Chapter 140: Second Prize at the 2021 French Winter Photography Festival
You guys are also very spicy? Scold! Laughing to death. Chen Xing's body and mind were refreshed for a while, and he didn't feel that it was winter now, his whole body was warm, and he was very comfortable basking in the sun.
Walking along the narrow streets and alleys, if you don't look at the surrounding European-style classical buildings, then this place is a bit similar to the ancient town of Lijiang, all of them are the same narrow, and they are all the same full of flowers.
When Chen Xing arrived in Lijiang, the weather was still very hot, and it was normal for a lot of flowers to appear in summer.
But now it's winter, and it's really rare to see so many colorful flowers here in winter, so it's no wonder that half of Europe chooses to travel here every winter.
There are few countries that can have such a good environment in China, if you feel that the weather is too hot in Sichuan Province to stand it, then you can go to western Sichuan, or go to the north, go to southern Yunnan, there is always a place where you feel comfortable living.
Not so in Europe. The whole of France is only about the same size as Sichuan Province, and it is very, very rare to have a place like Nice that is like spring all year round.
Walking through the streets full of ancient European style, sometimes the walls of a certain palace are on the left, and there are cafes and flower shops on the right, and people who come here with couples are willing to buy a bouquet of winter flowers in order to pursue romance.
After passing through a few alleys, Chen Xing came from the edge of the ancient city to the front entrance. In front of the ancient city of Nice is a square, called Place Masséna, this square is still very famous in Nice, Chen Xing knew this name from other tourists when he got off the hotel before.
But expectations are expectations, and in fact they are not very big. The area is not as good as the Champ de Mars under the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
However, his uniqueness lies in the fact that it is surrounded by old houses, and when the centuries-old buildings are combined with the modern tiled square, it also has a unique flavor, giving it a bit of a youthful look.
The floor tiles of Place Massena are black and white, and the area of each tile is uneven or distorted, like a 3D picture after continuous stretching.
Of course, there are countless cafes here, and tourists from all over the world sit under the awning. Chen Xing looked at the statue of Apollo in the Sun Fountain for a while, this statue was almost naked, and it was indeed very attractive to men.
Chen Xing mainly refers to the figure, the golden ratio is not a joke, as for the rest. It's still a little bit off.
The square crosses two roads in the middle, and it also evenly divides the Rosena Square into three parts, in fact, if the three separate places are connected, then this square is still so big.
Chen Xing had been strolling around Nice until it was almost dark before taking a taxi home. In fact, he didn't know where he went.
The security in Nice looks much better than in Paris, but Chen Xing still doesn't dare to appear on the streets of a foreign country after dark, after all, no matter how brilliant a person's future is, there is still only one life.
………… The next day, he simply packed his things into his suitcase and drove to the new town of Loubey.
Chen Xing searched for relevant news here before he went, and the scenery and architecture are not the top of the Côte d'Azur, and the latest big news is that the Winter Photography Festival was held here.
Didn't you say that you can drive all the way from Nice to Cannes, and pass through several cities in between?
The new city of Loubé is located right between them, close to another large city, Cagne. Compared to the bustling city of Nice, it looks like an agricultural town...... Anyway, this is the first impression he brought to Chen Xing.
Is the budget for the Winter Photo Festival so low? How good it would be to open in Nice, no matter how bad it is, you can also carry it out in Cannes, so that Chen Xing can also go to Cannes to have a look, and I don't know if there will be an atmosphere of a film festival at this time.
Compared to one of France's oldest photography festivals, the Arles Photo Festival, the Winter Photo Festival is too watery.
But no matter how much water he is, he is also a very famous thing in the global photography world this season. Chen Xing got off the bus and soon found a modern museum that held a photography festival, and in the first few days, in addition to the exhibition, there were also speeches by some emerging European photographers, of course, these new talents will certainly not be as young as Chen Xing.
In addition to showcasing the excellent works of global photographers in this field, the biggest role of the photography festival is to launch some photographers.
It's hard for photographers to become famous, it's even harder to become internationally famous, and if you don't get a few festivals a year, the more young photographers will be able to survive – of course, this may be a bit of an exaggeration.
Generally speaking, as long as a photographer is a little famous in his province or city, then he can not worry about food and clothing.
Chen Xing is not very famous in Sichuan Province, and he doesn't have much contact with private shooting, making appointments. But he has 300,000 fans on station B, and if he wants to rely on this to eat, he can mix better than most photographers.
Chen Xing thought that the hotel here would be easy to find, but when he came here, he found that it was full of people, and he ran several hotels in a row before Chen Xing finally lived in a small room of about ten square meters.
There is nothing to find fault with, who told Chen Xing to come late? After dropping off his luggage in the hotel, Chen Xing went directly to the Modern Culture and Art Center in the new town of Loubey.
The building is clearly freshly built, and it is surrounded by a dance school, a primary school, and a circus, which is the most central part of the new town of Loubey.
You need to buy a 20-euro ticket to visit, Chen Xing is quite willing to pay here, and he doesn't feel distressed at all about paying this money.
I don't know what this modern culture and art center used to be, but now all of it has been removed, and there is a protagonist in the whole venue, that is, photography, photographic works.
As soon as I walked in, a large camera statue was placed in the center of the hall in front of me. I can't tell what brand this statue is, I always feel like everything, and I don't mark a specific brand, probably for fear of offending those crazy brand fans among the photographers.
There are works on the walls and floors, and of course the works on the floor are also finished with a table and pulled up with a partition belt.
There are also a lot of people, and everyone is talking in whispers, which makes the atmosphere very lively, but not noisy.
Chen Xing quickly integrated into the area, and like countless people with cameras, he wandered through the various works, experiencing the feelings of the photographers, or learning from other people's composition, color grading and other concepts.
Most of the works are also related to snow, after all, the theme is winter, and it would be very discordant to come up with a sunny and sandy midsummer style here.
And the lighting in the exhibition hall is also very particular. Chen Xing's gaze gradually shifted from the work to the light, and then, as he looked down, he saw a set of photographs.
"2021 French Winter Photography Festival Second Prize - Climbing". Actually, there are only three. Chen Xing chuckled in his heart, stepped forward quickly, and his eyes were about to pop out when he confirmed that he was not mistaken.