Zhang Jian, chief of the photography team at Songhua Lake Resort, takes photos at his workplace in Jilin City, northeast Chinas Jilin Province, Dec. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
CHANGCHUN, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- A skier was skimming across the slope before suddenly stopping with snowflakes stirred up. It happened within seconds, but the images had been recorded by a photographer not far away with a succession of shots.
This photographer, Zhang Jian, is the chief of the photography team at Songhua Lake Resort in Jilin City, northeast Chinas Jilin Province. Since being introduced to the industry, this ski and photography enthusiast felt his job was perfect and tailor-made for him.
"The thrill of speed and the desire to push ones limits are the charms of skiing, of which photography is the best carrier," he said.
An art major, Zhang, a native of Jinlin Province, landed a job at a ski resort as a staff member in 2010. Seeing that more skiers wanted photos on the snow, he believed it was an opportunity. He worked hard to improve his skiing and photo skills.
In 2015, Zhang became one of the first contracted photographers in Chinas "Hey Snow" application, providing skiers with photography services. In 2018, he took the lead in setting up a ski photography studio called Snow.
Throughout the years, he witnessed the growing demand in ski photography and the popularization of winter sports in China, boosted by the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.
During the snow season in 2021-2022, Zhangs team uploaded a total of 3.82 million photos, 23 times more than in 2018-2019, with sales exceeding 1 million yuan (about 140,845. U.S. dollars). He expects to see a new record this season.
According to its provincial tourism industry development program, Jilin has 75 ski resorts and 319 snow trails. The province plans to raise snow and ice tourism revenue to 500 billion yuan within five years.
According to Zhang, ski enthusiasts are becoming younger. "In the past, the skiers were mostly youngsters," he said. "Now, many young couples who love skiing themselves bring their children here to cultivate their interest in the sport."
Since the beginning of this snow season, his photography teams schedule has been almost fully occupied. Apart from local skiers, he saw more enthusiasts from other parts of China, for whom the experience is valuable to be recorded in photos.
Ski enthusiast Cheng Yang, from Nanjing in east Chinas Jiangsu Province, told Xinhua she and her friends go skiing yearly. In the past, they used to go to Japan or Europe. But now, with the rapid development of the winter sports industry and infrastructure in domestic ski resorts, they have changed their destination to Jilin or Xinjiang.
This year, she has just ordered a few photos. "In the past, skiers used to take photos for each other, and the quality was not ensured," she said. "Now that we have professional photographers here, taking photos has become a necessary part of my skiing experience, and I am glad to share them on social media."
Satisfaction of the skiers is what Zhang and his colleagues want to see.
"The photographer might have to stand on the slope for hours to capture a perfect moment of a skier," he said. "It is the biggest achievement for photographers to record wonderful memories for skiers through photos." ■
A photographer (R) of the photography team at Songhua Lake Resort helps a skier adjust the posture in Jilin City, northeast Chinas Jilin Province, Dec. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
Zhang Jian, chief of the photography team at Songhua Lake Resort, takes photos at his workplace in Jilin City, northeast Chinas Jilin Province, Dec. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)
責任編輯:胡明政中外學者最新合作研究發現,印度洋鹹水輸入大西洋助力冰河期結束
作者: 独宠一女° 2024-05-14 01:40以創新 AI 技術重塑家庭清潔體驗 三星全新智能吸塵器係列即將亮相 CES 2024
作者: 独自霸占你的美 2024-05-14 01:01信通院 AIGC 圖像生成首個標準發布 螞蟻集團繪畫平台首批通過
作者: 爷:狠耀眼 2024-05-13 23:5328MB
查看96MB
查看92MB
查看88MB
查看28MB
查看94MB
查看84MB
查看62MB
查看11MB
查看76MB
查看手机扫码安装长沙天气预警
网友评论更多
1疯一般的男子
它為您提供絕大多數影音格式的解碼器,裝了它,您的播放器就可以通吃絕大多數的影音格式
9:41 推荐
谎言干掉了誓言:傻瓜式操作,輕鬆做出混合語音,很不錯。 来自运城市
戒酒消愁 :长沙天气预警很實用的一款軟件,視頻畫質很清晰,而且流暢 来自济宁市
高姿态、男子 回复 ☆帅气男孩☆ :作為辦公軟件,功能非常齊全,傳輸文件速度很快,很不錯。
1放学别跑!
感覺比佳佳SWF轉換器上一個版本好用,簡體中文版共享軟件
2:13 推荐
懒得动心:文件太多,不怕丟失了 来自通辽市
﹍Mr.少年 :长沙天气预警我們公司就一直用小魚,很方便,推薦下載。 来自宿州市
收回你的温存 回复 放弃自由:就为你 :這款轉換軟件真的很方便,可以幫助我們省去很多步驟
1性别男,爱好女
體積小,直接看,特別方便。
2:19 推荐
渡河已尽生:聯想電腦管家是我用過最好用的電腦管家了,我要一直支持它。 来自白城市
复制 :长沙天气预警有時候(比如輸入名單)五筆還是很有優勢的。 来自沧州市
劳资素个好男人 回复 魍生 :