Liu Ming is a member of Qingdao Photographers Association, Shandong Province Photographers Association and China Women Photographers Association.
Liu Ming gradually fell in love with photography, and it has been a side passion for her during the many years she has worked as a teacher. In retirement, it has become an important part of Liu’s life, adding endless enjoyment to everyday life.
Over the years, the photographs Liu Ming has taken have faithfully recorded her growth. She took advantage of the gap time between work to take photos in various categories, documentary, humanities, landscape photography, etc. Her photographs have been widely recognised and appreciated in many exhibitions. With the help and support of Shangtuf, she has been shortlisted and won many awards in international competitions in recent years.
Crystal Clear Life
“Crystal Clear Life is a photo story by Liu Ming about her two trips to Semporna in three years.
Semporna used to be a remote fishing village in Sabah, Malaysia, and later developed into a world-famous underwater tourism centre.
She visited Semporna for the first time in late 2019. She did some research before the trip and had a general idea of the people and life in the area, but when she arrived in Semporna, she was deeply moved by what she saw and heard!
Everything in Semporna is a miracle. There are people unloading boats, doing business, the seafood market is bustling. The early sunlight in the colourful houses and its reflection on the water. The workers with tanned faces and bodies, packing the fish into the basket and then sending it down to the boat fishermen. The little children play in the water while their parents work outside. They are full of an energy and simplicity that touches her deeply.
Surrounding the turquoise waters of Semporna are several small green islands inhabited by a people without a nationality known as sea nomads, the Bajau.
The Bajau have lived in these waters for generations. There are no hospitals or schools here, and they live in small huts built on the shallow beach, eating small fish and shrimps from the sea.
