TIFA 2022 Portfolio / Personal

A Rocking Farewell

  • Prize
    Bronze in Portfolio/Personal
  • Photographer
    Wizard Tang
  • Technical Info
    Canon 5d Mark Ii?canon 24-70mm F2.8?canon 70-200 Mm F2.8?canon 16-35mm F2.8
  • Photo Date
    2008-2018

For 40 years after the 1960s, rock and roll was a worldwide cultural and entertainment phenomenon, and its core spirit of "peace and love" influenced almost the whole world. In China, from the early 1980s to the 21st century, there was also a rock 'n' roll boom. It has played a huge role in enlightening Chinese people's minds. During the decade 2008-2018, I photographed the lives, rehearsals and performances of many rock musicians in China. Now that the rock culture that once existed in China has disappeared, I miss the free rock era. I take these photos as a kind of farewell.

Photographer, artist, working and living in Beijing, China. As an independent photography artist he works on commercial photography to support his own creation. He has being continued to shoot Chinese Rock and Roll music scene for more than 10 years. Many personal photography exhibitions of his have been held. Free will, social issues are among the key words of discussion of his photographic creation.