Zhu Qingfu
Magic Amoy's Master Photographer!

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When I asked award-winning photographer Zhu Qingfu to allow me to use his photos in Amoy Magic--Guide to Fujian, The Fujian Adventure, and Mystic Quanzhou--City of Light, I expected to shell out a small fortune in royalties. But Zhuqing simply handed me his complete archives (literally 1,000s of amazing photos!) and said, "Use any photos you want--no charge! I'm happy to help! And he even wrote an inscription for one of the books!

Let me introduce you to this amazing man and some of his works, which he has graciously allowed me to use on the website. Just click the thumbnails at the bottom of the page for larger images!
Click Here for Zhuqing's Contact Info!

Intro to Zhu Qingfu (朱庆福)

Award-winning photographer Zhūqīng provided all of the first Amoy Magic’s fine color photos but this issue has some of my own, so I’ve marked Zhūqīng’s with ZQF to protect his reputation.
Zhūqīng was born in 1963 in Nankang, Jiangxi Province, joined the army in 1980, became a news photographer at Xiàmén Business News in Sept. 1994—and has not stopped since! Nearly 300 of his works have received photographic prizes at home and abroad, and more than 3,000 have been published in various media.

Zhūqīng’s positions include: Chief of South Fújiàn Journalist Station of Fújiàn Pictorial, Fellow of China Photographer Association, Fellow of the Worldwide Ethnic Chinese Photographers Society, Honorary Fellow of Los Angeles Photography Society, Executive Director of Fújiàn Photographer Association, Vice Chairman and Honorary Fellow of Fújiàn Youth Photography Association, Vice Chairman of Xiamen Photographers’ Association, and Chairman of Xiàmén Youth Photographers’ Association.

Zhūqīng’s honors include:
1982, Oct: “Violist” (first work) published in “Battlefront” newspaper.
1984, May: Excellence Award, East China 8-City Joint Youth Arts Exhibition, for “Coze”
1987, Aug: Excellence Award, 1st Photographic Exhibit of East China’s Army, Navy & Air Force, for “Grand Expectation”
1997, Sept.: Gold Medal, 18th National Photographic Arts Exhibition, for “Chinese True Man” (first prize Fújiàn had won in a national exhibition).
1997, Sept: Commendatory Meeting in Zhūqīng’s honor held by Fújiàn Literature & Art Association and Xiàmén Literature & Art Association.
1998, Nov.: Star Award for Outstanding Achievement, Ministry of Culture, for “Chinese True Man”
2000, May: Silver Medal, Photographic Works of China News Photo Awards for “Rainbow Rises Over Hǎicāng.”
2000, Dec: 1st Prize, Fújiàn Province Baihua Literature & Art Awards.
2000, Sept: Published “Beautiful Xiàmén” pictorial.
2001, May: “Fújiàn’s Top Youth Photographer,” Fújiàn Government
2001, May: Bronze Medal, National Journalist Photography Competition
2001, Sept.: Published “Today’s Xiàmén” pictorial.
2002, Dec: Invited to Singapore’s 18th Asian Photographic Art Federation Conference
2003, Sept: Publishers “Sentiments of Siming” pictorial.
2003, Oct: Honorary Fellow of Los Angeles Photographic Society
2004, Jan: Planned & Organized “A Beautiful New Xiàmén” exhibition
2004, Jun: Published “Charismatic Sīmíng” pictorial
2004, Oct.: Honorary Prize, Lishui International Photographic Competition, for “Overlook the Strait, Look for Reunion.”
2005, Sept: Produced “Dancing Xiàmén” pictorial
2005, Sept.: Published “Along the Sea” album
2005, Oct.: Invited to be member of Xiàmén Literature Art Award Review Committee
2006, May: 1st Prize, Third Xiàmén Literature Art Award for “Overlook the Strait, Look for Reunion.”
2006, May: Xiàmén Government Literature & Art Award for 3rd time.

Contact Zhu Qingfu!
Address: South Fujian Journalist Station, Fújiàn Pictorial 《福建画报》
#28 Húbīn Běi Lù 12/F Jiànyè Bldg. Xiàmén 361012 湖滨北路28号建业大厦12层
Tel: (592) 5073766 (592) 8877153 Fax: (592)5073767 Email: zqfsy@vip.sina.com

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Click thumbnails for larger images! Hover cursor over thumbnail for brief description, or read Amoy Magic--Guide to Xiamen & Fujian,, Fujian Adventure, and Mystic Quanzhou--City of Light for more details.
Click HERE for Page Two of Zhuqing's Photos