On Saturday, "Photo Beijing 2015" launched its opening day at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing. The annual photography week, which runs this week and ends Nov 1, includes a series of exhibitions, photography market, lectures, and special themed activities.
Special exhibition "Moment of Vivian Maier"
Vivian Maier is a famous US street photographer who's considered as a true legend. For most of her life, Maier was a nanny, but a love for photography enabled her to capture American society and city life in the 50s and 60s. Using her camera, she shot beautiful photos of 19th century Chicago and New York. Her photography caught people's attention after her death, and the name Vivian in the photography industry became world-known.
Some say she and her photographs have changed the photography industry. She had taken more than 100,000 photographic plates during her lifetime and only small fractions have been seen so far.
A photograph by US photographer Vivian Maier
The Fisherman, 1985, from The Royal Photographic Society 1839-1930 Collection Exhibition
The Royal Photographic Society 1839-1930 Collection Exhibition
The Royal Photographic Society, founded in 1853, is the world's first national photography organization and plays a major role in photography circle. The exhibition presents collections from British and American photography masters.
