Taiwanese photography

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Taiwanese photography is deeply rooted in the country's unique and rapidly changing history. Its early photography is often divided into two periods: Pre-Japanese from approximately 1858 to 1895, and an Era of Japanese Influence, from 1895 to 1945, the year the Japanese occupation of Taiwan ended. Much of the pre-Japanese era photography was conducted by foreign missionaries and merchants.

Chang Tsai (張才), Deng Nan-guang (鄧南光) and Lee Ming-diao (李鳴鵰), collectively known as the "three swordsmen," are among the best known of the Taiwanese photographers who were active in the 1930s to 1950s. Modern Taiwanese photography is marked by the Nationalist government's takeover of Taiwan in 1945.

Photographers International is considered one of Taiwan's leading photography magazines. The magazine profiled key Taiwanese photographers such as Chang Yung-Chieh (張詠捷), Wu Chung-Wei (吳忠維), Hsieh Chun-Teh, (謝春德), Ho Ching-Tai (何經泰), Chuang Ling (莊靈), Liu Chen-Shan (劉振祥) and editor Juan I-Jong(阮義忠) in an issue called "Taiwan Vision."

Another well-known Taiwanese photographer is Taiwan-born Chien-Chi Chang (張乾琦), a member of the famous Magnum Photos agency.