Romantic Memories Exhibited in The 30th National Photographic Art Exhibition

Romantic Memories Exhibited in The 30th National Photographic Art Exhibition

October 28th-November 27th, 2025

The National Photography Art Exhibition is the longest-running, largest-scale, and most influential national photography exhibition in China. Founded in 1957, it has been held successfully for 30 editions and is widely regarded as a comprehensive reflection of the development of contemporary Chinese photography.

On 28 October 2025, the 30th National Photography Art Exhibition opened at Jimei District Civic Square in Xiamen. Organized by the Chinese Photographers Association, the National Photography Art Exhibition is the longest-running, largest-scale, and most influential national photography exhibition in China. Founded in 1957, it has been held successfully for 30 editions and is widely regarded as a comprehensive reflection of the development of contemporary Chinese photography.

For this edition, the exhibition received submissions from 21,113 photographers, with over 102,810 entries totaling more than 306,000 images, marking the first time submissions exceeded 300,000 photographs. The selected works draw directly from lived experience, offering a panoramic view of social change and everyday life in China since 2023.

The 30th edition demonstrates a notable advancement in visual presentation and artistic diversity. The exhibited works range from engagements with traditional Chinese aesthetic frameworks to explorations shaped by contemporary photographic discourse. They include both a commitment to photography’s intrinsic visual language and innovative experiments employing alternative techniques and conceptual approaches.

Han Yang's Romantic Memories was selected as an Art Category – Single Image. Emerging from a highly competitive submission pool, the work was recognized for its artistic clarity and conceptual sensitivity, and is presented as part of the exhibition’s exploration of contemporary photographic expression.