In 37 years of hundreds of thousands of photos, farmers photographers tell the tremendous changes in the countryside of Shouguang

Weifang Daily, Weifang Rong Media News, Shouguang City, Liujiahetou Village, Taitou Town, Shouguang City, a peasant photographer, Liu Zhong. For 37 years, he has traveled to various villages in Shouguang to take hundreds of thousands of photos. Essence In the past ten years, Liu Zhong and his daughter took free photos for the old party members, and gave more than a thousand photos for free. A few days ago, Liu Zhong was selected as the "Weifang Good Man List" in July. "The work can be recognized by everyone, and I feel very proud of it." On August 10, Liu Zhong told reporters.

Liu Zhong took a picture in front of his work.

Self -taught photography into a peasant photographer

Liu Zhong is 68 years old and has a dark face and speaks straightforward. "In order to welcome the 20th National Congress of the Party, I want to host a theme photography exhibition and reflect the changes in the times through the comparison of new and old photos. The photos taken before, "On August 10, Liu Zhong said. In recent years, he has hosted a number of public welfare theme photography exhibitions in the local area, such as the" Old Party Member Photography Exhibition "," Centers for Founding the Party Centennial Photography Exhibition ", and" Anti -Epidemic Photography Exhibition "Wait.

"The significance of photography is to record history. Some scenes now feel very ordinary, but it will become precious history after a few years." This is the original intention of Liu Zhong's insistence on photography.

When Liu Zhong was a private teacher and filmmaker when he was young, he had an accidental opportunity to make him contact with the photography. In 1985, Liu Zhong often helped some units for publicity columns and exhibitions. He saw some photos very well. At that time, he wanted to have a camera and take a picture of himself. Later, he bought a peony brand 120 black and white camera with 100 yuan, and began to study photography. After continuous pondering, he gradually had photography experience. In 1986, Liu Zhong opened a photo studio in the local area. At that time, people would only take pictures at the New Year. In the spare time, Liu Zhong would take the camera to farmers and rural areas. During this period, Liu Zhong filmed many wonderful pictures, and also contributed to some media to show more people in rural changes.

In November 1991, Liu Zhong took a set of theme photos of "Speaking of Xiaokang, Qian Well -off, and Xiaogang". He went to Weifang Daily to submit it. "In the Weifang Daily, I saw a lot of outstanding works. At that time, I took the idea of ​​trying to try." Liu Zhong said that he did not expect that the work was published in the Weifang Daily. At that time, he was particularly excited. This strengthens his photography.

Take pictures for old party members for free

In 2007, the first cultural and art festival of Taitou Town, Shouguang City opened, and Liu Zhong's many photography works were exhibited at the art festival. Seeing the villagers' love for the work, Liu Zhongmeng gave birth to the idea of ​​the personal photography festival. "After the work is mounted, it has won everyone's recognition, and I am very happy." Liu Zhong said.

In 2010, when Liu Zhong visited an 80 -year -old party member in the village, he found that there was no photo in his family, so he took a set of photos for the elderly. The old party member died shortly, and the photo became the emotional sustenance of his loved ones. To this end, the relatives of the old party members also came to thank Liu Zhong. This incident deeply touched Liu Zhong. In that year, he took a free photo for more than 100 elderly people in the village and held a "Farmer Portrait Photography Exhibition". The old people were very happy when they saw their photos. After the exhibition, Liu Zhong gave each old man a photo.

The content of Liu Zhong's exhibition expands from the original portrait to the theme of rural stories, public welfare activities, and industrial revitalization. The exhibition location has developed from the original village to community, enterprises, schools and other places. Variety.

After being influenced by his father, Liu Zhong's younger daughter Liu Yuan also embarked on the road of photography and helped his father prepare for the exhibition. Many people do not understand the exhibitions at their own expense, but Liu Zhong and Liu Yuan's father and daughter are happy. In 2014, the father and daughter took a free photo for 34 veteran party members in Taotou Town, and made exhibition boards in conjunction with the deeds, exhibiting more than 50 games in the town. In recent years, the father and daughter have visited and took photos for the old party members every year to send blessings. "The process of shooting for old party members is also the process of recording history. This is a spiritual protection and inheritance." Liu Zhong said.

Liu Zhong (left) and her daughter Liu Yuan took a free photo for the old party members.

Liu Zhong is a member of the Chinese Photographers Association and a senior national photographer. His works have participated in major photography exhibitions such as the first National Farmers Photography Exhibition, the 27th National Photography Art Exhibition and the first Weifang International Photography Week. Essence Liu Zhong said, "I will always insist on photography, and contribute to the elderly of my hometown of my hometown."

Weifang Daily All -Media Reporter: Liu Xiaomei/Wen Tu

Editor in charge: Ping

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