Turquoise Paradise

Photographer

Gary Ng

Category

Architecture Photography - Heritage

Company

GaryFive

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2026

Country / Region:

Hong Kong SAR

*Turquoise Paradise* captures Shah-i-Zinda in Samarkand, Uzbekistan—an avenue of mausoleums shaped by turquoise domes, intricate mosaics, carved terracotta and geometric ornament. Photographed in the stillness of morning, the series explores how light, colour and repetition transform architecture into a passage between the earthly and the sacred. Through shifting shadows and luminous surfaces, Shah-i-Zinda emerges as a place where geometry, memory and faith converge—and where the boundaries between life and death appear to dissolve.