Session Time Exhibition Theme Ceremony Venue 1st 2001.09.20~09.30 Open-Communicate Pingyao County Yamen 2nd 2002.09.20~09.26 Century-China Pingyao County Yamen 3rd 2003.09.16~09.22 Life-Culture Pingyao Ancient City Gongji Gate Square 4th 2004.09.16~09.22 Civilization-Development 09.22 Life-Culture, Gongjimen Square, Pingyao Ancient City, Fourth Session 2004.09.16-09.22 Civilization-Development, Pingyao County Yamen, Fifth Session 2005.09.16-09.22 Peace - Progress, Pingyao County Yamen, Sixth Session 2006.09.20-09.26 Century - China The Sixth Session of the County Nga 2006.09.16~09.22 Diversity -Harmony The Seventh Session of the County Nga 2007.09.19~09.25 Cooperation -Win-win The Eighth Session of the County Nga 2008.09.19~09.25 Olympics -Love Olympics -Love Pingyao County Nga 9th 2009.09.19~09.25 Life-Dream Pingyao County Nga 10th 2010.09.19~09.25 Confidence-Power Pingyao County Nga 11th 2011.09.19~09.25 Moment-Eternity -2012.09.19~09.25Regression -Surpassing) Pingyao Ancient City Yingxunmen Square The 13th 2013.09.19~09.25Life in Photography Pingyao Ancient City Yingxunmen Square The 14th 2014.09.19~09.25 Life of Photography, World of Dream (Life of Photography, World of Dream), 15th Session, Yingfumengmen Square, Pingyao Ancient City, 2015.09.19~09.25 Keeping Watch over the Homeland, Letting Go of the Dream (Home & Dream), 1st Session, Square in front of Pingyao Ancient City Station, 2001: Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, Pingyao, China
Themed "Openness - Communication", the International Photography Exhibition took place from September 20 to 30, 2001, with 165 photographers from 16 countries and regions, including France, the United States, and Spain, and 40,000 domestic and foreign photographers attending the event.
The main contents included a large-scale song festival, photo exhibition, advanced photography seminar, slide show party and so on. Picture exhibition in 12 exhibition areas display 58 different styles of exhibitions; picture trading **** there are 20 projects to reach an agreement; advanced photography class 10 internationally renowned photographers to teach in person, the number of participants nearly 200 people; large-scale song will be the theme of the "new Daxun - the new Shanxi", a group of stars, the scene is grand. The whole photography festival is rich in content, creative and innovative, and has produced a good social effect.
Second: Pingyao International Photography Exhibition 2002
In 2002, according to the relevant state regulations, the Pingyao International Photography Festival was renamed as Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, and was held in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi Province, China, from September 20th to 26th, with the theme of "Century China". The theme was "China in the Century". 203 photographers from 13 countries held 94 exhibitions with more than 4,000 works on display. Internationally renowned multinational companies Alcatel and L'Oreal (China) joined the event. The organizing committee held press conferences in Paris (France), Milan (Italy) and Madrid (Spain). The organizing committee held press conferences in Paris (France), Milan (Italy) and Madrid (Spain). 22 agreements were reached between photographers and photographic organizations.
Compared with 2001, its characteristics:
One is more international, from the guests and exhibitions, *** there are from France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Denmark, Russia, South Korea, Japan and other more than 10 countries, 123 photographers participated in the exhibition, the number of registrations doubled compared with the previous year, the domestic and foreign exhibitions*** there are 94, the exhibition of works of 4,000 From the point of attracting investment, two famous multinational companies, Alcatel and L'Oreal, joined the exhibition and organized the "Alcatel Chinese Photographer's Album Award" and "L'Oreal Award for Contemporary Photographers in China", forming an interactive win-win relationship with the exhibition; from the point of press releases, the exhibition was held in the same place as the previous year. In terms of press releases, the organizing committee of the exhibition held press conferences in Paris, France, Milan, Italy and Madrid, Spain. All these show that the internationalization of the exhibition is increasing.
The second is a higher cultural taste, which is mainly manifested in the fact that many famous figures in the international photography industry, as well as the French Ambassador to China, the Spanish Cultural Attaché to China, and the internationally famous director Mr. Tang Jili, participated in the exhibition; quite a number of foreign photographic masterpieces appeared in China for the first time, and the Conceptual Photography Exhibition, which reflected the latest explorations and achievements of Chinese photography, as well as the Exhibition of Women Photographic Artists and Five Photographic Artists, also aroused wide attention in the photography industry.
Three of the exhibitions were held in China.
Third, the atmosphere is more intense, "the light of civilization of Sanjin" as the theme of the opening ceremony of the cultural evening of elegant taste, colorful, coupled with a series of folk cultural activities, so that the entire photography exhibition from beginning to end overflowing with a strong festive, peaceful atmosphere.
The Third: Pingyao International Photography Exhibition 2003
The exhibition was held in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi Province, China, from September 16 to 22, 2003, with the theme of "Life and Culture". More than 190 exhibitions from 17 countries and regions, 228 participating authors, and 60,000 Chinese and foreign guests attended the opening ceremony. The total number of visitors to the exhibition amounted to more than 100,000 people. For the first time, four major photography forums on architecture, landscape, portrait and documentary photography were held in China; and zero records were made for the founding of the Pingyao International Museum of Photography. This year's photography exhibition has many contents and two points, reflecting the international taste of the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition in every way. The Pingyao Museum of Photography sculpted statues of Mr. Sha Fei and Mr. Wu Yinxian, the pioneers of Chinese photojournalism, and exhibited and collected their works; and 34 agreements were reached on picture trading between photographers and photographic organizations. 128 foreign guests from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and other 16 countries, as well as 3,480 guests from nearly 20 Chinese provinces and cities and the Hong Kong SAR, participated directly in the 2003 Photography Grand Event. During the period of the Great Exhibition, the total number of visitors reached 130,000, with 2,149 foreign guests, and the ticket revenue amounted to 1.27 million yuan, an increase of 188.76% during the same period.
The photography exhibition is rich in content, more highlights, and the culture is getting stronger and stronger. First, the content of the photo exhibition is rich. 9876 photos of different styles are distributed in more than 190 exhibitions in 22 exhibition venues. Australia's "Aboriginal Life" and more than 30 foreign photographic exhibitions added to the international nature of the exhibition. Secondly, the four major photographic forums of China's architecture, landscape, portrait and documentary photography were held for the first time, which strengthened the professional and academic atmosphere of the exhibition, and provided a platform for the exchange of a wide range of professional photographers from China and abroad as well as for the blossoming of a hundred flowers and a hundred schools of thought in the field of artistic theories. The third is the creation of China's first photography museum, the Pingyao International Museum of Photography, which for the first time in the world set up a historical monument for photographers; the fourth is the various forms of cultural temple fairs and noodle shows, which reproduced the rich culture of Shanxi and helped to gather popularity and expand the popularity of the exhibition. The 2003 Pingyao International Photography Exhibition had a lot of new contents and highlights, which contained cultural elements and conveyed cultural information everywhere, infecting the photographers and the audience. The audience came into close contact with culture, their cultural awareness was enhanced and their cultural literacy improved, and a platform was set up for the exchange, collision and fusion of traditional and modern cultures, and Eastern and Western cultures.
Fourth: 2004 China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition
Held in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi Province, China, from September 16 to 22, 2004,*** the event featured more than 180 specialized photographic exhibitions of different styles and subjects by 426 photographers from 23 countries and regions on five continents, with more than 8,850 works on display. The theme of 2004 was "Civilization - Development", and the key exhibitions took China, India, Egypt, Ancient Babylon, Peru and other ancient civilizations as their viewpoints to show the trajectory of the development of human civilization. Around the theme, the photography exhibitions featured a variety of artistic styles and echoed each other point by point. 2004's theme fully embodied "Civilization - Development", with more than 80 photography exhibitions featuring a variety of artistic styles and echoing each other point by point. The exhibition was supported by the Embassies of Egypt, Peru and France. In particular, the first-time participation of France's Birches Group, Hong Kong's Phoenix Satellite Television and China Mobile Telecommunications Group added new color and vitality to the 2004 Pingyao International Photography Exhibition.
For the first time, the world-renowned French publishing group, Birchers, cooperated with the organizing committee to ****co-organize the "ELLE (China) Fashion Photography Grand Prix"; Hong Kong's Phoenix Satellite Television (Phoenix TV), an international media group, exclusively sponsored the "Phoenix Satellite Television Outstanding Photography Albums by Contemporary Chinese Photographers Grand Prix" activity; China Mobile Telecom lovingly sponsored the establishment of the 2004 Pingyao International Photography Exhibition "'China Mobile Cup' Outstanding Photographer Award."
The Fifth: 2005 China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition
September 16-22, 2005, held in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi Province, China, coincided with the 60th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War and the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the distinctive theme of the exhibition this year was "Peace and Progress". This year's theme, "Peace and Progress," received a positive response from the world photography community. The precious pictures of the World Anti-Fascist War and the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression on display attracted great attention from the audience. This year's exhibition *** had 11,370 works by 506 photographers from 29 countries and regions, the largest number of works ever exhibited. The total number of visitors to the exhibition reached 130,000, and 76 agreements were reached between photographers and photographic organizations on picture trading.
The event featured 80 exhibitions and more than 3,500 works, reflecting the concept of "four-in-one, multi-dimensional development," i.e., inviting famous artists, grasping high-quality products, promoting communication, and preserving the brand; and turning the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition into an international photography exhibition with multi-dimensional development in terms of art and continuous renewal in terms of concepts.
The new exhibition will feature traditional news and documentary photography, landscape and portrait photography, as well as rapidly developing digital creativity and the exploration of new technologies and fields.
For different groups, the 2005 Grand Exhibition also arranges photography lectures, forums, masters' reviews, photography competitions, photo trading, curators' academy, slide presentations, creative excursions, folklore shows and other activities.
Sixth: 2006 Pingyao International Photography Exhibition
Themed "Diversity and Harmony," the 2006 Pingyao International Photography Exhibition was held September 16-22 in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi Province, China. More than 1,000 photographers from 41 countries and regions took part in the exhibition with more than 16,000 works, highlighting the artistic personality of the photographers, creating a diversified artistic atmosphere and promoting the theme of harmonious art. High-end forums and training courses were also held during the exhibition.
Seventh: 2007 China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition
The 2007 China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition was held in the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi Province, China, from September 19 to 25, 2007, with more than 1,000 photographers from 45 countries and regions exhibiting more than 10,000 works, and the theme of the exhibition was "Cooperation***Win". The theme of the exhibition was "Cooperation - **Win".
The list
World Photography Outstanding Contribution Award--Robert Frank
2007 China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, China Mobile Cup
Outstanding Photographers Award
Che Gang, "Tibet"
Outstanding Photographers Award
Chen Zhangping, "Soldier"
Outstanding Photographers Award
The exhibition was held in the ancient city of Pingyao, China. Chen Zhangping, "Soldier"
Wang Hong, "Memory of Old Mountain - War Photography"
Wu Changyao and Huang Hanxian, "Ten Miles of Chang'an Street"
Zhang Tao, "Dancers in the Darkness-Beijing's Blind Latin Dance"
Outstanding Photographer Nominee
Li Pan, "The Yi Family of Liangshan Mountain"
Li Nan, "Identity"
Mou Jianwei, "The Hunting of the Military Flag"
Zhao Yongsheng, "Yang Family Generals"
Wang Gang, "Yi People on the Wilderness"
2007 China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, Phoenix Cup
Outstanding Photographers' Albums Award Award Winners List
Wu Ting, "Wutai Mountain"
Chinese Photographer Publication "Imaginary Time and Space"
Wu Jianbin "Hong Kong Chronicle"
Line Yunqiang "Comrade-in-arms"
Wang Junchen "Globe 365"
Qin Yuhai "No Fragrance in the True Water"
Qin Hongyu "Wangmangling"
Chen Xiaobo "Chinese Photographer's Series"
Eighth: 2008 China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition
From September 19 to 25, 2008, the 2008 Pingyao International Photography Exhibition opened in the ancient city of Pingyao. Unlike previous years, the exhibition is characterized by four main features: 1) new changes brought about by institutional reforms, 2) new breakthroughs in photo exhibitions, 3) wider participation by the community, and 4) stronger press and publicity. The annual Pingyao International Photography Exhibition is a great platform for the external development of Pingyao County. Therefore, in order to enrich the content, create the atmosphere and magnify the comprehensive effect of the exhibition, Pingyao County has planned and organized a series of county activities every year for many years. According to statistics, more than 12,000 works from nearly 40 countries participated in this year's exhibition. Among them, 130 groups of domestic solo exhibitions, 28 groups of curated exhibitions, and 62 galleries and organizations; 19 groups of foreign solo exhibitions, 15 groups of curated exhibitions, and 6 galleries and organizations. These wonderful exhibitions were displayed in eight exhibition areas in Pingyao Old Town. The theme of this year's exhibition is "Olympic Games - Great Love".
9th: 2009 China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition
The exhibition is an international, professional and diversified grand exhibition from academic interpretation to collection of works, and from venue planning to environmental design. The exhibition brings together 150 exhibitions from 46 countries and regions, and tens of thousands of works by 1,232 photographers from all over the world will be displayed in nine exhibition halls.
The 10th Pingyao International Photography Exhibition 2010
On the morning of September 25, 2010, the closing and press conference of the 2010 Pingyao International Photography Exhibition was held in Pingyao. The organizing committee of the exhibition announced that the week-long 2010 Pingyao International Photography Exhibition had come to a successful close after the successful completion of various exhibitions and activities.
The 2010 Pingyao International Photography Exhibition continued to maintain its international, professional and diversified features, and achieved fruitful results in its overall orderly operation. According to the statistics of the organizing committee, 160 exhibitions from 38 countries and regions and more than 2,200 photographers participated in the event. The exhibition *** set up nine exhibition areas, displaying nearly 20,000 pictures, and the number of visitors reached 434,000. 180 journalists from more than 130 domestic and overseas media focused on reporting the exhibition, and the theme of "Confidence - Strength" was y rooted in people's minds, and the scale, level of display, and organization and coordination of the exhibition were sincerely recognized and praised by the guests from home and abroad. The scale of the exhibition, the level of organization and coordination were all recognized and praised by Chinese and foreign guests.
The series of activities for the 10-year celebration were rich and colorful, and received extensive attention from society and the media. There were two commemorative exhibitions on the themes of "Starting from Pingyao" and "Retrospective of the History of China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition"; "Bringing the Blue Sky Home" and "The First Children's Photography Exhibition"; and "The First Children's Photography Exhibition". "Bringing the Blue Sky Home" and "The First Children's Photography Exhibition"; the Artistic Committee launched two books, "Documentary Album of Ten Years of China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition" and "Documentary Book of Ten Years of China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition". The Artistic Committee launched two celebration books, "Documentary Book of Ten Years of "China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition" and "Documentary Book of Ten Years of "China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition""; and Pingyao County also presented a double volume of celebration documents, "Pingyao Business Card" and "Chronicle of the History of Pingyao International Photography Exhibition", which were published by Shanxi Media Publishing Group.
The exhibition was characterized by ten major features: First, the renovation of the exhibition venue was more in line with the performance needs of the works; second, the scientific setting of the 11 awards and the fair evaluation of the awards were kept independent, fair, open and equitable; third, the planning of the key exhibitions was in line with the theme of the exhibition, "Confidence - Strength;" and fourth, the various activities highlighted the academic and professional nature of the exhibition; fifth, the 10th anniversary celebrations were also organized by Pingyao County, The 10th Anniversary Celebration and Award Ceremony was successfully held in perfect combination; 6. All-round media coverage added to the artistic expression and infectious force of the exhibition; 7. 500 excellent volunteers were recruited nationwide, which made the quality of the volunteer team realize a big improvement; 8. The investment promotion work progressed effectively, and the replacement of resources played a pivotal role in the investment promotion; 9. The Artistic Committee of the Exhibition The Artistic Committee of the Exhibition received domestic and foreign photographers, media, juries, volunteers, etc., and its meticulous services ensured the perfect presentation of the Exhibition; 10. As a meeting place for photography works and a platform for exchanges, the weight of the works of the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition is becoming increasingly obvious.
The 11th Pingyao International Photography Exhibition 2011
The theme of the 11th Pingyao International Photography Exhibition 2011 is "Moment - Eternity", which covers all disciplines of photography, whether documentary, landscape, conceptual or portrait. The theme encompasses all categories of photography, whether documentary, landscape, conceptual or portrait, each of which has its own moment and eternity that is different from the others. As the largest comprehensive photography event in China, Pingyao has its own standards, but never sets too many thresholds, so that any kind of photography can find its own, most suitable place in this exhibition. After 10 years of history, the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, on the basis of absorbing past experiences, will appear in front of photographers and tourists with a brand-new outlook and solid working condition. 2011, the Organizing Committee of the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, in order to follow the pace of the development of the mobile Internet and to provide photographers with a closer means of communication, has joined hands with China Mobile*** to organize the event. In 2011, the Organizing Committee of the Pingyao Photography Exhibition, in order to keep pace with the development of the mobile Internet and provide photographers with a closer means of communication, and in collaboration with China Mobile, launched the "Pingyao Photography Exhibition on Your Mobile Phone" cell phone real-time broadcasting tool. The "Pingyao Photography Exhibition on Your Mobile Phone" client has been launched in China Mobile's application mall, MM, and the organizing committee will broadcast the entire exhibition in real time through the client, and release the news of the exhibition, exhibitors, booths, photography works, and the agenda of lectures in real time, thus building up a new and fast channel for the majority of photography enthusiasts to learn about the Pingyao Photography Exhibition in real time, and to participate in the photography festival.
The 2011 Pingyao International Photography Festival will feature exhibitions from 42 countries and regions, and for the first time, the organizing committee will present a large-scale academic exhibition, "Back to the Origins," co-curated by six domestic and international curators; the first large-scale exhibition in China to feature works from Eastern Europe; and the first large-scale exhibition in China to feature works from Eastern Europe. The organizing committee of the exhibition will present the first large-scale academic exhibition "Return to the Origin", which will be jointly curated by six curators from home and abroad; the first large-scale exhibition of Eastern European photographs in China will be displayed; and the United Arab Emirates and other Middle Eastern countries will participate in the exhibition for the first time. Sixty-nine institutions from around the world will participate in the exhibition, including 21 foreign institutions. The 2011 Pingyao International Photography Exhibition summarizes and builds on the previous ten exhibitions and presents new developments in photography and new thoughts on photography from the Artistic Committee of the exhibition.
The 12th Pingyao International Photography Exhibition 2012
On May 21, 2012, the launching ceremony and press conference of the 12th Pingyao International Photography Exhibition was held at the Diesel Exhibition Ground in Pingyao Old Town. It was announced that the 12th China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition will be held on September 19, 2012 in Pingyao Ancient City, Shanxi Province.
The theme of this year's exhibition is "Return - Transcendence", which is a continuation and evolution of the "Return to the Origin" in 2011 and a search for new meanings.
This year's exhibition will once again utilize the nine exhibition halls in the Old City as its exhibition space, displaying outstanding photographic works by photographers from all over the world. For the first time, a National Pavilion will be set up on top of the original exhibition units, displaying the works of photographers from the United Kingdom, Denmark and other countries. The National Pavilion is a new initiative of the 2012 China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition to showcase the photographic art of that country through a new curatorial concept in a standardized and professional way. In these relatively independent exhibition spaces, visitors can more clearly clarify the development of photography in the local context. At the same time, major international photography organizations will be present at this year's exhibition.
The 13th Pingyao International Photography Exhibition 2013
When: September 19 to 25, 2013
Where: Tukang, Qingxuguan, Diesel Engine Factory, Cotton Weaving Factory, Jixiang Temple, Pingyao County Yamen, Chenghuang Temple and Wen Temple in Pingyao Old Town.
Theme: Images for Life
Theme Explanation:
It must be admitted that in this digital age, a camera + a computer, or even just a smartphone, can create countless "miracles", and the result of the proliferation of images is inevitably that we no longer trust the images themselves.
Photography is a combination of half-science and half-art, and a sense of mystery should not be the intention of photography, but stripping away the mystery while stripping away our awe of photography itself is a folly too far.
With the development of technology and the popularization of equipment, there are more and more people taking photographs, and more and more works are being produced. Every year, during the Pingyao International Photography Exhibition, there are works of various forms and styles presented to us.
From the birth of digital photography to the present day, the act of photography has gradually become the "act" itself, and no longer has any other meaning. The function of recording history and reflecting reality that is given to "photography" is gradually being replaced by the colorful photos taken by cell phones, card machines and SLRs in the hands of the general public, and "photography" is turning into some kind of self-indulgence and a complete industry chain business. business. From the equipment and gear to the various "decorations" like "line paintings", most of the resources and vision of the photography industry have been gathered, and in this way, they influence the general public's perception of "photography".
Photography
Photography is becoming a part of the daily life of the general public, affecting all of them to a greater or lesser extent. Under such circumstances, the image of life will have multiple meanings:
How photography enters into and changes the way we look at and express the world;
How life enters into and changes the connotation and extension of photography;
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How photography affects us when combined with commercial consumption.
Any culture or art form expands itself by retaining its original kernel, by constantly and abundantly absorbing the needs of society and moving forward with them***.
The image toward life is, to some extent, a stripping of the mystery of photography. In recent years, there are more and more exhibitions pursuing the visual impact of large format, but forgetting the spiritual impact that photography should have, and turning the image itself into some kind of spectacle, as a way to cover up the sensitivity and freshness that authors should have when facing life.
"Images Toward Life" is, to a certain extent, the echo of the theme of the 2012 exhibition, "Return - Transcendence", and even the answer.