Sanctum of Light

• Photographer
  Yuanfeng Mao
• Technical Info
  28mm, F/5.6, 1/60s
• Photo Date
  2025

I was drawn to this Hindu temple not just for its architecture, but for the feeling it gave me — quiet, majestic, and completely overwhelming in its detail. I waited for the blue hour because I wanted the contrast between the cool sky and the warm lights to reflect that sense of stillness meeting grandeur. Framing it symmetrically felt right — like the structure was demanding balance. I didn’t want to just document the temple; I wanted to show how it felt to stand there in that moment, when everything slowed down and the light seemed to breathe with the stone.

I am Yuanfeng, a photographer based in New York and New Jersey. Since 2023, I have been exploring architecture and cityscapes through my lens, focusing on geometry, light, and the rhythm of urban forms. I often explore the color and emotion of the cityscape during golden hour and blue hour, and I also chase moon alignments that bring a poetic dimension to the urban skyline. My work seeks to capture the dialogue between structure, atmosphere, and celestial moments.