Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 294 Invitation to the judges’ table

"Crack!"

In the silent mall, only the crisp sound of the shutter could be heard.

Chen Pingsheng looked at the scene in front of him, which was strange and quiet, everything was so fantastic.

The abandoned and deserted shopping mall hall was filled with all kinds of vines and weeds. They were coiled around the pillars and climbing up the stairs, making everything look particularly desolate.

But in the middle of the hall on the first floor, there is a "sea of ​​people". If you look carefully, you can see that they are all display dummies from clothing stores.

Each of the dummies, male or female, was dressed in clothes and had different movements. Some were acting as customers in the store, some were wearing professional attire and were acting as clerks, some were carrying bags full of bags, and some were carrying bags. Standing in front of the milk tea cart and waiting.

These dummies are either in twos or threes, in groups, or alone.If you don’t look carefully, some of the shopping malls are really real.

There is even a dummy in a suit, kneeling on one knee, facing a dummy in a red dress.

It was exactly this scene that Chen Pingsheng recorded. It must be said that facing so many dummies in this abandoned shopping mall made him feel a little scared.

But that’s why it’s even more interesting.

Chen Pingsheng tried his best to maintain his identity as an alien visitor. He didn't know much about human beings or the creator of these buildings. He was just an explorer who broke in for no reason and recorded what the earth would look like after humans no longer existed.

"I'll play Chopin's nocturne for you to commemorate my dead love..." Suddenly the ringtone of his cell phone rang, startling Chen Pingsheng.

He picked up the phone: "Hello?"

"Chen." The voice on the other end of the phone was familiar and magnetic.

"Mr. Erikson, what's wrong?" Chen Pingsheng asked after recognizing the person on the other side of the phone.

"Chen, is it convenient to talk?"

"Convenient." Chen Pingsheng turned to look at the silent dummies. He estimated that they wouldn't mind answering the phone.

"It's like this, Chen, the qualifying competition has now entered the preparation process." It is already October, and there are only two months left before the start of the qualifying competition awards, and only one month left before the judges vote. time.

"I would like to invite you to join this competition selection process." Mr. Erikson stated his purpose.

Hearing this, Chen Pingsheng was a little surprised: "Me?"

"Yes, I think you are exactly what the judges asked for, if not better."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, but wouldn't this be unfair?" Although Chen Pingsheng has a clear conscience, if he joins the judges, the score of his work will inevitably arouse discussion among other contestants.

Even if he gave it very fairly.

"Don't worry, Chen, I didn't ask you to participate in the selection of the annual awards. At your age, the most suitable thing now is to select the category awards." Erikson naturally would not make such a mistake.

"Classification award, that's fine." Chen Pingsheng nodded and hung the camera around the neck of the dummy next to him.

"I'm in the capital of China right now. Is it convenient for you? We can meet up in the next two days to talk about matters related to the judges." No wonder Mr. Ericsson can call at this time. It turns out there is no time difference between the two.

Chen Pingsheng thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, Mr. Chairman, I will return to the capital tomorrow."

"That's great, Chen. I can't wait to meet you."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Pingsheng purchased a ticket on his mobile phone. Then he looked at the dummy in the deserted shopping mall again: "It seems we don't have much time."
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After the plane landed, Chen Pingsheng rushed directly to Mr. Ericson's hotel.In the hotel parlor, he met Mr. Ericson.

He was wearing a burgundy suit that matched the red background wall of the hotel perfectly.

Chen Pingsheng, wearing an orange jacket, sat opposite him.

The two shook hands, and Mr. Ericson smiled and said, "Chen, long time no see."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for giving me the preface to the photo album." The preface Chen Pingsheng was talking about was the beginning of "Unusual Places", which was written by Mr. Ericson.

"No need to thank me, it's my honor." Mr. Ericson's smile deepened: "I didn't expect you to shoot such a work. Really, Chen, you exceeded my expectations."

Mr. Ericson is undoubtedly one of the people who knows photography best in the world. In his opinion, this deconstructive subject matter of photography is really too precious.

This is equivalent to providing a new artistic direction for photography.

This is different from both "The Crow" and "The Decisive Moment".

"The Crow" provides the subject matter direction, while "The Decisive Moment" lays the basic theory of shooting techniques.

"Unusual Place" breaks the existing direction and creates a new artistic genre based on the denial of perspective.

This will become the object of imitation by many photographers, who will follow this path and begin to deconstruct photography until photography is redefined.

Although this process will be long, and may even take decades to hundreds of years, there is no doubt that Chen Pingsheng has made a good start.

Perhaps in the future he can complete this work himself.

If someone had told Mr. Erickson three years ago that there would be a savior in photography, he would not have believed it.

But now I look at Chen, at his young face and the various achievements he has made.

Mr. Erikson feels that a savior is not impossible.

"Chen, let's talk about specific matters about the judges." Putting aside his thoughts, Mr. Erickson began to chat with Chen Pingsheng about the responsibilities and scoring authority of the judges.

The selection rules for the Category Award are based on a blind review of all shortlisted photos without knowing the name of the photographer.

The award that Mr. Erikson asked Chen Pingsheng to be responsible for is the portrait category. There will be three judges for this award.This also means that Chen Pingsheng's rating will directly affect the outcome of the award.

Therefore, the judges for the category award are all experienced active photographers, and they have not participated in the category award, and they have no friends or relatives participating in the category award.

After hearing the specific needs, Chen Pingsheng nodded and agreed.

After talking about the business, Mr. Ericson suddenly asked: "Chen, are you confident about this Gesai?"

His words lost the anxiety and hesitation of last year, and it seemed that the factors that affected the qualifying competition had been kicked out by him.

Chen Pingsheng's answer was decisive: "Of course."

He paused for a moment and continued: "I don't think my work is worse than others. In other words, I think I have done the best. Mr. Chairman."

"Yes, you are right." Mr. Ericson nodded: "You have done your best, so what should come will always come."

(End of this chapter)