22/2015 – “Street Life”
- 2015: Arte Fotográfica Magazine #74, p.65-p.74
- 2015: 影像时代2015年4月刊
- 2015: Popular Photography: Your Best Shot Finalists: March 2015
- 2015: Book cover for “Burrard Inlet” by Tyler Keevil
- 2015: Nominated as one of the “75 MOST INFLUENTIAL STREET PHOTOGRAPHERS OF 2015” by streethunters.net
- 2015: SHOT! Magazine, Mar 2015
- 2015: 旅行摄影2015年2月刊
- 2015: 【攝影 ‧ 旅遊 ‧ 人】 2014 年刊
- 2015: Selected as one of the 70 photos in “STRONG 70” by ‘SEE IN MONO’
- 2015: Flickr Blog “Comparing top photos on Flickr around the world“, Jan 15, 2015
- 2014: 121clicks.com, The Best 100 Flickr Entries In 2014
- 2014: 图书封面 “把所有失眠的夜都给你” by 北京麦田时光文化
- 2014: SHOT! Magazine, December 2014
- 2014: 影像时代2014年12月刊
- 2014: Featured on GraineDePhotographe.com: Architecture et street photography par Jianwei Yang
- 2014: National Geographic, Daily Dozen 2014/11/11
- 2014: All-about-photo.com, Featured as ‘Emerging Photographers’
- 2014: Opticks Magazine, Oct 2014
- 2014: 摄影之友 2014年10月刊: 光影城市森林
- 2014: National Geographic, Daily Dozen 2014/09/22
- 2014: 1x.com, Mono – 2014 Yearbook
- 2014: SHOT! Magazine, July 2014
- 2014: B&W Soul Vision, Top of the Day
- 2014: 韩寒“ONE一个”杂志
- 2014: 咔啪先锋摄影 2014年3月刊: 特别策划: 做一个城市的导演—街拍摄影师阿四
- 2014: 摄影之友 2014年2月刊 每月观片
- 2014: 摄影旅游 2014年2月刊: 温哥华街头光影默剧
- 2014: SHOT! Magazine, Jan 2014
- 2014: ISP Magazine, Jan 2014
- 2013: 121clicks.com: The Best 100 Flickr Entries in 2013
- 2013: Black And White Street Group, 2013 Year book
- 2013: 旅行摄影/Traveler & Photographer Magazine(Chinese), 2013年11月刊
- 2013: SHOT! Magazine, Oct 2013
- 2013: Spanish photography blog “Cómo la hice”, Aug 2013
- 2013: Flickr Blog, “In Transit”, June 24, 2013
- 2013: APF magazine: Art of Street Photography/Photograph of the day
- 2012: The OPEN PhotoBlog, Photo of the Day
- 2012: Vancouver is Awesome
- 2012: PHOTO News magazine, Summer 2012
INTERVIEWS
- 2016: POCO摄影社区印象杂志：阿四镜头里的黑白世界
- 2015: 胖电塔与街头摄影: 有一种“街拍精神”，叫做阿四
- 2015: Amateur Photographer August 22 – “Street Life”
- 2015: 大众摄影7月刊：如影随形
- 2015: 四川摄影: 平凡最真
- 2014: 121clicks.com, Jianwei Yang – A Canadian Photographer Creates Stunning B/W With A Simple Compact Camera
- 2013: Street View Photography
- 2013:POCO摄影社区: 人与城市之间的几何视界