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Touched by the eyes of animals: The story of wildlife photographer Feng Gang is like a common real estate exhibition in the city. There are advertisements for real estate projects everywhere. Descriptions and promises about the quality of life are always full of temptations, but in the hearts of the audience, the most meaningful things are only prices and figures. What if there is a wilderness in the field of vision at this time, a group of quiet antelopes, running wild horses and wild swans taking off? At first glance, two extremely uncoordinated exhibitions are juxtaposed in one place, but when you think about it, it is also an interesting contrast and reminder of life: about life, about home, about the unexpected "scenery" of the world-there are more "beasts" in the house buying festival, and the Shanghai World Trade Center has just held a "Taiwan Province people's house buying festival". Many housekeepers can't help but stop at a photo exhibition to see the pure blue sky and desolate land unique to the central and western regions, which is in sharp contrast with the simple and peaceful eyes of wild animals. There is a story below each photo, which introduces the knowledge of wild animals and tells the background and experience of shooting. The shock and emotion from pictures to words made some people go back, and some people simply "moved" the photos home to show their support. Many photos were sold in this way, which surprised the organizers. Holding a photo exhibition in the middle of the exhibition is somewhat helpless, because with the help of the organizers of the exhibition, the burden of rent can be avoided and the works can meet the audience. From an English teacher to a wildlife photographer, Feng Gang, who is neither tall nor thin, sits firmly in the middle of his wildlife landscape, believing that "surpassing himself will lead to success". He looks no different from the general audience, and has no sense of honor as a famous photographer and "the first wildlife photographer in China". It's hard to imagine him. In order to photograph rare wild animals, he successively boarded Altun Mountain National Nature Reserve with an average altitude of 4,500 meters for three times, entered Bosten Lake for four times, went to the habitat of capra wild goats for more than 30 times, and went to Karamaili Mountain no man's land on the eastern edge of Junggar Basin for 35 times ... Feng Gang likes to tell students in class and in speeches: "Go beyond yourself and you will succeed." His life experience is just an example. /kloc-when he was 0/6 years old, Feng Gang moved from Shanghai to Xinjiang with his parents. Jiangnan people's natural characteristics of active thinking and ingenuity make him learn something, and even in the most boring environment, he can find the joy and flexibility of life. Like photography, since high school, he has used tin cans as magnifying glasses and sewing leather cavities with sewing machines. 1972, when he went to Ili pastoral area, he found that some people used cameras to defraud farmers and herdsmen of their money. Angry, he borrowed a camera to take pictures of everyone, and later opened a photo studio with the support of commune cadres. He said, "I took the first photos of many peasant families in history" and still felt very happy. Back in Urumqi, Feng Gang, who has only a high school education, quickly became the most popular English teacher in a key middle school with a strong sense of responsibility, persistent studious spirit and good sense of language, and has been teaching for decades. Feng Gang was 48 years old when he really took photos of wildlife. The starting point is that he likes to watch programs such as Animal World, Man and Nature, and finds that the pictures are all taken by foreigners. Most picture books in China are about animals that have lost their wildness in zoos. It was in the summer vacation of 1995. Feng Gang, who wanted to try to photograph wild animals, spent nearly 2000 yuan on his first imported camera. He borrowed a lens, a tripod and a car from a friend, and was persuaded by others to go to Shan Ye by boat, because he was getting old. At that time, he actually took a clear picture of the wild donkey for the first time. Those elegant and agile life forms made his shallow prejudice against donkeys "stupid", "stupid" and "ugly" collapse. Since then, all his holidays have been forgotten. Get a driver's license at the age of 50, buy a car at the age of 5/kloc-0, and know almost everything. Feng Gang became fascinated with wildlife photography step by step. Lop Nur, three months, only waiting for 1000 wild bactrian camels-every shooting is an adventure. Since 1995, Feng Gang has photographed more than 50 kinds of rare animals, mainly ungulates in Xinjiang. I have waded through mountains and rivers for many years, and the hardships can be imagined. What's more, Fenggang is a desert, mountain and snowy plateau with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, which is not only hard but also dangerous. Every time you go out, it's an adventure, and every time you end up, you leave a new experience and a new story. In Feng Gang, happiness is far greater than suffering. In order to take the best photos of Mongolian wild donkey, a national first-class protected animal, he went to Kalamaili Mountain nine times at his own expense. In order to confirm the emergence of capra wild goats in the southern suburbs of Urumqi, I went to shoot many times over the weekend, and finally related magazines published special reports; In order to shoot the goose throat antelope, I braved the snowstorm that has never happened in decades and filmed continuously in the biting cold wind, and my hands and feet were frozen; I walked in the desert for 14 hours and was seriously dehydrated until my companion found me ... "1July 30, 998, I went to Karamay for the ninth time to shoot Mongolian wild donkeys. At that time, 5 1 year-old, still young. I can run more than 30 kilometers with the donkey a day. The donkey looked up, I squatted down, the donkey ate grass, and I quickly patted. I was the happiest at that time ... but I found myself lost after running. ""At a temperature of over 50 degrees Celsius, people begin to dehydrate. I tied a plastic bag to a photo frame and stood on a small slope waiting for help. He wrote a suicide note and drank his own urine. Just about to find the way, I suddenly saw the dust flying in the northwest, and a dozen wild donkeys came at once. I picked up the camera again. After taking forty or fifty photos in a row, the miracle came. My car appeared on the hillside two kilometers ahead ... the wild donkey saved me! " "It is dangerous to shoot wild yaks. When I was close to 100 meter, I made two rolls and wanted to get closer. At this time, the wild yak rushed over. Fortunately, I brought firecrackers and lit them to scare them away! "A more unforgettable experience is that at the beginning of last year, I spent three months in Lop Nur waiting for less than 1000 wild bactrian camels." During the day, it is also about MINUS 10 degrees Celsius, and the milk is frozen into milk cubes; Naan is as hard as stone. Take a bite, your lips are covered with blood. I went to work in the bunker every morning and waited for 76 days. I am very lonely. I sing' As long as you wait patiently, the wild camel will come' to cheer myself up in front of the tape recorder every day. Then, finally, that's the moment! Watching them coming step by step, that kind of mood is ecstasy, but also a mixture of sadness and joy ... "On that occasion, Feng Gang took the clearest photo of wild camels in the country. Because of his outstanding contribution to environmental protection, he won four national environmental protection awards-his own "camouflage latent shooting method" and "wild animals are so beautiful! Facing them, you will admire the greatness of nature. "During the interview, Feng Gang felt this way from time to time. A tourist left a message: What impressed me most in the photo was the animal's eyes. I hope they can only see human camera lenses, not guns and other weapons! Indeed, in Feng Gang's photos, almost all wild animals have sensible eyes, comfortable demeanor, swaying mane and agile posture, free and simple and lovely. After shooting in the wild for a long time, Feng Gang has his own "guidelines": nature is the home of animals, and human beings, as intruders, must first respect them and cherish life; Shooting is to show the living conditions of animals, and they must not be hurt. He would rather abandon the spectacular and beautiful scene of animals running than chase them by car, because animals will run foolishly until they fall to the ground. In order to be as close as possible to the subject, he created his own "camouflage latent shooting method", which was mostly transformed from poachers' bunkers. When he left, he always put a small card on it and wrote an exhortation to publicize and protect wild animals. The deteriorating living environment in the western plateau made him feel sad for the animals, and cruel traces of wild animals such as bloody yellow sheepskin and skinned Tibetan antelope were often seen, which made him feel a sense of crisis. He began to think more and more about the theory and practice of animal protection, and expressed it in articles or speeches. As a teacher, he is eloquent. He talked about Beijing, Hangzhou and Shenzhen from Xinjiang, mainly students from universities and colleges. He said that "people should have a little spirit" and talked about the living conditions of rare animals in the west. Every time he goes out, he takes a lot of publicity materials and sends them wherever he goes. Only one month at the end of last year, I made 2 1 speech. In Hangzhou, the original three reports were actually 10. Because of his outstanding contribution to environmental protection, he won four national environmental protection awards. This makes him happier and more proud: an ordinary person, doing things for fun, because of persistence and willingness to pay, life has greater social significance and less ordinary bright colors. (Jiang) According to