The annual "Love of the Millennium" photography competition(
The competition was jointly organized by Taiwan's Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (
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The works from the 80 winners are currently on show in The 2004 Invitational Joint Exhibition by the Photographers from the Two Sides of the Taiwan Strait, (
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Daily life in small villages in western China seem to be a favorite topic of the participants. Some of the most lingering images of the show are of rural families enjoying themselves amid adverse living conditions -- as people give free rein to their emotions at weddings or the Lunar New Year.
The US$3,000 gold prize fell to Geng Yu-sheng (
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"It was such a touching scene of the harmonious relations between human beings, animals and nature, that I couldn't help clicking the shutter again and again. I took over 10 pictures of it," Geng said.
Their First Joint Portrait (
Although the winners do not all show the same technical level -- and there are some works of trite composition and vague messages -- their observation of real emotions and happiness, even in the unlikeliest places, gives viewers a happy experience.
The invitational part of the exhibition is the place to see the works of Taiwanese and Chinese photographers active in their respective photography circles. Lin Zai-sheng's (
The 2004 Invitational Joint Exhibition by Photographers from the Two Sides of the Taiwan Strait runs through Jan. 25 at the National Museum of History, 49 Nanhai Rd, Taipei (台北市南海路49號).
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