Kuanglong Zhang captures brothers playing football in Kashgar
Kuanglong Zhang, named 2025 Mobile Photography Awards photographer of the year, captured a photo of two brothers playing football after school in Kashgar, an ancient Silk Road city near the borders of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan. Zhang, who lives in Shenzhen, was struck by the contrast between the landlocked historic city and his modern coastal home. He used his phone's telephoto lens to emphasize the children against painted yellow buildings, composing them on left and right sides of the frame for balance, with both facing left to create spatial depth.
Key facts
- Kuanglong Zhang is the 2025 Mobile Photography Awards photographer of the year
- The photo was taken in Kashgar, an ancient Silk Road city
- Kashgar is close to the borders of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan
- Zhang lives in Shenzhen, a modern port city in southern China
- The photo shows two brothers playing football after school
- Zhang used a telephoto lens on his phone
- The composition places children on left and right sides of the frame
- Both children are facing left to give more space on that side
Entities
Artists
- Kuanglong Zhang
Institutions
- Mobile Photography Awards
Locations
- Kashgar
- China
- Shenzhen
- Tajikistan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Pakistan