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Chapter 141 2021 French Winter Photography Festival [-]nd Prize
You are also very spicy?
Ah!
Laugh to death.

Chen Xing felt refreshed physically and mentally. He didn't even feel like it was winter when he walked out. He felt warm all over his body, and it was very comfortable to bask in the sun.

Walking along the narrow streets and alleys, if you don't look at the European-style classical buildings around, then this place is a bit similar to the ancient town of Lijiang, both of which are the same narrow and full of floral fragrance.

When Chen Xing arrived in Lijiang, the weather was still very hot, and it is normal for many flowers to appear in summer.

But it's winter now, and it's really strange to see so many colorful flowers here in winter. No wonder people from half of Europe choose to travel here every winter.

It is rare for a country to have such a good environment in China. If you feel that the weather is too hot in Sichuan Province, you can go to western Sichuan, or to the north, or to southern Yunnan. There is always a place where you feel comfortable living. very comfortable.

Not in Europe.

The whole of France is only about the size of Sichuan Province. It is very, very rare to have a place like Nice that is like spring all year round.

Walking on the streets full of European antiquity, sometimes the left side is the wall of a certain palace, and the right side is a cafe, flower shop, etc. People who come with couples are willing to buy a bunch of winter flowers here in pursuit of romance. flower.

After passing through several alleys, Chen Xing came to the front entrance from the edge of the ancient city.

The front of the ancient city of Nice is a square called Masséna Square. This square is still very famous in Nice. Chen Xing knew the name from other tourists when he got off the hotel.

But the expectation is the expectation, in fact, it is not very big.

The area is not as good as the Champ de Mars under the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

However, its uniqueness is that it is surrounded by old houses. When the buildings hundreds of years ago are integrated with the square with modern floor tiles, it has a unique flavor, which makes the place look a little younger.

The floor tiles of Place Masséna are black and white, and the area of ​​each tile is uneven or distorted, like a 3D picture after continuous stretching. People with 3D vertigo will probably feel dizzy if they look at this kind of floor too much.

Of course, there are countless cafes here, and tourists from all over the world sit under the awnings.

Chen Xing looked at the statue of Apollo in the Sun Fountain for a while. This statue is almost naked, and it is indeed very masculine.Chen Xing mainly refers to the figure, the golden ratio is no joke, as for the others.

It's still a bit off.

Two roads pass through the middle of the square, which evenly divides Rosena Square into three parts. In fact, if the three separated places are connected, the square is still so big.

Chen Xing stayed in Nice until it was almost dark before taking a taxi to go home.

In fact, he didn't even know where he was wandering.

The law and order in Nice seems to be much better than that in Paris, but Chen Xing still dare not appear on the streets of foreign countries after dark. After all, no matter how bright a person's future is, he still has only one life.

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The next day, he simply packed his things into the suitcase, and then drove to Loubaix-Ville-Ville.

Chen Xing searched for relevant news here before he went. The scenery and architecture are not considered the top of the Côte d'Azur. The most recent big news is that the Winter Photography Festival was held here.

Didn't it say before that you can drive all the way from Nice to Cannes, and pass through several cities in the middle?
The new town of Loubaix is ​​just between them, and it is very close to another big city, Cagnes.

Compared to the prosperity of Nice, this place looks like an agricultural town...

Anyway, this was his first impression on Chen Xing.

Is the Winter Photo Festival on such a low budget?It would be great to open it in Nice, no matter how bad you are, you can also launch it in Cannes, so that Chen Xing can also go to Cannes to have a look. I don’t know if there will be a film festival atmosphere at this time.

Compared with an old-fashioned photography festival in France, the Arles Photography Festival, the Winter Photography Festival is too watery.

But no matter how water is, he is also one thing that the global photography community is famous for this season.

After getting off the car, Chen Xing quickly found a modern museum that held a photography festival. In the past few days, besides the exhibition, there were speeches by some cutting-edge European photographers. Of course, these cutting-edge photographers are definitely not as young as Chen Xing.

The photography festival, in addition to showing the outstanding works of photographers from all over the world in this field, the biggest function is to introduce some photographers.

It is difficult for photographers to become famous, and it is even more difficult to become famous internationally. If there are not more photography festivals every year, then young photographers will have no way to survive-of course, this statement may be a little exaggerated.

Generally speaking, as long as a photographer is a little famous in his province or city, he can live comfortably.

Chen Xing is not very famous in Sichuan Province, he doesn't have much contact with private photography, appointments.But he has 30 fans on station B. If he relies on this to make a living, he can do better than most photographers.

Chen Xing thought that it would be easy to find a hotel here, but when he came here, he found that the place was full of people. After visiting several hotels in a row, Chen Xing finally settled in a small room of about ten square meters.

There is nothing to be picky about. Who told Chen Xing to come late?
After putting down his luggage in the hotel, Chen Xing went directly to the Modern Culture and Art Center in Vivre du Loube.

This building is obviously newly built and very trendy. It is surrounded by dance schools, elementary schools, and circuses, and it can be regarded as the core location in the new town of Loubaix.

To go in and visit, you need to buy a ticket of 20 euros. Chen Xing is quite willing to pay here, and he doesn't feel bad about paying the money.

I don't know what was placed in this modern culture and art center before, but now all of them have been removed. There is only one protagonist in the whole venue, that is photography, photography works.

As soon as you walk in, a huge camera statue is placed in the center of the front hall.

I can’t tell what brand this statue is. It always looks like everything, and there is no specific brand marked, probably because I am afraid of offending the crazy brand fans among the photographers.

There are works on the walls and on the floor. Of course, the works on the floor are also framed and pulled up with isolation tape.

There were also a lot of people, and everyone was talking quietly, making the atmosphere lively but not noisy.

Chen Xing also quickly integrated here, like countless people with cameras, lingering in various works, experiencing the feelings of the photographers, or learning other people's composition, color correction and other concepts.

Most of the works are also related to snow. After all, the theme is winter. It would be very disharmonious to present a sunny and sandy midsummer style here.

And the lighting in the exhibition hall is also very particular.

Chen Xing's eyes gradually moved from the work to the lights, and then, when he lowered his head, he saw a group of photos.

"2021 French Winter Photography Festival Second Prize - Climbing".

Actually only three.

"Golden Roof"

"encourage"

"Crossing"

Chen Xing's heart skipped a beat, and he stepped forward quickly, and when he confirmed that he was right, his eyes almost popped out.

(End of this chapter)