“Hers” named “Photographer of the Year”; on the Original Power Medal Table, it received the “Unique Creativity Award.”
Shanghai International Fashion Festival Solo Exhibition, Top Ten Advertising Photographers, China–Japan Commercial Imagery Exchange Exhibition, Fashion and Creative Advertising Works Exhibition
Service advertising brands: Jeep, Dongfeng Honda, Geely Automobile, WM Motor, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Thompson Health, Uni-President, Tide, Little Swan, Dove, Lancôme, Avon, Budweiser, Olympus, Sony, Panasonic, Nike, Uniqlo, ECCO, Li-Ning, Adidas, Proya, and more.
Undergraduate and Master’s degrees from Huazhong University of Science and Technology; fully funded Ph.D. at the National University of Singapore.
Honorary Lecturer at Pixel Seeds Academy, Perfect World Group
Since 2006, I have been working in commercial photography, with over 15 years of experience in portrait and fashion shoots. In the past year or two, I’ve expanded into automotive photography as well. I excel at guiding subjects and setting the mood to capture their natural expressions and spontaneous gestures, while on set I quickly treat people and automotive products as visual elements, recomposing them into evocative, imagery‑driven compositions. He brings a unique perspective and deep understanding to photographic concepts and lighting, and consistently refines his aesthetic sensibilities. Fluent in spoken English, he played a key role in the 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan Silk Road Edition campaign, shooting across Europe in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Hungary, and other countries, as well as in the 2019 GAC Trumpchi full‑model shoot in Dubai. His international clients include Bentley China, Ogilvy, China Mobile, Daimler‑Mercedes‑Benz, Shanghai Volkswagen, FAW‑Volkswagen, GAC, Geely, WEY, ORA, Deppon Logistics, Baidu, NetEase, Zhou Hei Ya, Haidilao, and Dicos—among many other renowned companies and brands.
Chief Photographer at Shanghai Yihua Creative Design Co., Ltd., Member of the China Photographers Association, Member of the Shanghai Photographers Association, and Part-time Professor at the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts.
He is a commercial photographer with a keen aesthetic sensibility and a strong grasp of advertising principles, adept at translating creative concepts into compelling visual narratives through diverse photographic styles.
Major photographic achievements: Gold Medal at the 11th Shanghai International Photography Exhibition; Gold Award at the Altani International Photography Competition; White Magnolia Award of the Shanghai Advertising Industry (2010–2011); a special documentary titled “Xia’s Staged Shots” about Xia Shuliang was featured on a collection program on Shanghai Television’s Documentary Channel; the Single‑Item Achievement Award for Outstanding Literary and Artistic Works of 2012, presented by the Publicity Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee; the 2012 Major Photographic Achievement Award from the Shanghai Photographers Association; the Bronze Award in the Commercial Category at the 24th National Photography Exhibition (the only commercial entrant to win in Shanghai); the large-scale solo exhibition “The Rhythms of a Diverse City” at the Shanghai International Fashion Center; the four‑episode documentary series “Dream‑Chasing Project,” broadcast on Dragon TV, which chronicled the entire creative process behind Xia Shuliang’s solo show “The Rhythms of a Diverse City”; the work “Vanishing into Smoke” was acquired by the China Art Museum of the Shanghai Museum as part of its permanent collection; a six‑page feature in SHANGHAI PHOTOGRAPHY magazine showcasing Xia’s commercial photography; the title of Top Ten Photographers in Shanghai, awarded by the Shanghai Photographers Association (2016); co‑authored with Masashi Kurokawa the book “Memory and Desire,” published by Tianjin Ancient Books Publishing House.
9 years in the photography industry
500px‑contracted photographer, senior architectural photographer on TuChong
2019 South China Documentary Photography Contest – Winner’s Prize; 2021, shortlisted among the Top Ten Photographers of the Year for “Most Hunan”; contracted collaborator with the Liuyang Municipal Media Center; contributing photographer to Shanghai Fabu, Changsha Fabu, and the Planet Research Institute.