简介:Aphotographer-turned-entrepreneurinShanghai,Mr.thenHaiwenhasbeenpursuingthe“photographycangetabetterdevelopmentonlyifitinvolvesinsociety”conceptinbothhisbusinessandphotographypractice.Heisexploringaroad,whichiscomplementary,notconflicting,andalsoembracesphotography,society,artandbusiness.Sincesocietyissolargewhereasphotographyissoesoteric,photographycannotgetagreatleapforward,hethinks,unlessitintegratesintosociety.Anditistruethatanyartformisofnovalueifitisdivestedofsocialmooringsandphotographymustgotomarketifitwantstoengagewithsociety.
简介:OfthevariousphotographyfestivalsinChina,thePingyaoInternationalPhotographyFestivalisstilltheoneofthehighestprofessionalstandard,themostappealing.Asaformofvisuallanguage,imageryshouldnotgetdivorcedfromsocialreality.Ifwecouldinvitetothefestivalmorecultureresearchers,historians,anthropologists,sociologists,andpainters,thephotographyfestivalwouldbreaktheboundariesofphotography,attradmoreaudience,haveamoreenduringlife,andmeanwhileofferawiderscopeofknowledgetophotographers.
简介:Duringthefestival,fourforums,namelythearchitecturalforum,photojournalismforum,portraitforumandsceneryforum,wereopenedinordertofacilitatetheexchangesbetweenChineseandforeignphotographyworlds.Itwasalsoagoodopportunilyforamateursorphotographyloverstohaveaface-to-faceinteractionwithprofessionals.Thelaunchingoftheseforums,abrightspotofthisyear'sfestival,hasaddedlustertothePingyaoInternationalPhotographyFestivalandheldacreativesignificanceforthehistoryofChinesephotography.