Rural revitalization through the lens of a woman photographer

Mondo Digital Updated on 2024-02-01

Can you remember the last time you went to a photo studio? With a "click", a white light flashed in front of his eyes, and a ** was frozen, retaining a moment and a story.

According to her, in 2000, with the rapid development of land circulation and modern agriculture in the village, she was deeply interested in photography since she was a child, and opened her own photo studio in the town through further study in the mainland. In the past 20 years, she has always kept pace with the times in exploration, from equipment to technology, it is like a town that is quietly changing, from people's posture and clothing in front of the camera to today's modern sense, she uses a camera to record the imprint of this era, and also uses the film era to describe the development of rural revitalization.

I have a ** from 20 years ago in my gallery, and I never imagined that one day my camera could become a witness to the development and change of rural revitalization. Hou Huixiang said with relief.

She also told us that the "good **" with reasonable composition and natural expression is either treasured in the photo album of the people's family, or bought and assembled into a book by a discerning person after a long time, and used to represent the cultural characteristics of an era; The broken and unbeautiful "bad **" has been repeatedly screened and eliminated, scattered in the corners of the world, and has become the leftovers of history.

A camera and a small town are closely linked, and her photo studio accompanies people here to be born, go to school, get married, ......From the 100-day photos of a baby to a one-inch photo when he went to school, to the wedding photo when he got married, and the celebration photos of singing and dancing on various festivals ......Hou Huixiang witnessed the birth, aging, sickness and death of the people in the town, and also recorded the customs here, as well as the stories of rural revitalization and development.

As the times move forward, Hou Huixiang's photo studio is constantly evolving, from film cameras to digital cameras, and now to photocopying, printing and scanning. In Hou Huixiang's eyes, the development of the photo studio is a microcosm of the rapid development of Liumaowan Town and even Xinjiang in recent years, and it is also a fragment that carries countless memories of the times.

In the past 20 years, every ** Hou Huixiang in the museum has been reluctant to be damaged, and if there is an old ** damaged, she will repair or reprint it in time. Relying on superb photography skills and a thriving business, she gradually became a wealthy leader in the eyes of the sisters in the village. On weekdays, she is still a person who loves life. The beautiful courtyard is exceptionally clean and tidy, and she also joined the "women's propaganda team" in the village, she turned her feelings of learning and upgrading and operating a photo studio into a "local taste", and took the initiative to publicize the basic national policy of gender equality, women and the environment, women and safety and other knowledge to the majority of women in the jurisdiction, so as to further let more people understand the significance and content of the country's implementation of the basic national policy of gender equality, and create a first-class atmosphere of attention, care and support for the development of women and children in the jurisdiction.

In the next step, the Women's Federation of Liumaowan Town will also use Hou Huixiang's photo studio as a demonstration base for women's entrepreneurship, carry out paired assistance, and create a leading model of "women rich leaders + bases + farmers", while absorbing the employment of local women compatriots, actively spread science and technology, so that more "women new farmers" can deepen the countryside, release enthusiasm, explore new entrepreneurial models, and add vitality and impetus to rural revitalization. (Liumaowan Town, Shawan City).

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