Having a first glance at this photo, the students of CityU will recognize it as the newly built academic building, named AC3 shortly. It was taken by me. The theme of this photo is about the advancement and new era of CityU, as this new building is built to expand the school campus in order to accommodate the newly admitted students under the 3-3-4 curriculum. The increasing number of students rises the demand of space of the school campus. Striving for its best to strengthen its education and facilities for the students, the AC3 in the photo marks the advancement and continuous improvement of CityU.
The focal point is the long stair letting the students to reach AC3, which grabs the readers’ attention and the upward direction of the stair symbolizes the step up and advancement of CityU. The long length of the stair is a metaphor of continuous development and advancement of CityU. Also, the object in this photo is asymmetrical, as the AC3 building occupies the top left hand corner and the stair, focal point, occupies the bottom. The angle of this photo is looking up, which strengthens the stair, because this creates the sense of climbing up the stair. The man on the stair serves this function as well. The stair guides and leads CityU’s students to climb up and explore the new future and make achievement with the school together. For the lighting and texture, the light is natural and soft. There is no shadow of the AC3. These make the AC3 looks sharp and bright in the photo. For the significance, all of the above elements contribute to sharpen the theme of this photo, since the stair and AC3 look magnificent and grand, these strongly symbolize the determination of CityU to strive for excellence and climb up!