Seth is very happy that Chen Xing will go to the photography exhibition in the island country.
To put it bluntly, people like Chen Xing rely on fame. Photographers are not as valuable as painters. Once their fame declines, their works will be unpopular. Therefore, he often advises Chen Xing to attend more photography festivals. It is best to go to more photography festivals. Win more awards.
Now what Chen Xing can win is a grand prize at the French Winter Photography Festival and a Newcomer Award at the Arles Photography Festival.
Although they are very powerful awards in the photography circle, the number is indeed a bit small.
Chen Xing felt that this matter would not be easy to handle. He might have to go to Qatar in person to meet the rich man and give him two works. But the next day, Chen Xing received a huge piece of good news... The local tyrant readily agreed to Chen Xing's request without raising any requirements.
This made Chen Xing thank him repeatedly on the phone.
"Thanks to the help of Brother Ahmed this time, otherwise I really don't know what to do. There are really no good works recently."
"It doesn't matter, Chen. The woman in the photo is very beautiful. Although it was taken in your country, her clothes and demeanor have the characteristics of our nation. You can put her in more photography festivals for exhibition, I very happy……"
Dunhuang culture is a miracle all over the world.
The characteristics of the four major ancient civilizations are all blended here, and these four major civilizations have evolved into the entire world today. This is definitely an important subject for Chinese photographers to go out of the country, but except for Chen Xing, there is no photographer Take pictures of the flowers here.
I guess I didn't even notice it.
Once he agreed, Chen Xing felt relaxed. All he had to do was bring his luggage and meet Seth on the island country.
I originally wanted to bring Bai Yuzhu with me. This girl is Chen Xing's apprentice and is completely different from the photographers who were recruited into the studio. But this art festival came two months early, and now Bai Yuzhu is a pure newcomer, so there is no point in bringing her there.
So I stayed in Rongcheng and continued reading books.
You don’t have to read the articles that introduce photography in depth, but you need to read the book about structure and several photo albums approved by Chen Xing, especially the photo albums. If you really want to develop in the direction of a photographer, then the photo albums are the best. It's a bedtime book, you have to read it when you have nothing to do.
This is an important way to cultivate your aesthetic and photographic eye.
Bai Yuzhu was born with an eye for photography and knew the best places to shoot, but her aesthetics still had to be cultivated.
This year's Kyoto International Art Festival will be officially held on April 22. Chen Xing will be there on the 16th, and Seth will have to come in a few more days. He has a lot of things to do as a gallery manager. If any other contracted photographer were to participate in an Asian photography exhibition, he would only send his subordinates.
Chen Xing still had to come in person.
This is the first brother of Perenna Gallery. Even the owner of the gallery is a fan of Chen Xing. Who dares to despise him?
At least he didn't dare.
Chen Xing, who came early, also wanted to go around the island country alone. His works had already been handed over to the organizing committee. The venue for the exhibition was discussed between the organizing committee and the gallery. Chen Xing had nothing to do, so he just took this opportunity to come to the island country. Check out some of the places he wants to visit.
Many people’s impression of the island country is Mount Fuji.
After all, everyone always wishes for Mount Fuji to erupt.
But as an artistic young man, Chen Xing actually wanted to go to Nara, which is full of deer, and the town of Itomori in "Your Name"... It's not that he has to see this town, but Chen Xing likes the characters in the anime very much. This description of a small town.
'This town has neither a bookstore nor a dentist. The tram runs every two hours and the bus runs twice a day. There is no mention of the weather forecast. Searching satellite images on a map is also a mosaic here. The convenience store closes at nine o'clock, but there is something for sale. Merchant of vegetable seeds and agricultural tools. There was no McDonald's or Mos Burger, but two taverns, no jobs, no girls to marry...'
If you think about it, this description applies to most small towns in the world.
But it is this kind of small town that has human touch and beautiful scenery that are not seen in big cities.
Isn’t the purpose of traveling abroad to see these different kinds of human touch? Otherwise, the vast land of China is enough to satisfy 90% of one's travel imagination. There is no need to leave China and visit one country after another in different languages.
There are also traditional shrines.
He has no interest in the shrine, but is very interested in the shrine maiden inside.
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April 17
Riverdale Town.
This is the northeastern region of the island country. The population in this area is relatively small. Those who frequent the beep station may have heard of Iwate Prefecture. This town is within the scope of Iwate Prefecture. Moreover, the administrative division of the island country is very interesting. Its counties are larger than cities and are first-level administrative districts, equivalent to provinces in our country.
Chen Xing came here carrying a travel bag and a camera.
There are no high-rise buildings. They are all one- or two-story houses. They are a bit like the countryside in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The roads are not wide, but they are clean and complete. The sanitary conditions are much better than in Tokyo. Chen Xing has not seen anything along the way. What rubbish.
Of course, there are no pedestrians.
Occasionally, one or two old people would pass by on bicycles. This little movement attracted Chen Xing to pick up his camera and take two photos.
Where are people?
Do islanders also go out to work?
The scenes around here are still those that are commonly seen in island country anime, but after losing the filter, I always feel that something is weird.
Feeling hungry, Chen Xing walked into a restaurant with a sign that said roasted pork and a black cow doll. Chen Xing knows that Hida Beef belongs to a brand of Wagyu. When in France, some restaurants would introduce this kind of Wagyu to customers.
The boss is in his thirties. He was sitting outside the store playing with his mobile phone before Chen Xing came over.
"Hello." Chen Xing said.
"You too, guest, would you like some barbecue?"
Chen Xing sounded a little struggling and said, "Sorry, my Japanese is not good. Can you speak English?"
He only knows a little bit of the most commonly used Japanese. After all, he only studied it with others for one night, and he hasn't learned the longer sentences yet.
"Yes, guest, do you want to eat barbecue?"
"certainly."
There is no one in the store, but the decoration is very good. There are advertisements above the head, on the wall, and everywhere that can be advertised. Many of them have the black bull doll. What is written on them can only be guessed, but I can also make a guess.
There is one good thing about traveling in an island country. As long as you can read the words, you will not be so blind in Europe.
Just like this store, the signboard has the Chinese characters for "roasted meat". It's always a good idea to go into a store like this when you're hungry.
The seats where guests sit are divided into compartments. This compartment looks very narrow, and no more than two people can sit together in one compartment. There is a recess in the middle of the table, which is a stove used for barbecue. The farthest end is the bathroom. After sitting down, there is a drinks machine behind the window.
The boss wiped Chen Xing's seat with a rag, then put it on his shoulder and said, "Drinks are free, what do you want?"
When you come to a barbecue restaurant in the island country, of course you have to eat wagyu beef.
Chen Xing directly ordered a bunch of Hida beef, the store's main recommendation, and then chatted with the boss: "You seem to have very few young people here."
"Now? They're all in school. But it's true that there are very few. When they get a little older, they want to run to the big cities. Apart from the old people, the only people left behind are people like me who are reluctant to leave their hometown. Don't look at me like this now , I also traveled to Tokyo when I was young... This is your beef."
Tender beef is placed on a square plate.
Eight points thin, two points fat... This cannot be said to be fat. The white lines are like snowflakes sticking to the beef, and a layer of bright oil has been touched on it. Just looking at it will make people appetite. (End of chapter)
