Ying Ang's artist book, Gold Coast, won the New York Photo Festival and Encontros Da Imagem book prize for 2014. She was honoured with a nomination for the Prix Pictet award for 2015, with a full portfolio acquired for the permanent collection of the Sagamihara City Museum in Japan. Ying was also chief curator for the exhibitions at the Obscura Festival of Photography 2016 and is the Director of the Reflexions Masterclass in Europe.