9 April 2013: Today I am very delight to know that my image "Mount Hallelujah" made from Huangshan (黄山) in January 2013 has won 1X Curator's Choice Award. This image was firstly published on 1X in Feburary 2013.

6 April 2013: My image "Maligne Lake" made from my 2012 Canadian Rockies Photography Expedition has been published on 1X.

21 March 2013: My image "Winter Symmetry" made from my 2012 New Zealand Photography Expedition has been published on 1X.

14 February 2013: Happy Valentines Day! One of my new images made from Huangshan "Mount Hallelujah" has been published on 1x.

1 February 2013: Happy New Year! It has been a busy month for me in January 2013. I have been traveling around in mainland China. I am glad to announce that recently two of my images have been selected in 1X 2013 Landscape Tutorial Book. They are: Li River Sunrise and Starry Night at Mount Assiniboine.

5 December 2012: My image "Wild West Coast" from my 2012 New Zealand Photography Expedition has been published on 1x.

16 November 2012: My image "Starry Night at Mount Assiniboine" from my recent Canadian Rockies photography Expedition has been published on 1x.

30 October 2012: I am glad to announce that my photo "Color of Li River" has been selected by Amercian author Will Gibson to be the cover of his new novel The Hidden Life of Eddie Kitchen.

22 October 2012: Another image from my recent New Zealand Photography Expedition "Kawarau River" has been published on 1x.

2 October 2012: I just received a message from 1x book team to inform me that my photo "Li River Sunrise" has been selected for publication in 1x very exclusive 2012 yearbook No Words.

I am very proud that two years in a roll, I have photo and tutorial published in 1x books. My tutorial How I made: Moonlight was published in 1x book Photo Inspiration: Secrets Behind Stunning Image.

27 September 2012: During our trip to Canadian Rockies, I am glad to know that my new image "Tasman river" from my recent New Zealand trip has been published on 1x.

11 September 2012: Our 2012 New Zealand Photography Expedition was successfully completed. From this trip, I definitely fall in love with New Zealand Beauty. New Zealand is my dream land. I know I will come back again and again to witness its nature purity and magnificent landscapes.

Now it will take me a long time to process all those shots. More New Zealand images will be added into my gallery.

22 August 2012: After a long time preparation, our New Zealand 2012 Photography Expedition will finally start on 24 August 2012. A group of 5 photographers from three different countries will join this expedition.

22 July 2012: My tutorial "How I made: Li River Sunrise" has just published on 1x.

7 July 2012: My new image "Huangguoshu Waterfalls" taken very recently in Guizhou has been published on 1x.

30 April 2012: My image "Golden Li River" has been published on 1x.

8 March 2012: Just received an update from 1x, that 1x Tutorial Book, which includes Yan's published tutorial "How I made: Moonlight" , will come out in April 2012.

20 February 2012: My image "Waking Up" has been published on 1x.

6 January 2012: My image "The Dawn of Li River" has been published on 1x.

24 December 2011: My image "A New Day" has been published on 1x.

31 October 2011: I am very pleased that Digital Photography Review just announced that my image "Li River Sunrise" has won the 1st place in photo challenge The Continents: Asia.

30 October 2011: Yan's image "A Dream World" has been published on 1x.

21 October 2011: Yan's image "Li Rivr Sunrise" has been published on 1x.

17 October 2011: Australian photographer Greg Brave just published his interview with Yan on the subject of photography. Click here to view Greg's interview.

10 October 2011: Yan's tutorial "How I Made: Moonlight" published on 1x has been selected for 1x Tutorial Book 2011.

3 September 2011: Yan had an interview about his landscape photography with CiC.

2 September 2011: Yan's image "Under the Storm" has been published on 1x.

21 August 2011: Yan's another image "Ocean Symphony" has just been published on 1x.

10 August 2011: I am glad to share with you that in yesterday's Penrith Annual Digitial Photography Competition, two of my images won the 1st and 2nd prizes respectively. My image "Wilderness New Zealand" won the 1st prize, and my another image "Maroubra Beach" won the 2nd prize.

5 August 2011: Yan's photography has been reported by AroundUWS featured as Staff Snapshot. A link to this report is here.

4 August 2011: Yan has published a tutorial article about his approach of making image "Moonlight" on 1x.

10 July 2011: Yan has 8 photos from this site been selected to participate in exhibition "Lay of the Land" at UWS Art Gallery. A link to this exhibition information is here.