Brief introduction of Pingyao international photography exhibition

China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition is co-sponsored by Shanxi Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture, Shanxi Provincial People's Government Press Office, Jinzhong Municipal People's Government and Pingyao County People's Government. Held once a year, from 200 1 to 20 14, 14 has been held. 20 14 September 19 at 9: 30,14 China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition (PIP) was grandly opened in Yingxunmen Square, Pingyao Ancient City. Photographers, audiences, old and new friends from home and abroad once again gathered in Pingyao to participate in the grand event! China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition is an international photography exhibition with China traditional cultural characteristics, which operates in accordance with international practices. Every exhibition will be attended by hundreds of excellent photographers and photography agencies from China and all over the world, and more than10,000 professional photographers and amateur photographers from all over the world will come to watch the exhibition and participate in various activities. Many international photographers such as marc riboud (France), Henay Brie (France), Sebastio salgado (Brazil), Susan Mercedes (USA), martin parr (USA), Eugene Richards (USA) and Lucas Julianne (Italy) all exhibited their works in Pingyao.

Pingyao Exhibition advocates diversification, internationalization and specialization, and works with various themes, styles and forms of expression can be exhibited in Pingyao, which is known as "a precious stage for international photographers to show themselves". In addition to the photo exhibition, the photo exhibition also arranged slide show, excellent photographic works award, excellent photo album award, video short film exhibition, master photographer workshop, photography forum and other activities for participants.

As an international photography festival that respects history and pioneers of photography, Pingyao International Photography Exhibition pays tribute to its predecessors in various ways. In 2003, the organizing committee established Pingyao International Photography Museum, which is also the first photography museum in China. At that time, he made statues for Mr. Sha Fei and Mr. Wu Yinxian, pioneers of news photography in China, and exhibited and collected their works. In 2004, ansel adams (USA), a world landscape photographer, and Jiang Qisheng, a pioneer of photojournalism theory in China, were statues, and their works were exhibited and collected. In 2005, he exhibited and collected the statues of famous war photographer robert capa (USA) and photographer Lang Jingshan from Taiwan Province Province of China. 20 1 1 Pingyao exhibition set up a tribute exhibition for the first time to pay tribute to photographers who have made outstanding contributions to the photography industry in China, in order to show their respect by showing the works of two old photographers, Zhu Xianmin and Guti.

China Pingyao International Photography Exhibition is one of the top ten famous festivals in China and won the award of "Top Ten Famous Festivals with the Most International Influence in China". It is the biggest festival for contemporary photographers, and also an important exhibition platform for the development of international photography art and China photography, leading all kinds of photography schools and top academic activities.