Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 260 Gesai Controversy
Gesai is over, but the controversy it brought about is far from over.

Major media and self-media immediately announced the recipients of the awards on the platform. When passersby saw that Chen Pingsheng had won two awards, they felt that he was still the best beneficiary of this competition.

However, people who are a little knowledgeable have promptly popularized the different importance of these awards and questioned whether the selection of the competition is fair.

"Although Chen Pingsheng won the award this time, he once again inspired domestic photographers, but for him, this is a failed awards ceremony." A blogger in the photography area posted his own video after watching the live broadcast. thoughts.

"Many people said in the comment area that Chen Pingsheng won two awards. Isn't it great! Why did he fail? Only he is allowed to win the award, and others are not allowed!"

"First of all, we need to correct a concept. It's not how lucky Chen Pingsheng is to win two awards! This is not a matter of luck. It's that with his peak creativity last year and his out-of-the-box works, he only won two awards. , this is very unreasonable.”

The blogger took out a row of photo albums and placed them in front of the camera.

"I bought all of Chen Pingsheng's photo albums, and I also bought the works of other winners. Look, Iwama Koichi's "Rainbow" is also here. I am not a cloud commentator. I also went to Los Angeles last year to see Chen Pingsheng with my own eyes. I often watch exhibitions on the Internet and the photography critics’ articles.”

"So I can tell you with certainty that Chen Pingsheng's works, both in terms of depth of content and breadth of scope, were the highest-ranking person last year, bar none.

"The concept is that no one can defeat anyone in the world. Let's talk about it one by one: "Perspective Museum" is a work focusing on the concept of authenticity. Although there are few photos, each one is very worthy of interpretation and will make everyone The audience feels as if they have experienced a time travel.

"The Decisive Moment, in two words, is a classic! The theory he proposed has become popular all over the world. If people in the photography circle say you haven't seen this photo album, then others will look down on you. Not to mention, 'This is also the decisive moment' Instantly, this meme became so popular that no one could match it. Using art to defeat controversy, Chen Pingsheng taught everyone a good lesson.

"And from a photography perspective, there are too many things to learn from this album, including the capture of key moments and the control of composition. As long as newcomers read this book, they will know how to shoot.

"The work "Beiliu Huohuo" has a great response in China. Chen Pingsheng also won the China Golden Photography Award for it. The style inheritance of Chinese classical paintings contained in it is very obvious, and it is more innovative than the black and white landscape freehand brushwork. It's a big step. Now many photographers are learning this style and hope that they can also shoot such works.

""In Memory of Vivian", although I don't know what the name means, in this photo album, Chen Pingsheng is more from a personal perspective, observing society and capturing the streets. The most valuable thing The most interesting thing is the light, shadow and composition inside, which are very interesting and easy to see.

"I can say that the level of "Rainbow" can only be tied with "In Memory of Vivian", and it is not as good as "The Decisive Moment" at all.

The blogger switched the video to the awards ceremony, and the moment when Chen Pingsheng accepted the trophy appeared on the screen.

"So last year, Chen Pingsheng was the top photographer in the world in terms of the popularity and creativity of his works, the output of photo albums and his personal ability, but it turned out that he was not the best photographer of the year?"

"Some people may say, ah, isn't it normal for people to award awards to elderly photographers to encourage their pursuits? Why should it be given to Chen Pingsheng! Has he made any contributions to the world?"

The blogger pretended to imitate the opponent, and then said: "Yes, you are right. The persistence of those photographers for decades is very worthy of encouragement and praise. But, should we look at it first? Look at the name of this award.”

"Best Photographer of the Year! This is not a photography contribution award! What does best mean? What is the time period of the year? If you don't understand, find your own Chinese teacher, I won't explain." "That's why I said this competition Is it a failure for Chen Pingsheng? It’s because he didn’t win any of the awards that were supposed to be the most certain and influential, only singles and breakthroughs! Please! Which of Chen Pingsheng’s works is not a breakthrough? Everyone knows how creative he is. Does he need this award?"

"I even suspect that Ge Sai did it on purpose. Everyone thought that Chen Pingsheng was [-]% sure to win the prize, but he refused to give it to everyone just to show everyone the diversity of Ge Sai."

The blogger laughed speechlessly: "What a fucking amazing diversity."

"Sorry for the foul language."

In addition to him, there are many self-media who are constantly speaking out, and foreign photographers have also commented on this matter.

Fosken directly criticized Gesai on his YouTube account.

"Faque, Gesay, Faque, you guys who are desecrating art!"

"The Decisive Moment is the best work I have seen in recent years, and it is even unique in the entire photography world. And it didn't win? Damn it, what a vulgar joke this is.

“I think these judges and organizing committee members should go to the Ganges River in India to wash their brains, and then change their eyes and watch the album again!
"If this doesn't win the best of the year, it means that Gesay's aesthetic is completely out of touch with the photography world, I'm telling you!"

Aisha, who previously wrote a girdle for "The Decisive Moment", also denounced Gesai's injustice on her own account.

"I like "Rainbow" very much, but I still think it should not win the best of the year. First, it is not as thoughtful as Chen's work. Second, its composition is not as good as Chen's work. Third, it brings is less discussed and worth learning than Chen's work. So, why did it win?

"To be honest, we may have to ask Mr. Chairman whether Gesai can still maintain his purity and passion for art."

Not only these people, but even the New York Times was alarmed by the discussion and published an article analyzing the situation that Gesai is now facing, with everyone calling for beatings.

To make matters worse, other photography awards have awarded Chen Pingsheng their own awards related to the photo album.

Los Angeles Arts Award, International Photography Award, Asian Photography Award and Kimura Ihei Photography Award.

This resulted in Gesai becoming a negative case for all awards.

His artistic reputation and artistic status were also in turmoil as a result.

(End of this chapter)