Echoes of Being

• Prize
  Bronze in Nature/Pets
• Photographer
  Hanqing Liu
• Technical Info
  Nikon, Full Frame, 70-200mm
• Photo Date
  2025

“Echoes of Being” is a studio portrait series featuring three dogs: two Labradors and a Jack Russell Terrier. Without anthropomorphism or adornment, I aimed to portray each dog’s individual rhythm: the sudden tension of mid-air motion, the calm of a steady gaze, and the symmetry of stillness. These five portraits are an invitation to witness dogs as they are—not through our projection, but through their essence. Sometimes, the deepest form of connection exists without words, in a shared quiet that resonates like an emotional echo.