Due to the significant support of partner institutions, the 2011Three Shadows Photography Award has received a significant positive response from photographers. This year, Three Shadows received over two hundred submissions for the competition. From this pool of applicants, the Three Shadows curatorial team selected twenty photographers to participate in Myriad Visions: The 2011 Three Shadows Photography Award Exhibition, opening on April 23, 2011. The twenty participants are Chen Zhe, Chu Chu, He Xiaohua, Lian Zhiping, Lin Zhipeng, Luo Dan, Qi Hong, Qiu Minye, Ren Hang, Shen Linghao, Ta Ke, Wang Xinwei, Wei Bi, Xu Lijing, Yan Zhou, Yang Nannan, Yang Ya, Zhang Hui, Zhou Wei, and Zi Bai.

A panel of international photography experts has been assembled to select the recipient of the Three Shadows Photography Award from among the exhibited semifinalists. The 2011 jury members are François Hébel (Director of Les Rencontres d'Arles, France), Sarah Meister (Curator, Photography Department, Museum of Modern Art, USA), Gu Zheng (Independent Photography Critic, China), Eikoh Hosoe (Renowned Photographer and Director of the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan), and RongRong (Founder of Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, China). The winner of the Three Shadows Photography Award will receive an 80,000 RMB cash prize. The Tierney Foundation will also select the winner of the Tierney Fellowship from among the participants. The Tierney

Fellow will receive 5,000 USD. The winner of the Shiseido Prize for Best Female Photographer will be presented with a cash prize of 20,000 RMB. The Three Shadows Press (Hong Kong) will publish and distribute a catalogue to accompany the exhibition.