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Chinese photographer takes festival by storm
Chinese photographer takes festival by storm
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Zhang Xiao is a young documentary photographer from Chongqing, China, who was the most talked-about exhibitor at the 2009 FORMAT photography festival in Derby. He presented a grid of 20 colour photographs under the title of Shanxi, a town he visited during a touring project to document vanishing traditions and customs viewed amongst the fast-changing lifestyles of the local people.
Zhang Xiao is a young documentary photographer from Chongqing, China, who was the most talked-about exhibitor at the 2009 FORMAT photography festival in Derby. He presented a grid of 20 colour photographs under the title of Shanxi, a town he visited during a touring project to document vanishing traditions and customs viewed amongst the fast-changing lifestyles of the local people.
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