travel starts with photography

The weather was fine, and they walked slowly on the street after they walked out of the arena.

Kintaro Yamazaki said with emotion: "I saw your work at the end of July. Mr. Chen Xing, I have been waiting for you here for two full months."

Waiting for me for two months?

Chen Xing looked at him a little strangely. If he needed something to ask him, even if he didn't have a convenient way to contact him like a phone, he could still send him an email.Although Chen Xing only cleared the email every few days, he would always check it.

But it was the first time he knew that the islander was waiting for him.

"I'm really sorry, I've been in Huaxia during this time."

Kintaro Yamazaki laughed freely and said, "What is there to say sorry for? I know from the gallery you signed with that Mr. Chen Xing is collecting people for the gallery's exhibition. You must be very busy with such an urgent task. right?"

Are you busy...

If traveling by himself is considered busy, then wouldn't the female student he met at Wuyuan Railway Station be too busy.

Chen Xing nodded slightly.

He still doesn't know why this islander is looking for him, so he won't worship him after losing once, right?

Judging from the style of the two people, there is no similarity at all.

Chen Xing's works are in Huaxia Major. Several famous works are very grand. Looking at the small photos on the computer or mobile phone may not feel deep, but when you go to the photography exhibition, you will find that Chen Xing's representative works will feel Very shocking.

Whether it is the Miao Village, the old Tibetans who turn around the mountain, or the snow mountain climbers.Even the Buddha light that will be displayed later is in a magnificent style.

Most of Yamazaki Kintaro's works like to use dark tones, which is completely inconsistent with Chen Xing's style.And in the case of different styles, naturally there will be no worship.At most, they would feel that Chen Xing's filming was very good and appreciate it.

What does dark tone mean?

It is the lack of white parts, and most of the colors of the whole work tend to be black.

Such a work will be very textured when it is shot well.

They chatted about things that had nothing to do with photography, and walked towards Fromm Square like a walk.When Chen Xing observed the surrounding streets, he found that Hedwig had already walked a long way with her head down.

Only then did Chen Xing remember that Hedwig couldn't understand Chinese very well, so he quickly said to Kintaro Yamazaki, "Mr. Yamazaki, do you speak English?"

"Yes, of course, and I'm pretty good at English too."

Chen Xing rolled his eyes when he heard his tone.

This is called proficiency in English.

No wonder it is said that no one can understand the English of the islanders except themselves.

But even guessing with a Mongolian can also know the meaning.

Chen Xing hurriedly shouted to Hedwig: "Hedwig, let's rest here."

"Oh……"

They have arrived at Flam Square, which is the city center of Arles, and there is a statue of Van Gogh on the square.

Van Gogh's artistic achievements are very high, even some ordinary people who don't know oil painting know "Starry Night", "Sunflower", or "Cafe at Night", and these works were all created by him in the small city of Arles .

So there are many shadows of Van Gogh in the city of Arles.

For example, the house where Van Gogh lived, the hospital he visited, and even the cafe painted in "Cafe at Night" can be found here.

It’s okay for tourists to go to this place, to take pictures and post on Moments, but if you really want to sit and drink a cup of coffee and enjoy the appearance of this sunny city bathed in the sun, you can just find a coffee shop on the side of the road.

After calling Hedwig back, the three of them walked towards a coffee shop with a huge awning on the side of the road.

This coffee shop is under a yellow four-story house. The second, third, and fourth floors are residential buildings, and the first floor is shops, but there is only one business, and that is the Martin Cafe they went to.

When Hedwig entered the store, she stood outside for a long time, and did not come in until Chen Xing urged her.

"What are you looking at?" Chen Xing asked in English.

"Look at this house." Hedwig said happily, "Did you know that Van Gogh painted a lot of yellow houses after he came to Arles? One of the pictures seems to be here. The railway at the end of the street is exactly the same as in the painting. .”

Hedwig was very excited, so her tone of voice was also very fast.

The islander looked at the two of them in bewilderment.

Chen Xing hadn’t seen many Van Gogh’s works, so he gave up after reminiscing about it, and said, “With all due respect, the whole of Arles is full of yellow houses, and I really can’t tell whether this place appears in his paintings .”

"really have!"

Hedwig took out her phone and started searching, while Chen Xing explained to the islanders what they were talking about.

He also said he is proficient in English.

They didn't enter the room, so they sat down in the awning outside. The waiter who was waiting for the guests came out quickly and asked, "Are you three? What do you want to order? Today we have cold drinks and blueberry cake, which are very good." .”

Hedwig liked cakes very much, so Chen Xing ordered two cups of coffee, a sandwich and cake, and handed the menu to Yamazaki.

At this time, Hedwig also found the painting, which was called Yellow House 23. Inside the painting was the same four-story building as theirs. Although the details had changed, the layout was the same.The most important thing is the railway bridge on the right side of the picture.

Exactly.

"Then are we sitting in Van Gogh's painting?" Chen Xing joked.

Hedwig was delighted to hear this. For an art student like her, what Chen Xing said was extremely romantic.

Unfortunately, there is an outsider.

Now that they talked about Van Gogh, the three of them chatted about Western art for a while while admiring the street scene.

It was in English, so Hedwig could understand it now.

She sipped her coffee, and occasionally Chen Xing would ask her some questions about oil painting. She enjoyed the feeling of being needed.Gradually, I no longer had the idea of ​​being an outsider just now, and listened carefully to the two chatting about oil paintings.

Chen Xing is a half-baby who has studied oil painting, and Yamazaki is a half-baby who likes to collect oil paintings.

There will always be some extremes when talking about art between two half-hearted people, or some cognitive mistakes. At this time, Hedwig will remind Chen Xing in a low voice.

When Yamazaki saw the picture of the two, he really wanted to take dozens of photos of the two.

It just matches his face.

He was very envious of Chen Xing's youth and Hedwig's beauty. It was only half an hour later that he remembered what he had waited for Chen Xing for such a long time. He suddenly coughed twice, and when Chen Xing returned to him just said.

"Mr. Chen Xing, I would like to invite you to participate in the art festival held in the island country in April next year."

"April, is the Kyoto Art Festival?"

Seeing that Chen Xing named the Kyoto Art Festival at once, Kintaro Yamazaki said with great joy: "Yes, the Kyoto International Art Festival is the best stage for our Asian artists. See your work at the festival."

There was a lesson in the high-end photography class in Paris. The teacher talked about many international photography festivals.

This is specifically for Chen Xing. Others in their class have already studied this lesson.

Among them is the Kyoto International Art Festival, which talks about the island nation.

This is not a festival dedicated to photographers. There are also paintings, sculptures, dramas, and dances. 60.00% of the people participating in this art festival are Asians, and 70.00% of them are from China, Japan and South Korea.

In fact, it can be regarded as a good art festival. Apart from this art festival in Asia, Bangzi Daegu Photography Biennale is more famous.

But Chen Xing still remembered the disgust in the teacher's eyes at that time.

That's what the teacher said...

"I went to the Kyoto Art Festival once, but the damage done to me by that time was irreparable to anyone. They made very scary dolls that were inflated and raised into the sky, and the eyes of those dolls could still move. Oh my God, and their country's dramas...the white powder on their faces is a parody of Chinese dramas, Xing, you will participate in this art festival sooner or later, and then you will know what kind of scene it is."

At that time, many students were very curious and planned to go to the island country together next year.

Do not know is not true.

Ask them when school starts in a few days, if they still have such thoughts, then Chen Xing can invite them to drop by Huaxia to play for a few days.

So, before Yamazaki Kintaro continued to invite, Chen Xing nodded and said, "Yes."

Kintaro obviously made a lot of preparations, but he didn't expect Chen Xing to agree so simply.

"You agreed?"

"Yes, I heard that the streets of Tokyo and Kyoto are very suitable for shooting, and I really want to go shopping."

"You'll feel it's a worthwhile trip."

Yamazaki Kintaro said very sincerely.

He had no choice but to be sincere, seeing Chen Xing agreeing so simply, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.Because their country's photography festivals tend to favor their local photographers, and the No.1 winners for several consecutive years are all islanders.

Yes, this is still a competitive art festival.

There is no distinction between high and low in art, it only depends on aesthetics.

This kind of statement is unfounded in the Kyoto Art Festival. Based on the non-public, opaque, but international competition spirit, they have attracted many Chinese photographers who do not have a first-class international photography festival, and there is only one international photography festival every two years. The addition of the photographer from Bangziguo.

Of course, India, the largest country in the universe, is also indispensable.

Why is there no good photography festival in Asia?

Who doesn't know that the Arles Photography Festival is the best in the world, but ordinary photographers can't get in.Just like this Arles Photography Festival, there are less than ten Asian photographers entering the main competition.

In addition, there are some joint photography festivals organized by the Arles Photography Festival and other countries. One or two winners in their own countries have the opportunity to exhibit their works here, but these photographers are only to express the atmosphere of the Arles Photography Festival. atmosphere group.

What about so many photographers in Asia?
Don't you just have to confuse fame and awards everywhere, and then you can sell your works for a price?

Chen Xing is different from these photographers.

He came from the best art school in Europe, he belongs to those who have a background, and he is also famous in France, a place with a strong artistic atmosphere.In the future, you only need to slowly participate in photography festivals in Europe and America to become a generation of photography masters.

Kintaro Yamazaki admires this very much. After all, Chen Xing is only 20 years old. Even if he becomes a master at the age of 40, he still has decades to enjoy life.

And I missed a very important opportunity.

For the Newcomer Award, I was so shameless to participate in it at such an age, and with such enthusiasm in Asia, I lost to Chen Xing, a young man.

Either way.

As long as my ranking is higher than yours next year, at least in the Asian market, I still have room for recovery.

His dark eyes were hidden behind a smile.

Hedwig suddenly had the idea of ​​looking for the imprint of Van Gogh on the streets of Arles. Chen Xing had no choice but to say goodbye to Kintaro Yamazaki, and said, "Mr. Yamazaki, see you next time."

"Okay, I wish you a good time, Chen Xingsang..."

Chen Xing and Hedwig walked towards the Darona River.

The city of Arles is a small city, and it is not as big as imagined. It takes about 5 minutes to walk from the cafe to see the river, which should be the Darona River that Hedwig mentioned.

Hedwig asked on the way: "You don't seem to have left his contact information yet, how are you going to meet again in the future?"

"We Asians care more about fate." Chen Xing said with a smile.

Although Yamazaki Kintaro was very polite to him, saying you and yours, but Chen Xing always felt that his smile was uncomfortable and a little fake.

Maybe it's because I don't like them.

The Darona River is also a riverside road like the Seine River. Many tourists walk on the embankment. The embankment on the right is about five meters from the Darona River below. There is a small walking platform under the stone slope.

This platform should be repaired for fishermen.

Looks too good for fishing.

But maybe it's because the city of Arles doesn't allow fishing. In such a good place, Chen Xing didn't see anyone holding a fishing rod.I only saw one after another couples walking by the river.

They quickly found the angle from which Van Gogh painted The Starry Night.

In fact, there is no need for them to look for it. A large number of tourists stop here, each holding a camera or mobile phone to take pictures from the same angle as "Starry Night".

For more than 100 years, the city has suffered from wars and destroyed many buildings in the painting.

But this riverside is exactly the same as in Van Gogh's painting.

Hedwig was worried that Chen Xing would not be able to remember the details of "Starry Night", so she turned on the phone and let Chen Xing identify it.

"Look, the houses on the oil painting are the source of light, and they are reflected in the river one by one. They are too similar. No, no, no, there is no change at all here. The reality is exactly the same as in the painting."

Holding the camera, Chen Xing looked at the excited Hedwig and the people around him with a smile.

The Rhone River is one of the most important rivers in Europe, and the entire city of Arles is built on the riverside.On the bank of the river where Van Gogh used to set up his drawing board, there are now river cruise ships and enough tourists from all over the world to block the traffic.

It would be great if I could have the popularity of Van Gogh sometime.

Can photography alone really do such a thing?
Maybe I should spend more time learning to draw?

Hedwig got very close to Chen Xing unknowingly, and whispered, "Shall we wait here until night?"

Chen Xing nodded and said, "Yes, the weather is good today, maybe we can reproduce Van Gogh's paintings in the evening."

There are still a few hours, Chen Xing can find the best camera position among the floating tourists, and then let Van Gogh's starry sky reproduce the world through the perspective of photography, and come up with a 4K high-definition reset version a hundred years later.