Tommy Jiang is an independent photographer from China whose practice focuses on black-and-white documentary and street photography. After stepping away from photography for nearly a decade, he returned to the medium and has since developed a long-term practice centered on rural and mountainous communities. Over the past several years, he has worked extensively in Yunnan and other remote regions of China, photographing village life, local rituals, traditional beliefs, family relationships, and changing rural environments. ### SELECTED RECOGNITION * URBAN Photo Awards 2026 — Selected Photographer / Semifinalist / Finalist * LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2026 — Editors' Pick * TIP Street Photography 2025 — Editors' Pick * TIP Black & White Photography 2026 — Editors' Pick * AAP Magazine #58 Black & White — Selected Photographer * Changing Asia Photo Exhibition 2026 — Selected Photographer * National Geographic — Photo of the Day selection / feature
The Prayer of the Dead Tree
Where the Grass Remembers Us…
Tibetans and Horses
In the Mountain Village
Horned girl
Sleeping Tibetan
Mother Earth…
Oya Village, located in Muli Tibetan Autonomous County in Sichuan Province, southwestern China, is a traditional Naxi…
Inside the Old House