Chinanews.com, Lishui, November 19th (Shao Yanfei, Xiang Jing and Zhou Jian) ​​Why is photography called the "common language" and "universal language" of the world?

　　From the Hasselblad International Photography Awards, the World Press Photo Competition, to the Arles International Photography Festival, the World Photography Congress... Different "faces" from different countries are active.

　　The reason why photography can communicate with the world is inseparable from its essential characteristics.

　　Compared with text, photography is the capture of light, shadow and color, which has pure visual impact, and people can understand it without being translated.

　　For example, in 2015, the first Siena International Photography Award in Italy awarded the top prize to Russian photographer Prosin Vladimir's work "Fisherman Rafting" in Lishui, Zhejiang. This excellent work interprets the "fog" in oriental aesthetics Lock the Ou River".

　　"Italian awards", "Russian photographers" and "Chinese materials", the "interesting collocation" across three countries, strongly reflects the characteristics of photography that is easy to understand, cross-border, and easy to spread.

　　At present, the changes of a century and the epidemic of the century are superimposed on each other. Under the complicated situation, people are more eager to gain mutual understanding, and the exchanges and mutual learning among world civilizations are more urgent.

　　As the "common language" of the world, photography should exert the power to connect you and me and communicate with the world.

Citizens and tourists visit the photographic works Zhou Jianshe

　　Looking at this year's "photography circle", it has been practiced all over the world.

　　The "Charm of Maldives·Sunshine Life" photo exhibition held in Lijiang, Yunnan, let visitors feel the charm of Maldives islands; the "Feng Yue Tong Tian" photography exhibition opened in Tokyo, Japan, reflected the development of China and the cultural exchanges between China and Japan to the local people The vigor and vitality of Zhejiang Wanli University, Hamburg Campus of Zhejiang University and the Oxford University of the United Kingdom successively unveiled the "Filial Virtue Culture Photography Exhibition", and the "filial piety" and "Chinese style" revealed everywhere attracted international friends to stop and appreciate...

　　Lishui, the "Hometown of Chinese Photography" located in the mountainous area of ​​southwestern Zhejiang, is a "pathfinder" to promote the exchange and mutual learning of photography art in the world.

　　The reporter learned that since 1999, the place has continuously held international photography festivals, national photography exhibitions and large-scale photography exchange activities, aiming to build a communication bridge for photography lovers around the world and make photography more "international".

　　From an international perspective, in 2021 Lishui started with institutional planning and specially issued the "Development Plan of Lishui International Famous Photography City (2021-2030)", which clearly aims to create a city where the local and the international are intertwined, art and industry are perfectly integrated, and elements and mechanisms are strongly guaranteed. International photography city.

Outdoor Photography Exhibition by Zhou Jian

　　Right now, at the 2022 World Photography Congress being held in Lishui, the "Lishui Manifesto" was released.

It pointed out that photography is an artistic language and means of communication that crosses national boundaries, and has had a profound impact on promoting the development of human civilization and world cultural exchanges.

　　"I hope that through the holding of this World Photography Congress, we will fully display the achievements of the world's photography development, promote the development and progress of global photography art creation, education research, and scientific and technological applications, and promote world cultural cooperation and exchanges." Ricardo, President of the International Federation of Photographic Art Busey said at the opening ceremony of the conference.

　　Relying on the 2022 World Photography Congress, Lishui continues to expand the influence of the "common language".

　　The series of activities of this conference - "Cities of the World" Global Photography Theme Joint Exhibition, exhibited 548 works of 215 cities around the world taken by 252 photographers and institutions, reflecting the urban landscape, human history of different countries and regions , social life, etc.

　　A picture is worth a thousand words to understand the world.

　　At the scene, Li Ying, a citizen of Lishui, was deeply impressed by a work shot in Chicago, USA.

The work presents the buildings of Chicago in the warm yellow clouds.

"Through the photography exhibition, you can feel the atmosphere of foreign cities without leaving the city, which is a great experience." Li Ying said in an interview.

　　It is worth noting that the unveiling ceremony of the Lishui Exhibition Center of the International Federation of Photographic Art was also held during the conference.

After the completion of the center, Lishui will hold 5 international photography exhibitions every year, becoming an important carrier of world photography cultural exchanges.

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