Xie Hailong is the Vice Secretary-General and
Information Center Director of the Chinese Photographers Association and the
Director of China Youth Development Foundation. He started the “Hope Project”
in 1990. He spent ten years travelling on behalf of this project. He covered
over 20,000 kilometers, visiting 26 provinces and 128 counties. He made contact
with over 10,000 children at more than 100 schools, taking a total of over
10,000 photos. He used these photographs to advocate forchildren’s educational
rights.
Xie Hailong had his solo exhibition at 798 Photo
Gallery, China, 2004. His photographs not only serve as a valuable historical
record, but they are largely responsible for bringing this serious social
problem to the attention of the broader Chinese society. The quality of
humanitarianism in his work also serves as a model and possible direction for
other like-minded Chinese photographers. prixpictet
All images © Xie Hailong
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