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:胡明政美媒:一家航空公司發現737 Max關鍵部件存在隱患,波音建議全球檢查
作者: 怪咖 2024-04-27 20:26《我的醫生朋友》預告|打好秋季“保胃戰”日常守護腸胃健康不放鬆
作者: 对不起,你没有访问权 2024-04-27 18:28支持 2 台電視同時播放:愛奇藝黃金升級白金會員 12 元/月大促
作者: 我在你身边败去了四季 2024-04-27 17:5953MB
查看78MB
查看68MB
查看62MB
查看25MB
查看15MB
查看22MB
查看32MB
查看63MB
查看48MB
查看手机扫码安装互传
网友评论更多
1聆听、你的伤
軟件專業性很強,也和實用
6:47 推荐
王者绝非偶然:可以對接很多快遞公司,便捷哦~ 来自鄂尔多斯市
冷眼旁观装B狗 :互传這款軟件值得大家使用,非常簡潔 来自长治市
戒酒消愁 回复 M、先生 :這是朋友推薦給我的軟件,實用性也很強。
1高姿态、男子
用鍵盤寫字的輸入法,特別簡單。
15:34 推荐
无她无爱ヾ失她失心:cbox看各種國際賽事的首選,畫麵清晰,緩衝速度快。 来自西安市
不乱于心不畏将来 :互传這款軟件操作很簡單,功能也比較豐富。 来自内江市
小爷不说爱 回复 被记忆的高温 :安靜純粹、無廣告、免打擾、靜默下載”的加速下載軟件,80塊買的值了。
1冷眼旁观装B狗
這是一款用過的做好的軟件,操作簡單。
18:24 推荐
妳微笑時很美:高效安排日程,掌控時間,感興趣的朋友歡迎下載體驗! 来自海南
〆﹏尐爺⺌ :互传這是一款非常不錯的軟件,很值得使用哦 来自运城市
凉城深巷 回复 你给的承诺 :
1我玩命你随意
音樂下載起來還是比較方便的,該但是如果能開放所有能下載的歌曲權限就好了。
19:49 推荐
冷眼旁观装B狗:一款非常實用的軟件,值得信奈 来自绍兴市
大雨还在下吗 :互传星光助手官方版超級好用的,這下我能玩很多遊戲再也不怕卡了 来自厦门市
哥惜爱,却被伤! 回复 春宵假寐 :沒有木馬,卡巴和金山衛士檢測安全,軟件很好很實用,值得收藏!