Li Mingdiao
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| Born | 1922 Daxi, Taoyuan |
| Died | June 12, 2013 |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Li Mingdiao (1922–June 12, 2013), born in Daxi, Taoyuan, is a Taiwanese photographer who produced important works from 1947 to 1950.
Life
In 1940, Li Mingdiao traveled to Guangzhou to study watercolor painting at the Lingnan Academy of Fine Arts. He returned to Taiwan in 1946. On Hengyang Street, Taipei, he established the "Chongmeihang Photographic Material Department," where he provided for many years photography services, including import and selling photographic materials, enlarging, and printing. Zhou Zhigang, Honorary Vice President of the Society of Worldwide Chinese photographers, recalled that Li Mingdiao could speak fluent Cantonese. Li once captured a photo of Soong Mei-ling on Hengyang Street before Taiwan's Retrocession Day in 1946 and later sold it to the Dahshi Artist Villa for the token amount of 1 New Taiwan Dollar.
On the occasion of the third anniversary of Taiwan Shin Sheng Daily News in 1948, a photography competition titled "Tamshui Shalun Beach Photography Contest" was held. Li Mingdiao and Deng Nanguang tied for second place, while Chang Cai won first place. Sheng Kai referred to the trio as the " Three Musketeers " in the history of photography. Jiang Lihua also credited Li as the pioneer of realistic photography in Taiwan. Li Mingdiao also founded the first nongovernmental photography magazine in Taiwan, "Taiwan Camera Monthly," but it ceased publication after only three issues.
Li Mingdiao also co-founded the Taiwan Provincial Scenic Association, the Chinese Photography Association, the Chinese Artists Association, and the Taipei Photography Association. He was also the first member from Taiwan of the Japan Photographic Society.
Artistic Style
Li Mingdiao 's works encompass both realistic and salon-style photography. Li was particularly adept at capturing the lives of ordinary people, presenting the social landscape of the optimistic Taiwanese people in the face of economic hardships after World War II. In 1947, Li's photograph "The Goatherd Boys" became one of the most famous works of realistic photography in Taiwanese photographic history. According to reports, Li had set up his camera along the riverbank before he asked the three children to walk into the frame, thus introducing the directing technique of realistic photography into artistic creation.
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