Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 19 The Power of Calm

These photos are located at the end of the entire photography exhibition. They are actually the result of Zhuang Zeqiang's dilemma.

Professor Li specifically asked him to use these photos on the phone. She believed that these photos were very important in terms of artistic and humanistic value, so she hoped to put these photos in the most prominent place.

But after looking at these photos, Zhuang Zeqiang just felt that the pictures were large, with many details, and the portraits made people feel calm. He did not feel that there was anything better about them.

Compared with other photos that capture the environment, farming, and current conditions, these photos tell nothing at all. They are neither miserable nor flattering. At first glance, they are not understandable at all.

So he thought about it and put it at the end.

But it was this last thing that happened to be the factor that attracted attention to these photos.

"What do you mean by these pictures?" One of them often took pictures in private. The leader with Chinese character face felt that the pictures were very strange. They were completely different from the mainstream photography on the market. These pictures did not involve too many photographers, but were completely different. Highlight the appearance and expression of the subject.

It's easy to think of a one-inch photo, but it's different because of the size.

The 48-inch photo is placed right on the upper body. When you get closer, it's like facing a mirror.

However, although Zhuang Zeqiang could not understand the purpose of these photos, he at least understood at this time that this was the last chance and he must not let it go.

So he deleted a lot of the words he had already prepared in his mind and simply introduced the photos.

"This is a work taken by Professor Li Haiyun's students at South China University of Communication." He said with emotion: "The reason why it is different in size from other photos is because it uses film photography."

"Film, I know." A leader wearing glasses said: "I liked going to photo studios when I was a child. At that time, I used film to shoot, and cameras were rare gadgets."

"Yes, I really wanted to buy a camera at that time, but my mother said it was too expensive and I couldn't afford it." Several leaders and entrepreneurs chatted quietly.The atmosphere became much more relaxed.

Zhuang Zeqiang breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "These people in the picture are all villagers of Yao Village."

"I think the mental state of these people is much better than the previous ones. Why?" The middle-aged female leader could see the difference at a glance.

Zhuang Zeqiang was at a loss for words. Yao Village was in the middle and lower reaches of all poor villages and was not better at all. So he didn't know why. He could only answer honestly: "I think it may be because of the direction and direction it shows. The front photo is different.”

"It's almost the same, but the theme is actually different." The leader with a Chinese character looked at the third work carefully and said: "Look at this photo, this middle-aged man's sleeves are empty, and he is obviously missing an arm, but We don’t think he’s miserable, why do you think that’s the case?”

The entrepreneur standing closest answered immediately.

"Because his expression is relatively calm and his eyes are calm."

"That's right." The leader with the Chinese character face stared at the photo and said: "He is very calm, especially when we can clearly see that his expression, his eyes, that calmness comes from the heart. I think The photographer’s highlighted theme is to express this calmness, which is why these photos are particularly special.”

At this time, a female entrepreneur suddenly asked a question: "Why don't you see young people?"

There are old people, middle-aged people, and children in these five photos, but the only thing missing is young people.

Zhuang Zeqiang listened to the question of why not eat minced meat and smiled bitterly: "Because all the young people in Yao Village have gone to the city to work, and no one wants to stay in the village."

Those who stay in the village either have mental problems or are disabled people like Li Aping.He thought a few words in his mind, but did not say them out.

Everyone fell into deep thought for a while. They knew that this was another poor village, not much better than others.

But for some reason, when they looked at these photos, they felt some kind of silent power.

"Equality in looking at each other." The oldest leader with completely white hair read out the name of the photo and nodded: "The name is well chosen."

He raised his head and looked at the others and said: "It is better to save oneself than to save oneself. Although Yao Village is poor, it has not kept up with development. But when you look at their eyes, they are firm and full of hope. This is the same look we faced during the reform and development. It's consistent. So we must always remember our responsibilities and not let down the people's trust in the party and the government." "That's what you said." Everyone nodded at these words.

"We have all seen the construction of your city, which is very good. But next, you must take the initiative to shoulder the responsibility and take the next step bravely. The party and the government will watch it, and so will the people. "The old leader continued to speak earnestly: "At the same time, your city must do a good job in guiding the children and the loss of left-behind children and young people. You must consider these two issues carefully and not be careless."

"Yes, don't worry." The city leaders immediately promised.

But a skylight suddenly opened in Zhuang Zeqiang's heart, and he became excited.

Unexpectedly, he actually got the leader's promise based on these photos.

After all, it was impossible for the province to directly take charge of it. His original intention was to say a few words through the provincial leaders to get the city to take it seriously.

Now that he has achieved his goal perfectly, he feels instantly relaxed. Although the Long March has a long way to go, it has already made a good start.

He turned to look at Fan Wen, who bared his teeth happily.

That night, Chen Pingsheng received a call from Professor Li.

"In my lifetime, Xiaozhuang called me and said he wanted to thank you for the photo." Professor Li's voice sounded very happy.

"Really? Has the matter in Yao Village been resolved?" Chen Pingsheng has always been thinking about Li Aping and the others.

"No, but the city has begun to pay attention to the issue of kiln villages, so we should see a new kiln village soon."

"That's great." Chen Pingsheng suddenly thought of Li Mao, the little boy who wanted to take pictures of poor villages.

"By the way, the exhibition will be open to the public tomorrow." Professor Li reminded.

"Teacher, will you go tomorrow?"

"Go, I'll go tomorrow morning."

"Then I will go directly to you. Can we go together?"

"Okay, you just happen to come to my place for breakfast." Professor Li's words meant that he no longer regarded him as an ordinary student.

Chen Pingsheng did not refuse the old man's kindness and agreed.

After chatting for a few more words, Chen Pingsheng hung up the phone and suddenly received another message from Wang Yifan.

"Brother Chen, do you want to come to the exhibition tomorrow?"

"go."

"Okay, see you then!" Wang Yifan asked nonchalantly and then it was over.

This made Chen Pingsheng a little strange. He always felt that this guy's inexplicable courtesy was definitely not a good thing.

But he didn't pay attention, his attention was now entirely on the table in front of him.

There is white paper and pencils placed on it. The paper is already covered with different drawings. At a rough look, it looks like the shape of some kind of animal.

This is the shooting outline that Chen Pingsheng described after recalling a book he had read. It was a work taken by a world-class photographer and was selected as the best photo album. It was also the work he prepared to shoot for the competition.

(End of this chapter)