Lu Guang (photographer)

For other people of the same name, see Lu Guang.

Lu Guang (born 1961) is an award-winning Chinese photographer.

Lu was born in Zhejiang province and encountered photography at the age of 20 when working in a silk factory. He studied at Beijing's Tsinghua University from 1993 to 1995 and has since worked as a freelance photographer. His work is focused on social and economic issues.

In 2003, Lu was awarded the first prize for a story about contemporary issues from World Press Photo for his photographs of Henan Province peasants who had been infected with HIV after selling their blood. In 2008, he was awarded Gruner + Jahr's Henri Nannen Prize for photojournalism. In 2009, he received the $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his project "Pollution in China".

References

• Dunlap, David W.; Estrin, James (2009-10-14). "Showcase: Infernal Landscapes". Lens blog (New York Times). http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/showcase-65/. Retrieved 2009-10-18. 
• Hattam, Jennifer. "A Chinese Photographer's 'Infernal Landscapes'". Treehugger.com. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/chinese-photographer-infernal-landscapes.php. Retrieved 2009-10-18. 
• W. Eugene Smith Fund (14 October 2009). "2009 Grant Recipient from W. Eugene Smith Fund". Press release. http://www.lightstalkers.org/2009-grant-recipient-from-w-eugene-smith-fund. Retrieved 2009-10-18. 

External links

• W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Grant Recipients
• Henri Nannen Award winner, 2008
• Sample work: Pollution in China