On the morning of October 22, the "Kaiping of the World"-the 3rd Shafei Photography Week was co-sponsored by the Documentary Photography Committee of China Photographers Association, China Photographic News, Guangdong Photographers Association, and Kaiping Municipal People's Government-the 3rd Shafei Photography Week in Kaiping Fine Arts Opening of the pavilion. Gao Qin, member of the Party Group and Secretary-General of the Chinese Photographers Association, Yang Yueluan, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Photographers Association, Wang Xiao, Party Secretary and Full-time Vice Chairman of the Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Wang Shaojun and Wang Ping, the descendants of the Chinese Red Photographers Shafei, and the Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles Party group member and full-time vice chairman Zhou Hua, vice chairman of Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles, chairman of Guangdong Photographers Association Li Jiejun, president of China Photographic News, Zhao Yingxin, Kaiping City leaders Yu Zhonghua, Chen Xiaoman, Chen Jiewen, Zhou Baozhu and others attended the event. As the hometown of Chinese photography, Kaiping has a profound photography history and culture. Sha Fei, the pioneer of Chinese red photography, the world's top ten photographers, the famous Chinese American photographer Liang Guangming, the winner of the 4th China Photography Awards, and the Guangdong Province photographer have emerged successively. Famous photographers such as Hu Peili, the former chairman of the National Association. In recent years, Kaiping has been adhering to a high-level operation of the "World's Kaiping"-Shafei Photography Week, a nationally influential brand event, further inheriting the red gene, promoting the culture of the hometown of overseas Chinese, continuously inspiring future generations, and consciously using the lens to record The era, the era of writing, and the era of acclaim, tell the story of China, the story of Kaiping, and the story of red. Shafei Photography Week has been held for three consecutive times this year, and the brand awareness has increased significantly, which has played a positive role in promoting Kaiping’s image and telling Kaiping stories. Yang Yueluan, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Photographers Association: We believe that through the continuous building of the brand "Kaiping of the World"-Shafei Photography Week, we will use images to construct a communication platform for Kaiping to have a dialogue with history and the future. Use photography to boost Kaiping's world-renowned cultural and art platform. This is also our original intention to continue to hold this event. Chen Xiaoman, Deputy Secretary of the Kaiping Municipal Party Committee and Acting Mayor: This event is an art event in the photography industry, and it is also a good opportunity for cultural exchanges. We hope that through a series of rich and colorful activities such as famous exhibitions, famous lectures, photography seminars, and photography gatherings, we will further promote the learning and communication of photographers and photography enthusiasts, and further exert the power of images, strengthen city promotion, and help Kaiping The city builds a “strong advanced manufacturing city, a famous cultural and tourist city, and a landscape and ecological homeland”. "Kaiping of the World" Shafei Photography Week has been held for three years. It has always planned and displayed a batch of masterpieces of domestic and provincial photographers with the theme of world tourism heritage culture + red image culture. Representatives of participating photographers will issue certificates in recognition of their contributions to the Photo Week. As one of the curatorial experts, Hu Liming, the winner of the China Photography Awards, also presented his collection of works "My Photo Friend" to the guests. The album "The World Heritage Pearl Great Beauty Kaiping" Kaiping Cultural Tourism National Photography Exhibition Collection jointly produced by Kaiping City Federation of Literary and Art News and China Photography News Agency also made its debut on the same day. Kaiping City Archives, City Library, City Photographers Association and Town The (street) representative accepted the book donation on the spot. Tang Yuan, deputy director of the Large Format Professional Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Photographers Association, and vice chairman of the Guangdong Large Format Photographers Association: Our Guangdong Large Format Photographers Association participated in the three consecutive Shafei Photography Week. I think it is more brilliant one year after another, which is of great help in promoting rural photography in Guangdong. This curation has received strong support from the local government and the Provincial Photographic Association, which provides us with a very good venue. Shafei’s eldest son Wangping brought a copy of the inaugural issue of Jinchaji Pictorial to the scene. He said that Shafei’s Photography Week is not only an exchange event in the photography industry, but also an inspiration for future generations to continue their red blood with practical actions. Important way. Shafei's eldest grandson Wangping: The cover is called "The Wind and Clouds" and the back cover is "The Iron Horse in the Sand Garden." These two photos were taken when Shafei went to the North China front in the autumn of 1937. The pictorial was produced in both Chinese and English, with the purpose of propagating the Chinese Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army throughout the country and the world. In the war years when material conditions were extremely scarce, Shafei and his comrades overcame huge difficulties in order to make this pictorial to be published continuously and effectively, and many comrades gave their precious lives. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. When we are living a good life, we must not forget the predecessors and martyrs who have gone through fire and fire for national independence and the liberation of the people. Zhang Zhiwang, Chairman of the Kaiping Photographers Association: We have held several photography activities of "Salute to Shafei". Together with these three Shafei Photography Weeks, the influence in the country is very large, and it also affects the majority of photography hobbies. Authors and members became keen on shooting content about the red cultural heritage. The photography competitions held in Baihe Town and Yueshan Town this year were all organized with the theme of red inheritance and celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. The purpose is also to commemorate our photographic ancestor, Mr. Sha Fei. The photographic works exhibited in this exhibition are divided into three exhibition areas, eight characteristic exhibitions, and two unique photography events, namely the "Watching of the Times" series of seminars and the Greater Bay Area (Kaiping) Photography Meeting. The "Depth+" photography work in Kaiping The workshop will be led by a well-known photographer to talk with the students about the beauty of Kaiping.
Outside the Kaiping Art Museum, the "Hundred Years of Struggle and A New Journey" curated by Zhao Yingxin, the president of the China Photography News Agency, is the continuation of Sha Fei's red photography original intentions.As a professional photography media, it pays tribute to the great achievements of the centuries-old party, to the great creation of the Chinese people, to the photographers who have silently observed and recorded generation after generation, tells Chinese stories well, and expresses the new hope of the new era. The China Photography News has successively launched the "Hundred Years City Image" with the theme of "Hundred Years of Struggle and a New Journey". The first exhibition on the ground was presented in the form of layout, the function of image verification history was highlighted, and the pace of the times was fixed.
In the Kaiping Art Museum, I went to the mountains and seas to see Kaiping-a joint exhibition of 500PX landscape photographers, reviewing the results of the "Kaiping of the World" Photography Tourism Self-Media Summit held in November 2020, and focused on displaying 10 self-media photography experts from Visual China 500PX The charm of human records Kaiping.
Another blockbuster exhibition in the museum, "Large Format in Guangdong-Lifting Your Hijab (Second Season)" showcases Guangdong's large format photographers' pursuit of innovation while inheriting and promoting classical craft photography. , Seeking newness, seeking change.
In the People’s Park of Kaiping City, the tide of the Guangdong River-images from the Beijiang, Xijiang, and Hanjiang basins; the sea, land and air-Xie Mo, Ye Jianqiang, and Shen Ling photography joint exhibition; the light of the Chinese-Liang Guangming's photographic works are blooming, naturally The landscape and the photographs are in harmony.The Cantonese River Tide-The images from the Beijiang, Xijiang and Hanjiang basins are visually integrated by curators such as Li Nan, Yan Changjiang, Liang Houxiang and other curators to show the cultural relationship of the water source basin of the southern Guangdong; photography by Xie Mo, Ye Jianqiang, and Shen Ling The sea, land, and air “guards of honor” composed of the works of the family are exhibited in a composite display, and the span between them is imaginative. This is one of the characteristics of this exhibition; the photographs of the late Kaiping overseas Chinese photographer Liang Guangming Fully shows his efforts and exploration in the field of photography, every picture is worthy of thought and intriguing.
This year's Photography Week also launched the "Red Memory in Pictorial-Historical Manuscripts and Video Exhibition" by Zhang Chao, a 13-year-old veteran photographer from Guangdong who joined the army at the Kaiping Museum.Unlike ordinary painters and photographers, Zhang Chao “makes a wedding dress for others”, even if he becomes the editor-in-chief. The works belonging to him are hidden behind the layouts he handles, and in the passing of time, they turn into yellowed pictures and go with the wind.
"My Photographic Friend-Hu Liming's Portrait Photography Exhibition" is a black and white portrait of his photographer's friend taken by the photographer Hu Liming in the studio. These profound photographic works are particularly heavy in the city museum.
Combining with the great historical node of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party, the “Viewing of the Times” documentary photography seminar hosted by Li Nan, vice chairman of the Guangdong Photographers Association and Southern Weekend Photo Director, focused on the “historical value and practical significance of Guangdong red photography” and explored Guangdong New trends, new phenomena and new results in the development and research of local photography and contemporary photography.
In order to promote the development of culture and tourism in Kaiping City, combined with the embodiment of the spirit of the Communist Party of China in photography, and through image dissemination, to serve the construction of tourism economy, the China Photography News specially organized the Greater Bay Area (Kaiping) photography meeting and opened the Kaiping Photography University. In the lecture hall activities, photographers are invited to gather in Kaiping, exchange skills in the arena competition, and master lectures to gain new knowledge!
The Kaiping "Depth+" Photography Professional Workshop consists of Li Nan, Yuan Dongping, and Ning Zhouhao as team mentors. It is composed of 9 trainees selected from across the country. It is taught in small classes and combines special lectures, photo editing and on-site shooting. Kaiping conducts in-depth shooting, in-depth interpretation, and in-depth dissemination.
