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:胡明政掘力計劃第 28 期為你揭秘大模型技術探索與 AIGC 應用創新
作者: 放弃自由:就为你 2024-05-23 21:47華為產品 Petal Maps 與阿聯酋 Tawasal 簽署合作備忘錄,攜手完善地圖數據
作者: 姐的霸气归属 2024-05-23 20:2213MB
查看93MB
查看68MB
查看86MB
查看71MB
查看59MB
查看85MB
查看15MB
查看16MB
查看99MB
查看手机扫码安装share
网友评论更多
1不二臣.
可以多個點之間往返恢複的功能很實用。
23:12 推荐
▁_О天眞帅爷:可以對長達數小時的音頻文件進行即時剪輯操作,值得信奈 来自许昌市
我是沵的奥利奥 :share做出來的簡曆很完美,簡單大氣,挺好。 来自郴州市
夢醒念紅顏° 回复 如果年少注定要轻狂 --- :挺不錯的瀏覽器,喜歡網頁遊戲的小夥伴不容錯過。
1低调的鸭丫
一直用的百度腦圖,感覺很好用,
18:41 推荐
与风为伍:用迅雷畢竟好多年了,終於出了個新版,總體還是想支持一下它 来自阜新市
曖__昧〆圥玍 :share可以訪問您的Kindle書籍、筆記、標記過的圖書以及更多其它的圖書。 来自荆州市
瓜子脸の男生 回复 玩会儿 :下載可執行文件時,可設置自動查殺病毒
1℡中國式、美男
用五筆用習慣了,反正我覺得很好用。
23:44 推荐
少メ鈎吲爺ヾ:操作簡單,使用沒啥問題 来自徐州市
如此丶妩媚的男人 :share軟件很容易操作,功能也很實用。 来自衡阳市
渡河已尽生 回复 ℡不拽〤怎么做你男人ㄜ :這是一款用了好久的軟件,歡迎大家下載使用哦。