Initiated in Beijing China at the 2006 Annual Conference of the Education Forum for Asia, the Asian Students Photography Exhibition is open to young students in the Asia Pacific Region and beyond. It is committed to carrying forward an enormous richness of Asia’s ancient and modern cultures, to displaying the great diversity of customs and traditions, the magnificent geographic and demographic appearances of in the region, to promoting exchange in artistic and aesthetic photography, and to spreading the values of Asian cultures.
The 1st Asian Students Photography Exhibition in 2006 was very successful with great responses from all circles in the region. The 2nd Asian Students Photography Exhibition, from 7th to 10th in November 2007, held in Xi'an city, Shaanxi province, China with the theme of ‘Students - Nation - Nature’.? The awarding ceremony is on Nov. 9, 2007 during the 2007 Education Forum for Asia and Euro-Asia Educational Cooperation Conference. The 3rd Asian Students Photography Exhibition(cell phone camera group) in 2008 , interpret the concrete world through the motional moments sensitively and emotionally captured by the students with the theme of “This Year”.
The 4th Asian Students Photography Exhibition 2009 will launch Sep 10th, the awarding ceremony will be held in Xi’an. With the theme of “ Expression of Happiness”, this event also aims to generate and cultivate students’ interests, and creativity in the art of photography by providing an excellent opportunity for students in the region and beyond to use their cameras, in their unique perspectives, to observe the changing society, to touch the distinctive cultures, traditions and customs, history of their home countries, to feel the growth and rising of Asia, and to record the happy and memorable moments they find.
This event is hosted by the Education Forum for Asia, China Youth Daily and China University Media Union, and is organized by, Education Forum for Asia Training Centre. |