Photography Tutorial · 2020-09-27

The China Under These 3 Instagram Photographers' Lenses Is So Cool!

Thomas Chu Photo

Landscape photography both presents the objectively existing environment and reflects the photographer's subjective expression.

There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes. Could there also be a different China under different photographers' lenses?

In today's article, Thomas will recommend photos shot in China by 3 very popular photographers on Instagram. Their visual styles are highly expressive and recognizable, and their Huangshan, Guizhou, and Tibet shots are no exception.

Max Rive

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When Huangshan and Guilin are mentioned, perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is ink-wash-painting-like black-and-white long-exposure photography.

But in the eyes of Dutch photographer Max Rive, who excels at dark, magical styles, these densely packed hills are undoubtedly extremely magical too.

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rkrkrk is a DJ, designer, and photographer from Japan, with an extremely strong command of complex spatial structures in frames.

Under his lens, some of China's popular attractions become meticulously constructed fashion-magazine backdrops. Paired with his highly individual black-cyan/dark-red color scheme, the frames are striking.

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Marc Adamus

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Marc Adamus is an explorer and photographer from the US. He excels at finding unknown routes and the most imaginative foregrounds, and his crafting of light, layering, and three-dimensionality in frames is world-class.

Under his lens, a Tibet of strange, precipitous peaks is presented.

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After seeing these excellent photos, shouldn't we also try to present a different Chinese landscape?

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If you want to learn about more photographers of various styles,

you can visit my Instagram homepage @thomaschuphoto and check my follow list~

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All images used in this article are cited from the photographers' homepages

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