- Name: Zhang Shengli, GPU- Hermes
- Gender: Male
- Place of Origin: Beijing
- Previously worked at China Duty-Free Group Co., Ltd.
Photography Career:
Zhang Shengli started to study photography in 2006 with a focus on documentary of social and livelihood themes.
Has had nearly a hundred photographic works selected and awarded in domestic and international photography competitions.
Member of the China Artistic Photography Association
Member of the Image and Copyright Society of China
Member of the Beijing Photographers Association
Member of the Beijing Artistic Photography Association
Vice Chairman of the Beijing Public Welfare Photography Association
Director and Senior Member of the Beijing Tourism Photography Association
Member of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
Member of the Global Photographic Union
Member of the Photographic Society of New York
Awards and Honors:
Bronze award recipient at the Beijing First Photography Art Exhibition in 2016
Bronze award recipient at the 16th IPA International Photography Awards China 2018
Winner of the China Daguerre Gold Award 2020
Global Top Ten Chinese Photographers in 2020
Gold award recipient in the News and Documentary Series at the 10th Hong Kong National Photography Art Exhibition in 2020
Winner of the Golden Rooster Award at the 4th China Arts Golden Rooster Awards in 2020
Winner of the Golden Horse Award at the 8th Chinese Art Golden Horse Awards in 2020
GPU HM recipient at the 18th PSACHINA International Photography Competition in 2020
Photography is the visual representation of one’s state of mind, a means to document society, life, and one’s own life journey through the lens of a camera. As August Sander once said, “The portrait is your mirror; it’s you.”
About the Photos
Wedding of A Miao Couple
In October 2020, while on a field trip to a Miao village in Xiangxi, Hunan, I had the fortunate opportunity to witness a wedding of a Miao couple. During Miao weddings, it is customary for the bride and groom to engage in a singing ritual with all the relatives and friends who have come to celebrate. As they enter the village through its sole entrance, the newlyweds, along with their families, arrange themselves to perform this singing ritual, which is a way to welcome the guests. They do not partake in the singing themselves but must host and provide drinks to the celebrants. The following photos were taken during this unique occasion:
