Seeking Fang Da Zeng -- A Missing Photographer

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Publish Date: 2000-11-01
Features: The 17th issue of the "Photographer" magazine published in Taipei dedicated an entire feature to an unfamiliar name called Fang Da Zeng. The 58 selected works and limited introductory text helped the Chinese photographic community rediscover this master-like figure in the history of photography. This name concealed the astonishing talent of a photographer and also hid the brief and mysterious life of a handsome and healthy young man. "Fang Da Zeng's works are like a will left behind in the 1930s, a will for all future generations." These 1930s images show a wonderful consistency with today's, as if they had emerged from 120 film negatives half a century ago, standing out from their old-fashioned clothes and outdated cities to become part of today's people. After everything fades away, Fang Da Zeng's works tell us that there is something that never disappears—this is the expression and presence of humanity, passing down through generations. This book consists of Xiao Fang's own photography, writings, and memorial articles about him, lifting the heavy mist anding a vivid soul.