Guo Jing, EFIAP,LRPS, GPU CR-3,GPU Hermes .Vice President of Global Photographic Union(GPU), President of GPU-China. Royal Photographic Society Shangtuf Chapter Chairman .She has been invited to jury panels of photography competitions and festivals in the United States, Austria, Greece, UAE, Italy, and many more. As a sought after photo reviewer, she has been invited to portfolio review events at Lishui International Photography Festival in 2012 and Photolucida in the United States in 2017 and 2019. The exhibition entitled “View • Appreciate Exhibitions of Presidents of Photography Societies from Ten Countries” has landed her a Pegasus Award in 2014, which is the top honor for curators in China. She has been commissioned as Chief Curator for “Camel Bell on Silk Road”Naiman International Photo Festival in 2018 and Taizhou Photo Biennale 2022.She has served as international representative of Asia and America at the “Rabat Lumiere” in Morocco. She has also been invited to curate for China Yixian International Photography Festival from 2013 to 2020 and Qinghai Sanjiangyuan Photography Festival in 2014. Besides, she also curates exhibitions at Pingyao International Photo Festival, Shanghai International Photo Festival, Photo Beijing, Lishui Photo festival and many exhibitions won awards at the festivals. She has been given the honorary title of Top 10 Chinese Photography Curators.
She has also been actively involved in the photography exchange and curatorial field, organizing exchange events with collaborators in the United States, Ukraine, Greece, Italy, South Africa, Morocco, Germany, Oman, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Serbia, and many other countries. From 2014 to 2015, she planned the “Beautiful Country” China-South Africa Photography Exchange Exhibition and a series of photo exchange activities to celebrate the “National Year” of China-South Africa. In June 2018, she planned “Belt and Road” into North Africa and Photographic Exchange Exhibition to celebrate 60th Anniversary of China-Morocco Bilateral Relation.
In addition, she is the author of the book Top Secrets of Award-winning Photography.
About the Photos:
Xinzhou People’s Homes
This group of photos was shot in a village in Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.
The doors of each household and the details in their courtyards represent the preferences and attitudes toward life of the homeowners. Different people live behind different doors, and people with different lifestyles have their own unique courtyards. Through diptych of images outside and inside these doors, I intend to present the daily lives and attitudes of the people living in these small courtyards through small details.
Sometimes, documenting life through photography doesn’t require capturing every aspect of the subjects’ daily activities. Reflecting on the details can bring us closer to them, allowing us to experience and imagine more about their lives.
