Photo exhibition marking 70th anniversary of China's victory of counter-Japanese war held in Berlin
The opening ceremony of a photo exhibition commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people's resistance against Japanese aggression and the world Anti-Fascist war was held in Berlin on Tuesday with a wide visitor participation from both Germany and China.
Amazing sea waves in S. Africa
Photos released on Oct. 7th, 2015 by South African photographer Marck Botha depict a breathtaking view of sea waves in Durban, South Africa.
Hotly-debated photographer thrusts traditional Han-style beauty into the spotlight
If you frequent social media in China, you may have noticed a series of photos spreading everywhere recently: A young woman dressed in a white hanfu (traditional Chinese clothing) posing at Wat Rong Khun (also known as White Temple) in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. Wearing traditional makeup with a white foundation and red eye shadow, she looks like some sort of ice queen.
Developing photography
In the informative and delightfully presented exhibition Grain to Pixel: A Story of Photography in China, the Shanghai Center of Photography reviews 80 years of photography in China by looking at the signature works of 70 artists.
Visa d'or awarded
Agence France-Presse photographer Bulent Kilic was honored Saturday at photojournalism's biggest annual festival for dramatic images of refugees fleeing across the Turkish border.
Photography event to explore the beauty of China's grasslands
Starting on September 26, the biennial Bashang Grasslands Global Photography Grand Ceremony will share the beauty of grasslands during the fall with photography-lovers and investors at a three-day event hosted by National Photography magazine, according to a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.
'National Memory'
To try and present this part of history from multiple angles, the exhibition National Memory - Images of China in WWII from Overseas Collections has gathered a substantial amount of photos from organizations like the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) in the US and personal photos from overseas Chinese who were involved in the war, as well as dozens of documentaries and movies.
"The larger history was made up of countless individual memories. Paying attention to small details is a way to restore history. That's why we have collected smaller items. We want to help people to have a more comprehensive understanding of history," said Huang Liping, MoHI's executive director.
'Capa in Color' unveils bright side of legendary war photographer
Legendary photojournalist Robert Capa may be primarily known for his dramatic black-and-white war images, but an exhibition in Budapest is casting light on his lesser-known color peacetime pictures.
For six decades after his death in 1954, Capa's color images remained largely overlooked - until the Capa in Color exhibition was launched in New York last year.
Now in Europe for the first time, the collection reveals an unexpected bright side to the Hungarian-born frontline correspondent.
Spirit of the mountains
When I arrived at the village near Xiangzi's house, the young photographer had just finished photographing a couple somewhere in the village. Feet mudded, she led me to her house where it sat at the foot of the Zhongnan Mountains in Shaanxi Province. Her light steps and fluttering skirt made her seem like some image of a fairy.
Beneath the skin
At the same time a photographer is stirring waves of controversy in China after taking nude photos at the Palace Museum in Beijing, photographer 9mouth (Cao Chao) is quietly holding a solo exhibition at the Capital's Being 3 Gallery, a low key event that keeps his works, also featuring nude models, immune from the chaos going on outside.
Everything you are
Family belongings, which are usually regarded as symbolic of a family's wealth and status, can also become storytellers that bear witness to the lives of their owners and the march of time.
'Beautiful China' exhibition opens at UN headquarters
The "Beautiful China" photo exhibition, a major event of the BookExpo America (BEA) 2015, opens on Wednesday at the United Nations headquarters in a bid to showcase China's natural beauty and cultural heritage.
The torn photograph
For those who have never been to North Korea, the country remains a land coated with mystery and they have to rely on fragmented information to get a picture of it. For Wang Guofeng, an photographer who has dived into it several times, the country has turned a land of "spectacular sight."
Photographing North Korea
A family pose for a picture at the Taekam China-Korea Friendship Cooperative Farm in April 2014. Photo: Courtesy of Wang Guofeng
Chinese museum debuts Japanese WWII surrender photos
A museum in central China's Hunan Province debuted 32 photos on Friday that were donated by a US veteran documenting Japan's surrender in the province in August 1945.
Russia closes down exhibit of Western WWII photography for political reasons: source
A Russian museum that was due to host an exhibition of World War II images by photographic greats such as Robert Capa has unexpectedly closed just before the show was due to open, reportedly on Moscow's orders.
Cheng Tsun-shing photo exhibition at CAFA Art Museum
China's Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Art Museum is currently holding an exhibition of Cheng Tsun-shing's photo works titled Won't Somebody Bring The Light. The exhibition presents over 100 works that he shot during the 1970s as he traveled around Taiwan.
Photo exhibition opens in Paris to mark Chinese New Year
A photo exhibition opened in a Paris shopping mall on Tuesday to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year.