Sanitary beauty
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Photographer
Yi-Chen LEE
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Prize
Honorable Mention
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University/School
Spéos
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Date of Photograph
2020/02/26
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Socials
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Website
Wearing a mask isn't only when you get sick, but a way to prevent infections.
During the period of the SARS outbreak in Asia in 2003, almost everyone wore a mask to decrease the risk of infecting themselves or others.
In the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, some Asian people encountered discriminate attack and critic in the US and Europe, because their public health concept of mask-wearing might fuel unnecessary panic.
Obviously, we should respect and try to understand the culture of different countries, especially in this difficult situation, instead of a reproach.
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Biography
Born in 1988, Taiwan. Yi-Chen LEE started to study the 8th art in Paris in 2018 and kept documenting social movements during his studies while he developed conceptual photography. He conveys social commentaries through his conceptual images and regards his photography as evidence of the very real-life questions surrounding such issues as stereotyping and identity.
As a self-taught photographer in his early career, he documented 2009 Summer Deaflympics, 2010 & 2014 Municipal Mayoral Elections, 2016 Taiwan Presidential Election. Official photographer of New Taipei City Government since 2012.
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Awards
2021 Px3 Paris Photography Prize, Honorable Mention
2021 Fine Art Photography Awards
Nominations in Professional Fine Art category
Nominations in Professional Nudes category
2020 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Silver Winner
2020 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention
2019 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention
2018 IPPAWARDS, Honorable Mention x2
