51st World Press Photo Contest (WPP) -" Jose, Award" winners announced in Amsterdam, the Netherlands." Nanfang Dushi Bao" Qian Hua Fang photographers work" nature reserve in Wanzhou, China, endangered plant" by the natural class of first prize.

Nanfang Dushi Bao Fang Qian Chinese work" nature reserve in Wanzhou, China, endangered plants"
be the natural class (single) first prize

from September 2003, Fang Qian Hua began working into the Southern Metropolis Daily breaking news and political news photography." Nanfang Dushi Bao is a platform for giving me the opportunity," that after his award-winning, Qian Hua Fang says the first sentence. September 2007, Fang Qian Hua was invited to the Three Gorges taken to the local natural landscape, the award-winning photo was taken from the trip generated by the photo.

" This is my third consecutive eligible, World Press Photo Contest" , the first Chinese winning side modesty when talking about Jose, difficult Award hide their excitement. Fang Qian Hua, said the election he sent photographs, including eight groups according to participate in this year, including the" Jose, Awards" . The award-winning photographs - a Phoebe leaves, is one of them. For this picture, Fang Qian Hua said that was the way with a portrait shot, because I think this approach can better show the content to be expressed," portrait shooting style can live demonstration of light and shade plants mechanism, also showed endangered plants." Perhaps this is what impressed the judges the final picture reasons.

Xinhua News Agency, the works of photographers fee Maohua" 2007 Campaign instant" access to sports Action (group photo) second prize.

" I am in sports photojournalism only two and a half time" , that the costs of their award-winning Maohua look calm and humble. The experience in news photography, fees Maohua opened in Africa, said his interest in photography." In 2003, I was fortunate to be one of the Xinhua News Agency, two television reporters went to work in Africa, before leaving in the agency compared to us accidentally with a Canon 300D camera. To Africa, where the unique natural scenery so I found camera turned out to be so important. I'm the resulting interest in photography." returned from Africa in 2005, apply for a transfer fee Maohua Photo Department of Xinhua News Agency, began a career as an official photographer.

Maohua consecutive year is the fee to participate in" Jose," award selection." I personally like to participate in the selection of group photos," Like last year, the participation fee is Maohua group according to the selection of sports. For the reason, in the photography department, there are" master fee," said the fee Maohua somewhat modestly said:" The key is hard for me to shoot a single frame of the Masterpiece." " Of course, group photos by the photographer may take pictures to better show the average level of stability and shooting themselves," The word of the next fee Maohua showing his confidence.

fee Maohua the works sent to the selected group of photos entitled" Campaign 2007 moment" involving the artistic gymnastics, beach volleyball, track and field a number of sports. Fee Maohua trying to select in the 12 with his photos reflect the record with a unique perspective on all the exciting arena of 2007 moments." Photos should select that involve a number of events in and shooting techniques using a variety of reasons may be the winners" , for his award-winning, cost Maohua say so.

Finally, the costs Maohua said:" I was watching the first prize winning photos, I still need to study even harder to grasp the world sports photography the latest trends."

Tianjin Daily, the works of photographers Qi Xiaolong" Tianjin tea The storytelling" was art (single) third prize.

Qi Xiaolong for" Jose," is not unfamiliar. In 2003, just in news photography for 4 years, Qi Xiaolong to an" acupuncture weight loss" was the year," Jose," the third prize of science and technology classes. The first time in 5 years, for once again was" Jose, Award" , Qi Xiaolong expressed some surprise. The same expectation is contrary to the industry, this award-winning works of Qi Xiaolong its expertise in technology is not the kind of work, but by virtue of" Teahouse of the storytelling in Tianjin," won the art prize.

for this change, Qi Xiaolong explained:" I personally folk art and storytelling is in fact very interested in 5 years I have always wanted to take on the theme of work." The election of the 10 photos sent to all concerned with the folk art and storytelling. Qi Xiaolong said that storytelling is a vanishing culture, even in Tianjin has a long tradition of storytelling, tea storytelling is also almost extinct. The award-winning photo taken in the Lok Yan storytelling called tea tea, nearly 100 years of history, when the crosstalk master Mr. Hou Baolin first time in Tianjin, where performance is in Yan Lok tea. Today, this was taken in March 2007 photo in the style has gone. Yan Yue tea has been demolished." Maybe this art form storytelling is no longer suitable for the present society, but as a journalist, a photographer, I feel duty bound to record history. I hope these photos show the civilian population of the original style of art form, recording the history state ." Qi Xiaolong says.

Of course, in order to achieve this goal is not simple, static screen performance storytelling art form of the language class is very challenging. The reasons for the award, Qi Xiaolong said that apart from other photo composition, may be due to contrast this picture out of a good cultural atmosphere," the atmosphere for the picture is actually a very important but easily overlooked factor."


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