The best photographer in Lijiang, have you seen his works?

In an alley at the south gate of Old Town of Lijiang, there is a small courtyard, which looks a little old compared with the surrounding buildings. There lived a pair of old people. Grandpa White Beard was a well-known photographer in Lijiang.

△ Lijiang photographer Niu Wei

From the moment you touched the camera, Niu Wei and photography were closely linked by fate. In the past 30 years, I have taken nearly 50,000 photos, and even all the places where I can put things in my house are filled with photos, boxes, piles, piles ... In his view, every photo is a precious treasure.

You must buy a camera in the future.

Niu Wei said: "My obsession with photography began with the chestnut floor." From 1957 to the chestnut building at an altitude of more than 4000 meters, few people are willing to stay here. But in the cow's view, you can have a panoramic view of the great rivers and mountains. What impressed me the most was the snow in June, a wonder of Chestnut House. Dark clouds enveloped the whole earth in an instant, and with the whistling cold wind, white snow also fell down. For a moment, I can't tell day from night. When everything is quiet and the clouds begin to disperse, it is shocking, unspeakable beauty, and the heart can be greatly touched.

△ Niu Wei tells the story behind the work.

And there are only four days off every month, which he uses to climb mountains and find beautiful scenery. At that time, he always carried a box of watercolor pens with him. When he saw the magnificent scenery, he painted it on the ground and kept it in his heart. After walking a lot, he felt it was a pity that such beautiful scenery could not be recorded permanently, so he secretly made up his mind: he must buy a camera in the future!

Until 1994, he finally spent more than 9000 yuan "huge sum" to buy his first camera in his life, took it all over the country and started his own shooting road. Since then, he has bought four or five cameras in succession, in order to take the highest quality photos. Today, he has always adhered to the traditional film photography, one is habit, and the other is that film photography has incomparable advantages over digital photography. Therefore, when Niucun's refrigerator is opened, it is not meat or cold beer, but rolls of film with detailed remarks, which is enough to see the depth of love.

△ Photography in Niu Wei

Love is the best teacher.

I have never received professional photography training. To become a well-known photographer, Niu Wei relies on love and concentration, which can't help but remind people of Pu Songling's famous saying: "Color is empty, and you are determined to win; Therefore, people who are stupid in books must work hard, and people who are stupid in art must have good skills. "

Because of love, I went to Laojun Mountain alone for more than 50 times. I only brought a camera and a raincoat, but I didn't have a car. I walked around every corner of Laojun Mountain with my feet. I use the lens to record the wonders of nature and the strange scenery of Laojun Mountain, and the angle is extremely unique. Now every photo I take is unique and valuable. Because of this, whenever I talk about the shooting experience of Laojunshan, Niu Wei is very excited and proud: no one knows every inch of land here better than me!

△ Photography in Niu Wei

Because of his love, he spent 10 years waiting for the most magnificent moment of Yulong Snow Mountain, and he got this song "Wake Up in the Morning" praised by the world. The light at 6: 00 in the morning is too bright to partially expose photos, so from 5: 00 in the morning, if it is impossible, it can be earlier ... Niu Wei has the habit of taking photos only by comparison, so it is common to take dozens of photos at the same scenic spot. The more details, the more attention should be paid to light, composition and texture. He believes that every time you press the shutter, there will be a new breakthrough, which is the charm of photography.

△ Niu Wei spent ten years shooting "Wake Up in the Morning"

Because of my love, even at the age of 70, I can still tell the story behind every work. "This is my panoramic view of the Black Dragon Pool at the top of Xiangshan Mountain. I took it alone in the dark and went to 10 times! " "This was taken when we went to South Korea for a photo exhibition. The maple leaves there are so beautiful. Is it the same as the poster on the Internet? " "You see, there is a panoramic view of the ancient city, surrounded by vegetable gardens. Is this your memory of Old Town of Lijiang? I knew it would change sooner or later, so I accepted it. Sure enough, tourists are also interested in this photo, and they have to pay a high price for this negative. I can't bear it. "

△ Photography in Niu Wei

Heart, feet, hands.

This is a sentence that Niu Huacun summed up his photography experience for more than 30 years, and he most wanted to give to his younger generation. He said that photography has never been a simple matter, and technology, patience, physical strength and financial resources are indispensable. How far you can go on this road and how much you have achieved depend on how much effort you put into photography. Pay and gain are always in direct proportion.

△ Photography in Niu Wei

At the age of 58, when he was suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and cataracts, he went to Tibet to shoot with the mentality of "such a beautiful place is worth dying there", which is the best proof of this sentence. Niu Wei told the world with practical actions: photography is his lifelong hobby; Photography is his narrative style. He quietly reveled in his favorite world of light and shadow, day after day, tirelessly. ...

△ Niu Wei shows works

Postscript:

Among the more than 50,000 photos, most of them are photos of Lijiang and Lijiang scenery in the last century. "I used to only like the scenery, but later I felt that it was not enough to shoot the scenery. I had to take pictures of Lijiang's scenery and customs, spread them out and let the world know about Lijiang. " This is Niu Wei's unchanging original intention.

During the period of 1997, Old Town of Lijiang declared the World Cultural Heritage, and Niu Gou was invited to visit around and took a lot of color photos, which was an important application material for declaring the World Cultural Heritage, and also added a glorious stroke to Niu Gou's photography career. His works have also been published in various newspapers, magazines and picture books at home and abroad, such as People's China, People's Daily Overseas Edition, Selected Photographers in Yunnan, A Journey to China and a Journey to Japan. Some excellent works have also been adopted by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and included in Lijiang Stamp Album. His works have been exhibited in and out of the province for many times and participated in competitions, and won the "Cai Yun Award" for literature and art in Yunnan Province.

Today, he is still walking in the street full of energy, carrying a camera and silently recording the development of Lijiang, leaving more wonderful moments. ...

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