About

Edi Chen is an award-winning fine art photographer and photography educator based in New York City. Her meticulous architectural images capture the marvel of urban centers. Raised in Beijing, Chen admires the layered histories present in urban environments, capturing these marvelous edifices in black and white photographs. A search for symmetry informs these images, depicting moments over the course of a year of travels to diverse architectural cities. 

Edi has garnered numerous photography awards from The EPSON International Pano awards, International Photography Awards, PX3 De La Photographie Paris, Fine Art Photography Awards, Black and White Spider Awards, International Photographer of the year, International Photography Awards, Monochrome Photography Awards and Neutral Density Photography Awards. Edi’s artworks has been exhibited in many cities and numerous galleries.

Edi’s work has been featured on PPA magazine, MonoVisions, Editor Choice on 500px, Photo of The Day on Siena International Photo Awards, Editor Featured on National Geographic, Lensculture, Dodho Magazine, ND Magazine. 

Awards

2018 The EPSON International Pano Awards in the open Category: BRONZE 

2018 Orangenius Up Close competition: 2nd Prize 

2017 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS: Honorable Mention x 2 

2017 Px3 | Prix De La Photographie Paris: Honorable Mention 

2017 FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS: 2nd Place Winner in Architecture – The San Remo 

2017 FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS: Nominee 

2017 BLACK AND WHITE SPIDER AWARDS: Nominee x 2 

2016 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: 3rd Place in Architecture – Bridge 

2016 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: 3rd Place in Architecture – Building 

2016 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: 3rd Place in Architecture – Interior 

2016 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: Honorable Mention x 2 

2016 INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS: Honorable Mention x 4 

2016 MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS: Honorable Mention x 5 

2016 NEUTRAL DENSITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS: Honorable Mention x 4 

2016 LA GRANDE AWARDS: Architecture: HIGHLY COMMENDED 

2016 Annual Readers’ Contest: The Winners and FinalistsCities and Architecture: Honorable Mention