After intense deliberation by the selection committee and invited photographer Liu Zheng, 28 finalists have been selected out of the 580 candidates to participate in the sixth Three Shadows Photography Award (TSPA) exhibition. The final results of the competition will be announced at the opening ceremony, after the international selection committee has made its decisions. This year's Photography Award includes the Three Shadows Photography Award and the Shiseido Prize for Female Photographers.

2014 Photography Award finalists are An Desheng, Chen Canrong, Chen Sophie Tianxin, Chen Xiaofeng, Fan Xiaoying, Han Shuo, Hou Shuai, Li Zhaohui, Lee Edward, Li Jin, Li Shun, Li Yunchuan, Li Zhiguo, Liu Tao, Liu Zhangbolong, Lu Jie, Ma Che, Ouyang Shizhong, Sun Xiaochuan, Tian Jing, Wang Xing, Wang Yaxin, Wang Yuanling, Yang Yingji, Yu Huaqiang, Zhang Wenxin, Cheng Peikwen, and Ju Lanching.

2014 Three Shadows Photography Award International Judge Panel includes Candida Höfer, Artist, Germany; Liu Zheng, Artist, China; Arthur Ollman, Professor of Art, San Diego State University, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Photographer, United States; RongRong, Photographer and Founder of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, China; and Tokihiro Satō, Photographer and Professor at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Japan.

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© Li Zhaohui
courtesy of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre