Sha Fei
Sha Fei | |
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 Sha circa 1944, photographed by his student Gu Di | |
| Born | Situ Chuan (司徒传) May 5, 1912 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| Died | March 4, 1950 (aged 37) Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China |
Resting place | Hebei Hero and Martyr Memorial Park, Shijiazhuang |
| Education | Shanghai Fine Arts Academy |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Spouse | Wang Hui (1933–1937; 1945–1950, his death) |
| Children | Situ Fei (Wang Dali) Situ Ying (Wang Xiaoli) Wang Yan Wang Yiqiang Wang Shaojun |
| Website | www |
Sha Fei (simplified Chinese: 沙飞; traditional Chinese: 沙飛; May 5, 1912 – March 4, 1950) was a Chinese photojournalist and war photographer best known for his work with the Chinese Communist Party during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–45). Born Situ Chuan (司徒传), he took the pseudonym Sha Fei (flying sand), that is, a grain of sand in the sky of his country. He has been called "one of the most admired Leftist photographers in China during the wartime years of 1937–1949", and "one of the most influential photographers of his generation". His "warm, dramatic, and ideologically-charged photographic presentations were emulated for decades thereafter".