Beijing-based photographer Wang Fuchun produced this
series of incredibly vivid pictures of Chinese passengers on trains. A railway
worker-turned photographer, Wang has been documenting all sorts of unique
moments on trains for decades. From steam locomotives to bullet trains, the
past three-decades of changes for China' s railways have all been recorded in
Wang's photos.
"Trains are loaded with people's hopes and
regrets," said 68-year-old Wang Fuchun. ”I feel really lucky to have been
able to take photos on trains."
Wang Fuchun has many works themed on rail travel, such
as his "Chinese on the Train", "The Steam Locomotives of
China", "Black Land" and "Manchurian Tiger". Wang's
bond with trains first started several decades ago. Influenced by his elder
brother, who had an established career in rail, Wang also became a railway
worker in 1970 after he finished his military service. Due to his strong
interest in arts, Wang was asked to take photos as part of his job
responsibility during the 1970s. This is how he got started in photography. By
1984, Wang was a professional photographer.
However, the sudden shift in his career track didn't
stop him working for the railway industry. Wang began to record the history of
China' s railway by taking photos on the trains. Wang Fuchun often takes
several train trips a month and walks up and down the carriages taking photos.
"I love trains, railway, and railway
passengers," said Wang. "Whenever I get on a train, I get a
comfortable feeling, like being at home." amusingplanet
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Wang Fuchun was born in 1943 and graduated from
Harbin Normal University as a photography major. He is now a member of the
World Chinese Photographers Association and the China Photographers
Association, and he is vice-president of Harbin Photographers Association. He
has produced many thematic works such as "Chinese People on the
Train", "Black Land" and "Manchurian Tiger". He won
the award of "outstanding Chinese photographer" at the Pingyao
International Photography Festival in 2004. china.org
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Wang Fuchun
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