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:胡明政推動中國製造全球化發展,TCL 榮獲“2023 國潮出海榜樣先鋒品牌”
作者: 沦陷在n1眼眸※ 2024-05-10 16:25福建省氣象部門兩項數字技術創新成果亮相第六屆數字中國建設峰會成果展
作者: c1):烟味 2024-05-10 16:21服務專精特新中小企業發展 長沙三部門聯動為企業送上“政策大禮包”
作者: 不牛B 咋做你男人 2024-05-10 15:52戰神歸來,realme 首款 8Gen2 旗艦真我GT5 提前亮相
作者: 冷眼旁观装B狗 2024-05-10 15:2953MB
查看64MB
查看42MB
查看63MB
查看65MB
查看33MB
查看28MB
查看82MB
查看75MB
查看49MB
查看手机扫码安装YY
网友评论更多
1﹍Mr.少年
內置了多款實用工具
13:43 推荐
高姿态、男子:一直用百度,不解釋,好用。 来自福州市
戒躁 :YY查單詞,翻譯,金山詞霸很給力,我經常查專業詞匯,要對比很多的翻譯,基本都是用金山,很給力! 来自唐山市
俊的抽象▂_ 回复 ══做个低调の孩纸 :有道詞典的內容更新快,而且豐富,使用它來翻譯詞匯也很方便,還帶有背單詞的功能,如果是初學者還是看字典吧。
1戒酒消愁
非常好用的軟件,功能特別強大,操作也非常簡單。
15:46 推荐
你只有一张厌倦的脸%:這款軟件真的特別好用,很是實用哦 来自南京市
¼de坏男人 :YY很好用,電腦必備軟件。 来自邵阳市
无她无爱ヾ失她失心 回复 酒治不愈 :能用 還不錯吧 感謝了
1声嘶力竭的情歌
是一款功能強大、操作簡單的工具,簡單便捷,值得使用
15:43 推荐
◆没有你ヾ哥↗依旧潇洒づ:真的是超級好用的,最喜歡TXT文本分割器官方版了,幫了我很大的忙 来自淄博市
一人独钓一江水 :YY網易雲音樂裏的評論真的一個比一個精彩。 来自景德镇市
瓜子脸の男生 回复 传韵 :軟件專業性比較高,實用範圍也很廣泛