Photography

30 photos from my Unsplash library, which has been viewed 30.1 million times and downloaded 201,521 times (as of October 2026).

A bare tree in a concrete courtyard, lit from a slatted skylight above

Series 01 · 5 photos

Light & Space

A cross of light cut into a concrete chapel wall, with one person standing beside the pews
A single bar stool in the corner of a white room
Two pruned pine trees on a lawn casting soft shadows on a white wall
Two people seated on pews below a cross of light in a concrete chapel
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Ning Zhang
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A lilac flower-shaped balloon with a smiley face against a clear blue sky

Series 02 · 7 photos

Still Life

A wall of hundreds of small carved stone figures in rows
Pink and blue mugs arranged in the cubbies of a wooden shelf
A row of liquor bottles and a paper coffee cup lined up on a bar counter
Paper lanterns in many colours hanging against a dark brick wall
A row of red lanterns printed with the character fu, with gold tassels
A small grey television on a dark floor, its screen filled with a close-up of lips
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Ning Zhang
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Black-and-white concert: a singer leans back at the microphone, the band in silhouette against stage lights

Series 03 · 5 photos

Live

A rock band under white spotlight beams, seen over the crowd
A band in silhouette in front of a wall of glowing red squares
A guitarist in a club, the crowd’s raised hands in front of him
Black-and-white low-angle shot of a guitarist playing into the stage lights
Photography
Ning Zhang
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Large snowflakes falling past bare branches at night

Series 04 · 8 photos

After Dark

A white swan and its reflection on black water
Moon jellyfish glowing blue in dark water
Red and amber jellyfish with long tentacles against a black background
A crowd of orange koi crossing each other in a dark pond
A silhouette passing a glowing yellow sign with the number 283 in the dark
A white neon sign reading Universe is the ultimate romance of humankind, in English and Chinese, on a weathered stairwell wall
Streaks of blue, green and orange light blurred across a black frame
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Ning Zhang
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A crowd blurred in motion walking through an arch beneath a bridge, towers behind

Series 05 · 5 photos

City

The painted eaves of a traditional Chinese roof against a blue sky
An upside-down city skyline hanging above a sea of cloud
A man and a little girl flying kites against a clear blue sky
A traditional temple courtyard with a white high-rise tower rising behind it
Photography
Ning Zhang
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