Beijing
"Photo Beijing 2014," a seven-day photography show, opened at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing on Oct. 12, Sunday, China.org.cn reported.
Along with 175 original works by 127 world-class masters of photography, prominent works from 10 international photograpy organizations made their debuts in "The Encounter with Classics - the Originals of Masters" during the weeklong exhibitions in China's capital.
Among the prominent works from international photography organizations were those from the presidents of International Union of Photographers (UPI), Royal Photographic Society (RPS) and International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), according to China Daily.
FIAP President Riccardo Busi and China Artistic Photography Society President Yang Yuanxing were present during the event.
Featured in the "Photo Beijing 2014" international photography show were eight exhibitions with various themes. The event also included award ceremonies, photography lectures and other features.
Famous masterpieces were exhibited, including the "John Lennon and Yoko Ono" by Annie Leibovitz; "The Horse in Motion" by Eadweard Muybridge; and "Bullet through Apple" by Harold Edgerton, the artist dubbed by the BBC as "the man who froze time."
A special exhibition titled "Chinese Dream - Changing Life and Society" featured a variety of photos of China to offer a multi-dimensional reflection of the changes the country had in the last century, ranging from black-and-white to colored photos and from film to digital ones.
The China International Press Photo Contest (CHIPP) also displayed about 200 of its award-winning works during the past decade.
One of the most important parts of the show was the exhibition titled "View.Image.Form," which featured portraits, landscapes, documentary photos and conceptual photos by photographers from countries including the United States, Japan, Germany, Argentina, Italy, Iran, San Marino and Burma.
The theme of "Photo Beijing 2014," which concluded on Oct. 18, Saturday, was "Boundless Field of Vision."
