Chien-Chi Chang is a Chinese photographer (born in Wurie, Taiwan in 1961, living in Taipei and New York) which states in his work the concepts of alignment and connection.
My photography is still instinctual, but now I am more disciplined. I'm trying to make each picture count, as in Tai Chi has every breath.
- Biography Born into a middle class family in Taiwan, studied at the universities of Soochow and Indiana in 1990.
- later worked in the Seattle Times (1991 - 1993) and the Baltimore Sun (1994 - 1995).
- Won the Foundation for Humanistic Photography W. Eugene Smith in 1999.
- In their work makes a statement of the abstract concepts of alienation and connection. With its collection of portraits The Chain , made in a mental institution in Taiwan, caused a sensation at the Venice Biennale (2001) and the Sao Paulo Biennial (2002). The amazing, almost life-size photographs of pairs of patients literally chained struck by his strength.
- family pressure to marry has led him to address the issue of marriage in two books:
- I do I do I do (2001), a collection showing brides and grooms in Taiwan and
- Double Happiness (2005), a harrowing description of the business of selling brides in Vietnam.
- family and cultural ties are also the subject of an ambitious project initiated in 1992.
- For 17 years, has photographed the bifurcated lives of Chinese immigrants in New York's Chinatown district, along with their wives and families at his home in Fujian.
- He joined Magnum in 1995 and since 2001 is a full member.
- has received the following awards:
- 2003. First prize Best Book of Photography (by The Chain ) Pictures of the Year International ,
- 1999. Award W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund for Humanistic Photography ,
- 1998. Magazine Photographer of the Year, National Press Photographers Association ,
- 1999. Visa d’Or, Visa Pour L’image ,
- 1998. Primer premio, en la categoría Daily Life , World Press Photo.
 
Referencias
- Chien-Chi Chang en wikipedia,
- Chien-Chi Chang en Magnum (EN [26f]),
- Chien-Chi Chang en Magnum (EN [?f]),
- Galería de Chien-Chi Chang en Magnum (EN [32f]),
- Chien-Chi Chang. Taiwan, 2005 Karaoke en Magnum (EN [36f]),
- Chien-Chi Chang: USA, 1990. New York's Chinatown en Magnum (EN [16f]),
- Chien-Chi Chang: Taiwan Portfolio, 1996-2000 en Magnum (EN [26f]),
- Chien-Chi Chang: Taiwan, 2003, SARS en Magnum (EN [12f]),
- Chien-Chi Chang: USA, 1996-2002. New York's Chinatown in Color en Magnum (EN [34f]),
- WPP 1998, Chien-Chi Chang, 1st prize, Daily Life stories en worldpressphoto (EN [11f]),
- A vanished place en time (EN [2f]),
- Escape from North Korea en nationalgeographic (EN [21f]),
- Chien-Chi Chang en lamonodigital [20f],
- Chien-Chi Chang en facebook (EN [6f]).
 
 
Libros
- 2001. I Do, I Do, I Do
- 2002, The Chain
- 2005, Double Happiness
- 2006, Great photographers: Magnum Photos: Chien-Chi Chang por Alessandra Mauro,
- 2008, Les grands photographers from Magnum Photos: Chien-Chi Chang por A. Mauro,
- 2008, Doubleness: Photography Of Chien-Chi Chang
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