Stephan Loewentheil authors essay on China Photography for “Apollo Magazine”

Stephan Loewentheil discusses his China Photography Collection and its upcoming exhibition of the photographs of William Saunders in a piece for Apollo Magazine titled “Why has it taken early Chinese photography so long to emerge from the shadows?”

“My ultimate aim has been to create a comprehensive repository of the early photographic history of a great people and nation. Photographs have the power to transport us through time and space and they can also transcend the boundaries of language and culture to give us a unique view of an otherwise inaccessible world.” – Stephan Loewentheil

Apollo Magazine, “Why has it taken early Chinese photography so long to emerge from the shadows?” October 31, 2016.

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