Shenzhen International Photography Week 2014 has been approved by the People’s Republic of China Ministry of Culture. This large multi-cultural exchange event is hosted and sponsored by Shenzhen Cultural Exchange Association, Shenzhen Tourism Board, Shenzhen Federation of Literature and Art, and the People’s Government of Luohu District, Shenzhen. The main events include an international curator exhibition series and a themed photography competition exhibition – The 1st Shenzhen China International Exhibition of Photography – recognized by The International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) and open to public contributions from around the world. The Shenzhen International Photography Week 2014 will be held from October 22nd – 30th 2014 and will be hosted by Shenzhen Art Museum as well as 10 other galleries across Shenzhen:

The main exhibition area will be located at Shenzhen Art Museum where the opening ceremony for the Shenzhen International Photography Week 2014 will be held. Shenzhen Art Museum will also host the award ceremony for the winning entries for the 1st Shenzhen China International Exhibition of Photography as well as a series of special exhibitions of works by world renowned photographers, including: an exhibition of Edward Steichen’s work “Then, Now, and Again: Legacies of an Icon”; the exhibition “A History of Color Photography” by photographer Stephen White; an exhibition of “The Oldest Photographs of China” by 19th Century photographer Felice Beato; and exhibitions of Jerry Uelsmann’s “Prima Facie” and Maggie Taylor’s “Circumstantial Evidence”.

Exhibition Area No. 2: Luohu Art Gallery Exhibition Hall
Exhibits on display:

Jan Saudek: “Images in Front of the Crumbling Wall”; Arno Rafael Minkkinen: “SAGA”; George Tice: “The Poetry of the Everyday”; Ralph Gibson: “A Nonlinear Way of Being”; Gabriela Morawetz: “Away from You, Close to You”; An Exhibition of Czech Contemporary Photography; Original works by photographer Brett Weston;

Exhibition Area No. 3: Wutong Mountain Artistic Town Dawang Art Area

Exhibits on display:
Works by Jonah Calinawan; Wendy Sacks: “Immersed in Living Water”; South Africa Photography Exhibition; A Solo Exhibition of Taiwan photographer, Tianfu LIN: “Mobile Photography”;

Exhibition Area No. 4: East Gate Street Photography Plaza

Exhibit on display:

Hiroji Kubota and Huansong CAI: “Visiting and Returning”

Exhibition Area No. 5: Luohu Cultural Center Exhibition Hall

Exhibit on display:
“Civilization Makes Our Lives More Beautiful” Photography Exhibition

Exhibition Area No. 6: Shenzhen Museum (Old Museum)

Exhibit on display:
Studio Harcourt Paris 80 Years of Photography: “World Famous Portraits” Photography Exhibition

Exhibition Area No. 7: Shenzhen Wenbo Palace

Exhibit on display:
European Association of Photographic Art Works Exhibition

Exhibition Area No. 8: Shenzhen Central Bookstore
(Shenzhen Gallery)

Exhibit on display:
Solo Exhibition by Chinese-Canadian Photographer, Yueheng DUAN: “Black and White World”

Exhibition Area No. 9: OCT Art and Design Gallery

Exhibit on display:

Yankang YANG: “Image from the Heart”

Exhibition Area No. 10: Yachang Art Gallery

Exhibits on display:

Works by 10 Shenzhen photographers: Fu CHEN, Jianhua HE, Chengyi SUN, Chen WANG, Shi WANG, Haibo YU, Yankang YANG, Hui ZHANG (Fem.), Guohua ZHONG and Qing ZHAO.

LECTURES:
Location: Luohu Art Gallery Lecture Hall
October 23rd 09:30am – 10:30am:
Arno Rafael Minkkinen: My 40 Years of Self-
Portraits
October 23rd 11:00am – 12:00pm:
Xi WANG: Old China Photos
October 23rd 14:00pm – 15:30pm:
Stephen White: My Favorites
October 23rd 16:00pm – 17:30pm:
Jan Pohribný: 20th Century Czech Photography

Organizers

Shenzhen Cultural Exchange Association
Shenzhen Tourism Board
Shenzhen Federation of Literature and Art
The People’s Government of Luohu District, Shenzhen

Sponsor

Shenzhen Luohu District Publicity Department (Culture and Sports District Bureau)

Co-organizers

International Department of the China Senior Photographers Association
Guangdong Province Photographers Association
China Photography Online
Shenzhen Photographers Association
Shenzhen Luohu Photographic Society
Shenzhen Entrepreneurs Photographic Society
Shenzhen Luohu Cultural Center

Supporting Institutions

Shenzhen Publicity and Cultural Development Fund
Shenzhen Art Museum
Shenzhen Museum
OCT Art and Design Gallery
Yachang Art Museum
Luohu Art Gallery
Wutong Mountain Artistic Town Dawang Art Area
Shenzhen Wenbo Palace

Head Curator

Chengyi SUN

Curators

Hua Er
Yan LI
Xi WANG
Zhan ZHANG
Yi ZHENG