Shujin Liu                                                                         

World Press Photo Seminar photographer and Seminar top reward owner.

Highly motivated professional documentary photographer, photojournalist and photo editor with more than 20 years’ experience of working for various magazines and news agencies.

Accomplished photography assignments from various media in Europe and China.

Curator for various international photo festivals in China.

Highly competent to do different types of photos, such as weddings, real estate, sports & vehicles, mankind & nature, children & education, fashion & events, portraits and commercial photography assignments.

QUALIFICATIONS

World Press Photo China Seminar – “gender” and “environment” projects.

Awarded internship to work at Geo Magazine and Focus Agency in Hamburg, Germany.

Solo exhibition Sensitivity at Lake House Arts Centre in Auckland. (Jan 25 to Feb 07,2020.)

Solo exhibition Sensitivity at Depot Artspace (Nov 11 to 31 2021)

Accomplished photography assignments from various media in Europe and China

• assignments about Chinese Basic Education for Geo Wissen, Germany
• assignments about Chinese pop artists and women writers for ELLE magazine in Paris including one picture that was chosen as cover photo.

12 page photo story assignments about eco-village story in Apo island, Philippines for Geo China magazine and China Daily magazine.

• 100 page photography assignment work about Melbourne( including museums, fashion week, people and landscapes )  for  magazine Youth Vision.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Auckland Solo Exhibition (2021)

• Solo exhibition Sensitivity at Depot Artspace https://www.depotartspace.co.nz/event/shujinliu/

Auckland Solo Exhibition (2020)

• Solo exhibition Sensitivity at Lake House Arts Centre in Auckland.  https://www.lakehousearts.org.nz/calendar/1/sensitivity-by-shujin-liu/

Green Peace NZ Photographer (2020)

• Photographer for the “regenerative farm” project

Timeless Images NZ Photographer (2019)

• Graduate students’ portrait and family photo editor

NZ China News Agency    Photographer and photo editor, TV presenter, reporter. (2018)

NZ Cloud TV    Photographer and photo editor, TV presenter and reporter (2016 – 2017) 

G+J Publishing company (Geo China and Focus Magazine) Photographer (2006-2007)

Geo Wissen Photographer (2005)

• Stories about Chinese Education published as a 13-page series in Geo Wissen

Elle Magazine Photographer (2004)

• Chinese Women Writers and Pop Political Artists. Cover of Elle Paris Book Fair (2004).

Geo and Focus Internship Photographer and Editor (2004)

• Portfolio about Hamburg, “Cold Hamburg” was projected at G+J Publishing company to which Geo and Stern Magazine belong.
• Went to the mountain area of Innsbruck, Austria to photograph Geo’s “Biodiversity Day”.

World Press Photo China Seminar (2001-2004)                                                                   

• Photo stories about Chinese transsexuals and Miao minority village was published by World Press Photo in book Gender and Environment.
• Came first among 90 photographers in 7 WPP seminars.

China News Service Photojournalist (2001-2003)

EXHIBITIONS AND BOOKS

Auckland Solo Exhibition (2021)

• Solo exhibition Sensitivity at Depot Artspace https://www.depotartspace.co.nz/event/shujinliu/

Auckland Solo Exhibition (2020)

• Solo exhibition Sensitivity at Lake House Arts Center in Auckland   https://www.lakehousearts.org.nz/calendar/1/sensitivity-by-shujin-liu/

Group exhibition “Sensitivity” ( photo works from Germany, China, Australia photographers) in Pingyao International Photo Festival. (2005).

“Chinese Transsexuals Ling & Fang” and “Miao Minority Village ” was published by World Press Photo in book Gender and Environment. (2005)

“Chinese Transsexuals Ling & Fang” and “Miao Minority Village ” which is part of World Press Photo Seminar group exhibition in Amsterdam. (2004)

Portfolio about Chinese Transsexuals was exhibited in Pingyao International Photo Festival. (2003)

CURATOR

Curate BFF (German freelancers association) exhibition in Pingyao International Photo Festival. (2007)

Curate LAIF (German photo agency) exhibition in Pingyao International Photo Festival. (2007)

Curate Geo exhibition in Dali International Photo Festival.

Curate group exhibition “Sensitivity” (photo works from Germany, China and Australia) in Pingyao International Photo Festival. (2005)

Curate BFF (German freelancers association) exhibition in Pingyao International Photo Festival. (2005)

MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS

Geo, Geo Wissen (Germany)

Paris Match, Elle (France)

China Weekly, Deep, Youth Vision, Bund, New Travel, Civilization

China Photography Weekly Newspaper, China Photography companion, Geo China, Focus, (China)

Classical Collection (Taiwan)