
A Special Photographic Series

一个大型的专题摄影项目
关于苗家专题系列摄影项目
About the photographic project
"The Miao Family of China" a special photography series project. It commenced in 2014, took four and a half years, travelling thirty thousand kilometers covering Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hunan, Hainan five provinces, twelve regions of Miao living area, and eighty-five Miao villages to photograph the diverse culture of Chinese Miao. The photography series paused in 2019.
All the photographic works of "The Miao Family of China" were completed in Miao home Interior. As the documentary indoor environment portrait, I captured that everything comes from nature and everything is based on reality.
All the subjects in the works are the Miao's natural persons, all the surroundings are the living place of the natural persons. All indoor shooting uses natural light without any artificial auxiliary light. The lighting in the works inspired by Rembrandt, Vermeer etc., the masters of oil [painters. By placing the subject in their own places, a calm, peaceful, dignified and rigorous visual picture is presented. The entirety of the picture can fill out and round out the individual characteristics, the living environment, and living conditions of the Miao people in different regions and branches are truly reflected.
The photographic works focused on the individuals of the Miao people, and also shows the traditional culture, family customs and religions of the Miao nationality. The works are the reflection of the Miao family in the modern changing era.
"The Miao Family of China" made a name for its powerful and culturally rich, it has noticed well by photographers, commentators, media, curators etc. The photographic works awarded several international and domestic prizes during the photo-contest and exhibitions.
《苗家》大型专题系列摄影项目,自2014年开始历时四年半时间,行程三万公里,跨越贵州、广西、云南、湖南和海南五个省份,十二个苗族居住集中地区,八十五个苗族村寨,用镜头记录当代中国苗族人家的生活状态和人文精神风貌。《苗家》摄影项目于2019年告一段落。
《苗家》专题摄影的全部作品以纪实类环境肖像为拍摄类型,全部都在苗家人居室内完成,拍摄的一切源于自然,一切基于真实。
《苗家》作品中所有主体都是苗族自然人,所有场景都自然人的生活居住地室内,所有拍摄不加任何人工辅助光而全部采用自然光。自然光的应用启迪于油画大师伦布朗、维米尔等油画作品的光影特点。根据苗家人室内自然光的光照条件,通过将人物主体置于居家的环境,以平静祥和、端庄严谨的视觉画面来真实反映不同区域苗族人和不同苗族分支部落苗族人服饰多样性、人物个体特征、居住环境和生活现状。
《苗家》聚焦的既是苗族人家的个体,也是苗族大家庭传统文化、习俗信仰的生动展示。《苗家》专题摄影项目更是当今时代变迁历程中苗家人的一个缩影。
《苗家》专题摄影作品公开问世后,收到了国内外摄影人、评论家、媒体人等广泛关注。已多次在国内外摄影比赛和展览中荣获殊荣。
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