Baoji working in photography circle
in the middle of the 90s of last century, Xie Wanqing was forced to work in Baoji and other places, and put on the freight car in the freight transport. . No matter where he went to work, he always had a red plum license camera in his satchel. That is, from that time on, he began to focus on the migrant workers who worked in cities, and filmed their daily life and life in the city. In the days of
, Xie Wanqing's greatest achievement was to recognize a group of friends who specializes in photography. He met a teacher who specializes in photography in a local cultural unit, who was moved by Xie Wanqing's spirit, often sent him film, and taught him how to make a better picture. From this teacher, Xie Wanqing knew for the first time that the rural theme he had photographed over the years was called documentary photography. The teacher also told Xie Wanqing that documentary photography has the value of recording and preserving history, and has the unique value of being a social witness. This remark gave Xie Wanqing a sense of great importance. If he used to just take photography as a hobby, from then on, photography has been seen as a lifelong pursuit.
with the help of this teacher, Xie Wanqing, who was doing odd jobs in Baoji, gradually realized many people in the photography circle. During the Spring Festival of 1989, with the help of several friends, Xie Wanqing held a small film festival at the Baoji Cultural Palace. Although the film festival was not very sensational, the boss of an image company took a look at his simplicity and devotion, and invited him to work in the darkroom of the imaging company. The work of
to imaging company is undoubtedly more powerful for Xie Wanqing. There are more people in the industry, and his vision and expertise are more extensive. As long as he was free, he went back to Longxian to take pictures, not only to take pictures of various villages and small counties, but also to help farmers in the local mountain areas to take pictures of their family, to help the old people to take photos, and to collect little fees. During the period of
, Xie Wanqing began to try to take part in some photo competitions. For example, he sent several works to the fiftieth International Photography Salon held in Japan. Although not in the final selection, the organizing committee carefully returned a letter to him to evaluate his work "no falsehood, no modification, and the smell of the" fire Kang ".
when Xie Wanqing was preparing to take photography as a way to change his fate, an unexpected blow made him finally decide to leave the city. It was a gathering of friends of photography circles around Baoji in 2000. He also walked around the activity scene with his "red plum" 120 cameras as usual. A man who also belonged to a photography enthusiast disliked Xie Wanqing inadvertently blocking the lens of his long focus. He pointed to Xie Wan's hand and reprimanded the camera: "this kind of garbage is not thrown quickly, you think you are holding an antique!" Xie Wanqing's face flushed all at once. He quietly left the scene and vowed never to enter the photography circle again.