Reflecting"Localization":On Historical Texts of Early Chinese Photography
During the second half of the 19th century,two pieces of highly cited historical texts of early Chinese photography,which are compliments to Chinese native photographers Luo Yuanyou and Lai Afong,in Wang Tao's diary and John Thomson's travel notes about China,are used to prove that not only the aesthetic tastes of Chinese and western photographers are different,but also Chinese photographers'aesthetic tastes are better than western photographers.Through reexamining the original texts and historical contexts,as well as close reading from both"local"and"the other's"perspectives,this paper challenges the confirmation of the so-called"nativeness"of early Chinese photography.Furthermore,this paper also addresses inquiries to the existence,continuity and construc-tion of the"Chineseness".
Wang TaoJohn ThomsonLai Afongphotographynativeness
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