Triangular Wave Block by Hanks Tseng

The sea is a powerful, often destructive force, and along the coast, triangular wave-blocking blocks are meticulously arranged to temper its intensity. In this striking landscape, the photographer captures these concrete structures as they extend rhythmically toward the horizon. By employing a slow shutter speed, the image transforms the turbulent water into a soft, ethereal flow, creating a strong sense of direction that guides the viewer’s eye toward the sea. The interplay between the geometric precision of the blocks and the expansive, cloud-filled sky highlights a masterful balance between human engineering and the raw, fluid beauty of the natural world.

Triangular Wave Block by Hanks Tseng
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Light & Composition Photo of the Day

Hanks Tseng

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Born in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Hanks Tseng is a dedicated landscape photographer who finds inspiration in the quiet rhythms of nature during his retirement. He specializes in capturing the serene beauty of seascapes, forests, and streams, frequently utilizing slow shutter speeds to evoke a sense of profound peace and stillness. Through his lens, he seeks to document the world’s natural splendor, sharing his passion for the outdoors while maintaining an active, health-conscious lifestyle centered on his craft.

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Award Date January 12, 2020
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AWARD SCORE
Value 13.0
Clarity 13.0
Composition 18.0
Style 13.0
Skill 12.0
Photograph Location
Hsinchu County, Taiwan

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Hanks Tseng Photography
Landscape Photography

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0.6/5 points
11/100 Review
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1.1/5 points
114/500 Submission
Jury Score: 69.0/80
Resonance Score: 11.7/20
Total Award Score: 80.7/100

Expert Photography Reviews · 3

Eleanor Voss Composition & Visual Structure Expert Review
The concrete tetrapods establish a rigid, rhythmic cadence against the fluid blur of the tide. It’s a calculated geometry that anchors the frame. The horizon line acts as a necessary fulcrum, balancing the heavy foreground mass against the expansive, diffuse sky. I’m genuinely unsettled by how the long exposure strips the water of its violence, leaving only a ghostly, static void. The composition holds, but it’s the tension between the man-made and the ethereal that truly commands.
Thomas Hargreaves Earned Photographs, Craft Discipline & the Long Wait Expert Review
Concrete tetrapods are rarely poetic, yet here they possess a certain rhythmic dignity. One suspects Tseng spent hours shivering on that Hsinchu coast, waiting for the tide to soften the edges of those brutal blocks. It’s a quiet, disciplined study of patience. I’ve spent enough damp mornings staring at grey horizons to know when someone has truly put in the work. He didn't just find this; he earned it. A respectable, cold-blooded effort.
Valentina Marchetti Environmental Portraiture & the Dialogue Between Person and Place Expert Review
The concrete tetrapods act as the subject here, their rigid, geometric forms anchoring the frame against the sea’s fluid chaos. It’s a portrait of Hsinchu’s coastline, where human artifice dictates the rhythm of the tide. I’m struck by how these blocks feel like sentinels, guarding the land with a stoic, industrial grace. They aren't just objects; they’re the architecture of survival. Without them, the water’s story would be entirely different. It’s a beautiful, lonely dialogue between stone and salt.
Reflections on this Photograph
By Priya Kapoor

The Salt on the Tongue

The air near the coast has a weight to it, a thick, briny dampness that clings to the skin like a second, cooler layer. I remember the feeling of sand trapped in the cuffs of my trousers, gritty and insistent, rubbing against my ankles with every step.

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By Astrid Halvorsen

The Geometry of Silence

There is a specific, heavy stillness that arrives just before the sea turns slate-grey in the late afternoon, when the wind drops and the water loses its agitation.

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