Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography and portraiture - Zhanggongzuo

Zhanggongzuo

Zhang's works include Phantom of the Canal, etc. His literary works have been published in newspapers and periodicals at home and abroad, such as People's Literature, Star Poetry, Literary Criticism, Guangming Daily, China Cultural Studies, Taiwan Province Vineyard Magazine and European Overseas Chinese News.

Zhang, male, from Suzhou, Anhui Province, is a literary critic, photographer, folk artist and master tutor. He used to be the editor-in-chief of Journal of Huaibei Normal University and the director of the Institute of Journalism and Communication of Huaibei Normal University.

In the setting of the scene, Phantom of the Canal undoubtedly provides a unique perspective. Fuzzy images, like memories eroded by years, lead viewers into a mysterious Grand Canal.

We seem to feel the long river of history flowing at our fingertips, as if we can hear the sound of paddles and whispers in the distance. However, technical mistakes made this spell an unacceptable defect. Some people think that this is a blasphemy to the art of photography, while others think that this is a challenge and breakthrough to the traditional photography technology.

On the other hand, Phantom of the Canal also shows us the artist's thinking and decision-making in the creative process. Every work is the artist's understanding and interpretation of the world, and every work contains the artist's emotions and thoughts.

In this process, technology is only a means of expression, not a decisive factor. The vague image in Phantom of the Canal may be exactly what Zhang wants to convey.

Winning record

In 2006 and 2008, he won the Shanghai International Lang Jingshan Photography Gold Award and the17th Anhui Photography Gold Award. 20 12 won the highest prize "Red Candle Award" in photography education in China. From June 5438 to February 2020, he was rated as an advanced individual of retired cadres in Anhui Province.

In July, 2023, many photographs by Zhang, a consultant of Huaibei Photographers Association in Anhui Province, attracted public attention. Regarding the online controversy, the reporter contacted the photographer Zhang, who said that this group of photos was taken by himself, and he wanted to express the flowing, hazy and vague beauty of the canal in this way. He will accept questions from netizens with an open mind.