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Mogao Caves open to photographers for the first time

Over 100 photographers from China and overseas gathered at the Mogao Caves in northwest China's Gansu Province on Monday, the first such event ever hosted at the site.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/10/10 16:23:44

Latvian photojournalist's exhibition on Tibet opens in Riga

A photo exhibition featuring pictures taken by Latvian photojournalist Janis Laizans in Tibet has been unveiled here Friday.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/10/8 22:34:06

Fascinating Florida swampland

Photos taken by Mark Andrew Thomas show the diverse and vibrant scenery of swamp in Florida, US (Photo/IC)
Source: IC-People.cn | 2016/9/13 9:02:50

Photo exhibition on Beijing debuts in Washington DC

A photo exhibition showing brilliant heritages and beautiful sceneries of Beijing, China's capital, was staged on Tuesday at the main hall of the Union Station of Washington D.C., a main traffic hub in the US northeast corridor.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/9/7 14:12:02

Pulitzer-winning photographer seeks to show China's cultural diversity

Photography could play a significant role in promoting the diversity of Chinese culture and presenting a comprehensive landscape of the contemporary Chinese society, Liu Heung Shing, a Pulitzer-winning photographer renowned for documenting China in recent decades, told Xinhua in an interview.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/8/30 8:06:26

Juan I-jong, godfather of Chinese photography, talks about life, society and capturing moments in time

In recent years Taiwanese photographer Juan I-jong has been a frequent visitor to the Chinese mainland, where the influence of his books Contemporary Master Photographers and New Contemporary Photography Talent and bilingual Chinese-English magazine Photographers International have earned him the nickname “godfather of Chinese photography.”
Source: Global Times | 2016/8/4 20:58:39

Blooming lotus flower seen in SW China's village

Photo taken on June 25, 2016 shows a lotus flower in Gelongshan Village, Huaying City, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/6/27 10:34:39

Creative graduation photos shot in China's Wuhan

Photo source:Chinanews.com
Source: Xinhua | 2016/6/27 9:04:18

Taste beauty of "The Wave" in Arizona,US

Taste beauty of "The Wave" in Arizona,US
Source: Xinhua | 2016/5/27 13:44:06

China Int'l Photographic Art Festival held in Henan

A visitor takes photos of a work duirng the China International Photographic Art Festival (CIPAF) held in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, May 26, 2016.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/5/27 8:55:44

Looking back at China through the same angles with Dheera Venkatraman

In Dheera Venkatraman's recent visit to China in January, he reshot older photos from China, matching the same angle and focal length as they appear in the originals. By juxtaposing old and new photos people can see how urbanization has swept through cities in China over the past hundred years.
Source: Global Times | 2016/5/5 18:08:02

Russian photographer wins China Int'l Press Photo Contest

Russian photographer Sergey Ponomarev won the highest award of China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP) with his work on refugees ferrying to Europe, the contest's jury announced Friday.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/3/25 15:44:24

Global photographers compete in China Int'l Press Photo Contest

Judges for the China International Press Photo Contest began their search for the best among tens of thousands of photos from photojournalists around the world on Monday.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/3/21 16:40:13

History as a mirror

About half of the country uses smartphones now. With the small digital device, taking photos and processing them with editing apps have never been more convenient.
Source: Global Times | 2016/3/15 18:28:03

An undercover train photographer's life on the rails

"Taking photos over such a long span of time has been fascinating," he says. "That naked boy will have grown up to be a man. I wonder where he is now?"
Source: Xinhua | 2016/2/29 10:39:55

Monkey men

A new exhibition in Shanghai, titled Monkey Pilgrim, puts on display a series of portraits of monkey trainers by photographer Ma Hongjie.
Source: Global Times | 2016/2/16 17:58:01

A natural history

At a time when for many, the closest they'd get to adventure travel was reading Around the World in Eighty Days, photographers of the National Geographic Society were visiting every corner of the world and charting its geography and cultures.
Source: Global Times | 2016/1/26 18:18:01

Leibovitz seeks Merkel for new exhibition

She managed to photograph American TV host Ellen DeGeneres topless apart from a sparkly bra, her face daubed in a mime's white paint, and got into Buckingham Palace for a photoshoot with the Queen.
Source: AFP | 2016/1/15 0:12:26