From October 24 to November 21, 2018, the winning photos from the Imaging the Asia-Pacific Photo Contest since 2012-13 were on display at the Richard Charles Lee Canada Hong Kong Library. Read the blurb about the exhibit and click to view a gallery of photos from the exhibit below. Learn more about the photo contest at https://archive.munkschool.utoronto.ca/davidchu/photo-contest/.
In 2012 – 2013 the Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies at the Asian Institute envisioned a photo contest on the theme of “Imaging the Asia-Pacific,” and has presented it annually ever since. Open to all students at the University of Toronto, the contest has asked students to submit photographic representations of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. The photos may have been taken in any location inside or outside the region (including Toronto), but they are expected to be of high artistic quality and to offer images that go beyond clichés. Not only has the contest helped to make students aware of learning opportunities in the Chu Program and the Asian Institute; it also encourages them to consider the possibilities of interdisciplinary and multimedia approaches to the study of the Asia-Pacific. This exhibit is made up of only a small sampling of some of the most unique, beautiful and thought-provoking works the contest has received over the years. We invite viewers to contemplate the photos, to appreciate the artistic and intellectual talent on display, and to join us in imagining the region, its pasts, and its futures through the medium of photography.
Takashi Fujitani
Professor, Department of History
Dr. David Chu Chair in Asia-Pacific Studies
Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
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Exhibited Photographs
2017-18
Winner: Adrianna Eby, “Sidewalk Glamour”
Runners-up:
Baichao Chen, “Chai Qian”
Carey Davis, “Daydreamer”
2016-17
Winner: Bryan Li, “The Forgotten Man”
Runners-up:
Tammy Chou, “Closed”
Stephanie Xu, “Keeping Watch”
2015-16
Winner: Timothy Tse, “Beauty of the City”
2014-15
Winner: Joshua Nasielski, “Monsoon Remix”
Runners-up:
Timothy Tse, “Intimacy”
Alice Tsang, “Walking a Fine Line”
2013-14
Winner: Glen Chua, “School, Pyongyang”
Runners-up:
Betty Xie, “The Voyage”
Hao Wang, “The Celebration of My Sorrow”
2012-13
Winner: Isabelle Cote, “Asia Pacific 011”
Runners-up:
Zhiying Zhang, “Forecasts”
Edward Tse, “Progress”