LU YANPENG  was born in 1984 in Fujian Province. He graduated from the Art Institute of Fujian University in 2005 and since then he has participated in numerous exhibitions both in China and internationally. Lu Yanpeng received the top award at the 2011 Pingyao International Photography Festival for Best Photographer for his work “Open Air”, being the youngest artist to ever receive this award. He presently lives and works in Beijing.

This atmospheric collection of photographs won Beijing-based artist Lu Yanpeng the top award of Best Photographer at the 2011 Pingyao International Photography Festival. Born in 1984, he is the youngest artist ever to receive this honor. Pigment prints on rice paper show mountainous landscapes to hazy cityscapes, all cast in a theme of light and darkness.