About the Photographer
Shen Chao-Liang was born in Tainan in 1968. He obtained his master’s degree from the Graduate School of Applied Media Arts at National Taiwan University of Arts. He worked as a photojournalist and vice convenor for the Entertainment, Art and Literature News Center of Liberty Times, and as artist in residence at National Central University. Shen has been dedicated to feature photography since 1993. From his early work Reflections of Nanfang’ao (2001) to his later series Yulan Magnolia Flower (2008), Tsukiji Fish Market (2010), Stage (2011) and Singers & Stages (2013), he has been recognized for his sophisticated style of image creation and commitment to documenting the evolution of Taiwan society.
Shen won Golden Tripod Awards for Best Photography (Magazine Category) in 2000, 2002 and 2012, an Asia Award in Sagamihara, Japan (2004), a Dong-gang Photography Award (Korea, 2006), an Artists Wanted: Photography Category Award (New York, 2011), and an International Photography Award, Book of Documentary Category 1st Place (Los Angeles, 2012).
In addition to being published in journals at home and abroad, Shen’s works have been exhibited in the US, Canada, France, the UK, Spain, Peru, Brazil, Guatemala, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and mainland China. Currently he is a freelance photographer and photography critic, and teaches photography at National Chengchi University, Tamkang University and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. (http://www.shenchaoliang.com)