About Journey Gong

Journey Gong is a Chinese American artist who presents his poetic interpretations of cultural landscapes through photography.

Born and raised in a factory town in Northwestern China, Gong moved to the United States as a young adult. The experience of culture shift has had a great influence on his work. Not only does he appreciate the most celebrated, but also cherishes the often overlooked.

Gong takes special interest in the drama and composition of his photographs, and the visual excitement of light, color and space. Guided by the creative writing process he developed during his academic training, his serialized photographs are concise and rich in emotion. From creating the concept, to finalizing the image selection, he often works on a series for years. Based on a common theme, each image within a series can stand alone as a visual poem, or form a narrative when displayed together.

Gong’s work has been honored by Fine Art Photography Awards, International Photo Awards, Independent Photographer Color Photography Awards,Tokyo International Foto Awards, and ND Awards. His series were featured on The Christian Science Monitor Weekly Magazine, F-Stop Magazine, Broad Magazine, Musée Magazine, Sixth Fitch, Dodho, L’Œil de la Photographie, We and the Color, and other publications.

Gong resides in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, with his husband Marc.

04/2020 The series POP was nominated by Fine Art Photography Awards. 

04/2019 Two series Abstract and Necessary Errors were nominated by Fine Art Photography Awards in the Fine Art and Conceptual Categories, respectively. 

12/2018 Featured in Ones to Watch campaign on Artfinder. 

12/2018 Abstract Series was featured on Lost At E Minor.