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Lu Nan

From the series "On The Road: The Catholic Faith in China”, 1992-1996
From the series "On The Road: The Catholic Faith in China”, 1992-1996
From the series "On The Road: The Catholic Faith in China”, 1992-1996
From the series "On The Road: The Catholic Faith in China”, 1992-1996
From the series “Four Seasons: Everyday Life of Tibetan Peasants”, 1996-2004
From the series “Four Seasons: Everyday Life of Tibetan Peasants”, 1996-2004
From the series “Four Seasons: Everyday Life of Tibetan Peasants”, 1996-2004
From the series “The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients", 1989-1990
From the series “The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients", 1989-1990
From the series “The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients", 1989-1990
From the series “The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients", 1989-1990
From the series “The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients", 1989-1990
From the series “The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients", 1989-1990
From the series “The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients", 1989-1990
From the series “The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients", 1989-1990
From the series “The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients", 1989-1990
From the series “The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients", 1989-1990
From the series “The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients", 1989-1990

Correspondent for the prestigious international cooperative Magnum Photos since the 1990s, Lu Nan 呂楠 (born in 1962 in Beijing) is an independent photographer who has been documenting marginalized people in China. His pivotal series started in 1989 with The Forgotten People: The Condition of China’s Psychiatric Patients. Pursing his intentions to document Chinese people from the margins of society, his subsequent series captured members of the Catholic Faith (On The Road: The Catholic Faith in China, 1992-1996), peasants’ life in Tibet (Four Seasons: Everyday Life of Tibetan Peasants, 1996-2004), and prisoner’s conditions (Prisons of North Burma, 2006).

These unconventional images allowed the photographer to place himself in the international spotlight. But perhaps more importantly he became one of the first to shed light on another side of Chinese society, on people often considered outcasts. “I just respect them and care about them… They are the same as us,” said Lu as a reminder that all human beings are equal and deserve dignity. His black and white photographs depict people within their own environment by using a rather straight glance, which is yet associated with delicate contrasts and elegant compositions.


More works and information:

Lu Nan’s profile on  Magnum Photos

Lu Nan’s profile on Magnum Photos

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tags: Documentary photography, social landscape photography, Portrait photography
categories: Post-Mao period
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