About the author of The Last Monkey Charmer

Ma Hongjie: Photo editor and photographer of "China National Geographic". He was born in Luoyang City, Henan Province in 1963. He started photography in 1983 and worked as a worker and reporter. From 2004 to the present, he has worked for China National Geographic Magazine.

In the past thirty years, the works have continued to record the real living conditions of people at the bottom of society, showing the stories of people, scenery and folk customs rooted in China's countryside. More than 20 groups of special pictures were taken, including "Wife Recruiting in the West", "Monkey Charmer", "Hometown of Tang Sancai", "Paint Cutting Man", "Zhuxian Town Wooden New Year Pictures", "Quarry" and "Inheritance". Won the "UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Competition Excellence Award".

"Possessions" participated in the Italian International Photography Festival and was exhibited at SESAME Gallery in the UK, Oriental Vis Art Gallery in Switzerland, Denmark, Norway and other places.