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:胡明政特別策劃·詞說燕趙——回眸2022係列報道之五邢台:產業集群轉型升級帶動縣域經濟新發展
作者: 时光催老了少年の心 2024-05-14 21:54問界 M5 :主被動安全之外,打造 “五星級” 電池安全堡壘
作者: 哖(_少オ輕狂 2024-05-14 21:41【中國式現代化河北場景】秦皇島:實現散貨裝卸無人化建設新突破
作者: 操盘手 2024-05-14 21:3466MB
查看54MB
查看59MB
查看18MB
查看54MB
查看87MB
查看76MB
查看24MB
查看48MB
查看48MB
查看手机扫码安装一剑独尊
网友评论更多
1狂躁不安的心
很好用的latex軟件,配合Jaref管理文獻很適合科研
16:56 推荐
看透你的单纯:91手機助手官方版很好用的,我每次都用這個下載手機軟件 来自北海市
ヾ抽烟喝酒。只为戒掉你 :一剑独尊多多雲好用,上手容易,設置簡單,適合中度遊戲者。 来自中山市
爺就是王の吾等跪下 回复 妳微笑時很美 :一款功能強大、操作簡單的蘋果iPad視頻轉換工具
1﹍Mr.少年
找到忘記的密碼,無需再去找運營商去要密碼了,省去了很多麻煩事。
14:53 推荐
M、先生:軟件很小,不占啥內存,使用也很方便 来自宜宾市
妳微笑時很美 :一剑独尊佳佳全能視頻格式轉換器是一款專業的、操作簡單的、智能的視頻格式轉換器,很是喜歡 来自贵阳市
岁月离歌 回复 及时行乐 :
1操盘手
一款非常好用的軟件,值得期待哦
14:45 推荐
◆没有你ヾ哥↗依旧潇洒づ:支持多個outlook數據文件 来自汕头市
你给的承诺 :一剑独尊############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 来自安徽
任性的余味。 回复 夢醒念紅顏° :
1_神1.樣的男人╮霸气十足
移動協同、團隊合作、業務一體,及時通訊,友空間功能這麽強大,會一直支持。
9:22 推荐
威武霸气帅:這是一款很不錯的桌麵工具,使用該軟件很方麵,很喜歡會繼續使用的。 来自舟山市
长衫先生 :一剑独尊Microsoft .NET Framework是很好用的,必不可以少的 来自廊坊市
爷的霸气你学不来 回复 胡子先生 :一款非常棒的軟件,操作簡單,使用方便