TAO ZHONG

Photography / Spatial Practice

Black-and-white aerial mountains above clouds

Independent photographer · Buffalo / New York

TAO ZHONG

Space, light, people,
and the environments between them.

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Selected series / 2024—2026

Work, arranged
as visual fields.

Each project opens into a complete sequence. The photographs keep their natural proportion—no forced crops, no decorative filler.

Milky Way crossing a dark skyOpen series ↗
01

Night

Nocturnes

15 photographs
High-contrast black-and-white street cornerOpen series ↗
02

Urban

City Frequencies

26 photographs
Silhouette against the Manhattan skylineOpen series ↗
03

Portrait

Presence

06 photographs
Burger, fries, and fried chicken in warm restaurant lightOpen series ↗
04

Food

Table Studies

08 photographs
Black-and-white aerial mountains above cloudsOpen series ↗
05

Land + Air

Altitude & Terrain

33 photographs
A dark colonnade punctuated by red lightOpen series ↗
06

Architecture

Spatial Studies

13 photographs
Clustered white blossoms against teal skyOpen series ↗
07

Botanical

Chromatic Bloom

10 photographs
Published photograph from @tao.zhgOpen series ↗
08

@tao.zhg

Published Notes

18 photographs
Nuo and Yao wedding portrait photographed by Tao ZhongOpen series ↗
09

Wedding Portrait

Nuo & Yao

22 photographs
HDR real estate and architectural study in BuffaloOpen series ↗
10

Real Estate / HDR

Property Studies

12 photographs
Selected photograph from Tao Zhong's personal archiveOpen series ↗
11

Tao Zhong

Open Archive

37 photographs
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Black-and-white view upward between geometric facadesSpatial Studies
Nuo and Yao wedding portrait photographed by Tao ZhongNuo & Yao
Warm light across an empty cafe windowCity Frequencies
HDR real estate and architectural study in BuffaloProperty Studies
Silhouette against the Manhattan skylinePresence
Selected photograph from Tao Zhong's personal archiveOpen Archive
Overhead study of shrimp and lemonTable Studies
Still lake and autumn forest at first lightAltitude & Terrain
Green and magenta aurora above a houseNocturnes
Cyclist crossing a dense city streetCity Frequencies
Autumn canopy seen directly from aboveAltitude & Terrain
Backlit figure climbing through woodlandPresence
Dense field of star trailsNocturnes
Burger, fries, and fried chicken in warm restaurant lightTable Studies
Clustered white blossoms against teal skyChromatic Bloom
Published photograph from @tao.zhgPublished Notes

About / Practice

Observation
as a way of building.

Tao Zhong is an M.Arch I student at the University at Buffalo with a background in architecture and environmental design.

His photographic practice focuses on spatial order, available light, composition, and the relationship between people and the environments they occupy.

Camera
Sony A7 IV
Lens
Sony FE 24–70mm F2.8 GM II
Base
Buffalo / New York

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