Photographer Chen Man has been called the “Chinese Annie Leibovitz”. Like Leibovitz, Chen is known for her celebrityProminente(r)celebrity portraits. The 36-year-old has photographed Nicole Kidman and Rihanna, among others, for the Chinese versions of magazines such as Vogue.
Chen told The New York Times that she originally trained as a painter, has worked as a graphic designer and attended a kind of (ifml.)ziemlichtheatre school. “Because I drew people a lot in my childhood, I am very to be attuned to sth.auf etw. eingestellt sein; hier: auf etw. achtenattuned to details,” she explains. “When I to shoot sb.jmdn. fotografierenshoot celebrities, I make them look better.” Chen says she wants to show people in the West what the Chinese really look like. “People think Chinese look the same, but we are kind of (ifml.)lziemlichkind of like the Americans. We have 56 different racehier: Volk, ethnische Grupperaces.”
Her latest project is an app that uses short videos to improve communication among people who speak different languages. “I’m hoping that when people use an app that solelyausschließlichsolely uses short videos and clips, people are using what they see to communicate rather than a language that puts up walls and boundaryGrenzeboundaries between different countries,” Chen says.
Some of Chen Man's photos as shown by her on Instagram:
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