Kangning Cui

Gallery

Academic visits, travels, food, and everyday moments through my lens.

Visits

2018–2025
Sunset over Dallas seen from an airplane

UT Dallas

Visiting StARLinG Lab · Dallas, Texas, United States

An autumn scene in the Triangle Region, North Carolina

The Triangle Region, NC

Attending TriCAMS 2025 · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Evening sky in Oxford

University of Oxford

Visiting DPhil student · Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

September 2024 – March 2025
Wake Forest University Research

Wake Forest University

Research scholar · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Summer 2023
Rome-Moscow School of Matrix Methods and Applied Linear Algebra

Rome-Moscow School

Student · Remote mode

Summer 2020
Delft University of Technology Exchange

Delft University of Technology

Exchange student · Delft, Netherlands

Spring term 2020
Peking University Exchange

Peking University

Exchange student · Beijing, China

Summer 2019
Middlesex University Exchange

Middlesex University

Exchange student · London, England, United Kingdom

Summer 2018
Tsinghua University Visit

Tsinghua University

Visiting student · Beijing, China

Summer 2018 and Summer 2019

My Dog Clement

2020–2025
Clement, 5 years old

Seeing me off at the airport

Clement, 4 years old

Wearing a watermelon hat

Clement, 3 years old

Yawning

Clement, 3 months old

Lying on the sofa · 3 months old

Travel

2023–2025
Traditional temple rooftops and a church cross silhouetted against the sunset in Datong

Datong

Shanxi, China

Taoism, Buddhism and Catholicism side by side

Sand dunes silhouetted against an orange sunset in Erg Merzouga, Morocco

Merzouga Dunes

Sunset over Erg Merzouga · Sahara, Morocco

Earthen rooftops and market stalls beside palm trees at Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco

Ait Ben Haddou

Earthen village · Ouarzazate, Morocco

Snow-covered slopes at Tizi n'Tichka Pass beside the road and an Ouarzazate province sign A group posing together in falling snow with the slopes of Tizi n'Tichka Pass behind them A brown dog curled up asleep in the sun at a roadside stop in the High Atlas mountains Two dogs resting at a roadside stop with the High Atlas mountains behind them

Tizi n'Tichka Pass

Snow at the pass and dogs along the way · High Atlas, Morocco

The sunlit minaret of Koutoubia Mosque rising above palm trees and visitors in Marrakech

Koutoubia Mosque

Marrakech, Morocco

White surf swirling against dark coastal cliffs near the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway Coast

Waves along the coast · Northern Ireland

Twisting beech trees arching over a quiet road at the Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland

The Dark Hedges

Game of Thrones filming location · Northern Ireland

Big Ben framed by a London street, with a bronze lion and red buses in the foreground Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament against a glowing sunset, seen from Westminster Bridge

Big Ben

Two views of London, from afternoon to sunset

A seated figure silhouetted on a rocky ledge above the Peak District under a bright, cloud-filled sky

Peak District

A pause above the valley · England

Waves along the rocky shore of Wast Water, beneath steep mountain slopes Five hikers gathered around a stone summit marker on a misty mountain near Keswick

Lake District

Wast Water and a mountain near Keswick · England

The standing stones of Stonehenge beneath a cloudy sky

Stonehenge

Wiltshire, England

White chalk cliffs above the sea, with a lighthouse standing offshore Three visitors walking across grassland with the white cliffs and sea behind them

Seven Sisters

East Sussex, England

Stone cottages lining a village lane in Bibury, surrounded by trees and gardens

Bibury

The Cotswolds, England

A classic Mini displayed among vintage motoring and music memorabilia at the Cotswold Motoring Museum

Cotswold Motoring Museum

Bourton-on-the-Water, England

The large sculpture of a young Mao Zedong at Orange Isle in Changsha

Orange Isle

Mao Zedong sculpture · Changsha, China

A travel photograph beside a black Mini Cooper in Okinawa A stone lion overlooking a tiled gate and the city from Shuri Castle Sunlit plants growing along the terraced stone walls of Shuri Castle

Shuri Castle

Okinawa, Japan

Palm trees and evening activity along Pattaya Beach

Pattaya Beach

Pattaya, Thailand

Palm trees along the sandy shore at Long Beach under a clear blue sky

Long Beach

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Summer 2023

Food

2023–2025
Platters of grilled meats with rice and salad at Antep in Oxford Grilled kebabs with rice, flatbread and salad at Shiraz in Oxford

Antep & Shiraz

Oxford, England

A salt-beef beigel with a pickle held in front of the Beigel Bake shop in London

Beigel Bake

London, England

Reminds me of Xi'an's cured-beef roujiamo.

Fine golden strands garnished with mint and presented on a white plate at Chang An Club in Xi'an

Chang An Club

Shaanxi cuisine · Xi'an Film Studio

Xi'an · Black Pearl One Diamond

Abalone with chillies, served alongside Baiji flatbread at Cai Feng Lou, HUALUXE Xi'an Tanghua

Spicy Abalone with Baiji Flatbread

Cai Feng Lou · HUALUXE Xi'an Tanghua

Xi'an · Black Pearl One Diamond

Golden Snowflake Beef with a crisp golden coating, served at The Eight in Grand Lisboa, Macau

Golden Snowflake Beef

The Eight · Grand Lisboa

Macau · Signature dish · Three Michelin stars (2023)

Chef Xia preparing Yangzhou fried rice beside a table of ingredients

Yangzhou Fried Rice

Chef Xia · 东逸珍味

Intangible cultural heritage

Photography

2023–2025
Tower Bridge spanning the Thames, seen from above the surrounding London rooftops

Tower Bridge

Above the Thames · London, England

A white swan and its reflection on rippling water in Hyde Park, London

Hyde Park

A swan on the water · London, England

A curved glass tower framed by neighbouring buildings on a London street

London Streets

Glass and geometry · London, England

Streetlights and headlights glowing through thick fog outside Oxford's IBME building on Halloween night

Halloween in Oxford

Thick fog outside the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME)

An ambulance being carried on a recovery truck along a street in Oxford

An Ambulance for an Ambulance

Oxford, England

Decorated porcelain vases and plates displayed on glass shelves at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

Porcelain at the Ashmolean

Ashmolean Museum · Oxford, England

Sunlight glinting across the blue water of the Taiwan Strait

Taiwan Strait

Sunlight on the water

Golden sunset over the water and distant hills, photographed outside the Hong Kong Palace Museum

Hong Kong Sunset

Outside the Hong Kong Palace Museum

Looking down from Macau Tower at roads beside the waterfront

Macau Tower

A view from above · Macau

Jellyfish floating in a blue-lit circular aquarium window

Jellyfish

North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

Summer 2023
Cookie the Shih Tzu resting on a patterned rug at Prof. Plemmons' home Cookie curled up on clothes in an open suitcase at Prof. Plemmons' home

Cookie

The Shih Tzu of Prof. Plemmons, my first research mentor.

Summer 2023
An airplane wing silhouetted against a faint blue horizon

In Flight

On the flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles.

Summer 2023