Zhao Jia

Zhao Jia

Famous report photographer and photo book writer.

Photography consultant of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF);

Gore Tex hero team;

Editorial board member of outdoor outdoor magazine;

Signed photographer of National Geographic Traveler magazine;

Member of technology and Equipment Committee of China Photographers Association;

Personal profile

Zhao Jia, male, is a well-known report photographer and photo book writer. photography consultant of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF); Gore Tex hero team; editorial board member of outdoor magazine; contracted photographer of fashion tourism / National Geographic Traveler magazine; member of technology and Equipment Committee of China Photographers Association; as the author of China's best-selling photography books, his books cover many fields, Books published in recent years include: twelve volumes of the book of war, top photography equipment, then Tibet, EOS Dynasty, Canon mirror, a photography book, classic Nikon, the aesthetics of light, the eye of God, the traveler's photography book, the road to independence, the photographer's survival manual, the bone of Photography: high quality digital photography process, and mobile photography Yes! 》Spirit of beasts: Wildlife Photography Book

Character experience

Zhao Jia still remembers that when he first pressed the shutter at the age of 6, it was a borrowed lulai double reflection camera from his family. Through the ground glass viewfinder screen, the image of peach trees in his courtyard changed from blurred to clear. At that moment, he felt that photography was very magical. In 1993, Zhao Jia, who was still in college, went to Tibet for the first time. "At that time, I thought that I would come back when I had a chance.". In 1995, after graduating from University, Zhao Jia chose to help Tibet. For more than two years, he took advantage of all the opportunities and local friends and organizations to appear in various areas of Tibet in different identities, sometimes as a staff member of tourism management agencies, sometimes as a support person for field activities, sometimes as a professional photographer, sometimes as a self-help tourist It's a good idea. In 1999, Zhao Jia, 27, worked in an investment company in the United States. At this time, he often published articles on equipment in Sina Photography Forum and wrote a series of articles on "seven kinds of weapons", which were welcomed by the majority of netizens. In 2004, China photography magazine invited Zhao Jia to write a column for one year. After that, he serialized the column of this year and published a book, which was named twelve volumes of the book of war, and became the best-selling Photography Book of that year. On January 19, 2008, the famous photographer Zhao Jia's film viewing conference and the first signing activity of Zhao Jia's new books "EOS Dynasty" and "this life" were held in Beijing Today Art Museum. In the new book auction of this activity, a book named EOS Dynasty, originally priced at 128 yuan, was bought by a netizen from Brazil for a record 9728 yuan. The auction price of this book not only creates the highest price of Chinese contemporary image books, but also the highest price of Chinese single book auction. In March 2009, at the invitation of the United Nations Children's fund, he went to the earthquake stricken areas of Sichuan Province and Gansu Province to volunteer to photograph the progress of cooperation between the United Nations Children's fund and government departments in providing assistance. In May of the same year, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake, the office of the United Nations Children's Fund in China officially released the "annual report on providing assistance for the Wenchuan earthquake" on May 12. At the same time, a photo exhibition was held to commemorate the first anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake. These documentary photos reflecting the learning and living conditions of children in the disaster areas reflect the cooperation between the United Nations Children's fund and the Chinese government in providing assistance for the earthquake stricken areas Efforts to provide assistance and improve the lives of children in disaster areas. in 2010, he was invited to join Gore's outdoor hero team

Personal feelings

According to earlier reports, Chai Jing has been married and her husband Zhao Jia is a well-known photographer. They live in an ordinary apartment in Beijing's Third Ring Road. Zhao Jia, a native of Beijing, was about 40 years old. After graduating from University, he worked in Tibet for several years. After returning to Beijing, Zhao Jia served as chief financial officer of a company affiliated to CCTV, and continued to engage in photography research and creation. He had a marriage and had a son with his ex-wife, and the two divorced because of emotional problems.

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