1970年出生于安徽省定远县。2010年辞去公职,成为自由摄影师,现居广州。
侯登科纪实摄影奖、法国“才华摄影基金”奖得主。
大学学的是中文,毕业后曾做过中学老师、摇滚乐手、杂志编辑、唱片公司企宣、报社记者。
出版影像随笔集《我爱这哭不出来的浪漫》、《大国志》、《长皱了的小孩》,被称为“诗人摄影师”。
严明用充满诗性与人文关怀的影像和文字,阐明了摄影的关键和要义,
同时对大国上下古典浪漫的消逝和文明的流失发出无限感慨,
也展现了当下中国社会真实的荒诞与浪漫。
作品由多家艺术机构及国内外收藏家收藏。
Born in Dingyuan County, Anhui Province in 1970.
Resigned from public office in 2010, Yan Ming now is a freelance photographer, living in Guangzhou.
Winner of Hou Dengke Documentary Photography Award, and The Photography Talent Award in China.
After graduation, he once worked as a middle school teacher, rock musician, magazine editor, promotion in record company, and newspaper reporter.
He published the essay collection: A Once in a Lifetime Moment, Country of Ambition, Wrinkled Child,
Known as "Poet Photographer",
Yan Ming uses images and words full of poetic humanities.
His works reveal the essence of photography,
and let out a long sigh at the disappearance of classical tradition of ancient China,
showing both the absurdity and romance of modern China.
His works are collected by many art institutions and collectors at home and abroad.
2019 出版摄影随笔集《长皱了的小孩》
2015 出版摄影随笔集《大国志》及同名画册
2015 担任新浪图片“拍照吧少年”大学生摄影活动导师
2014 出版首部摄影随笔集《我爱这哭不出来的浪漫》
2013 担任TOP20-2013中国当代摄影新锐展评委
2013 与漫画家王卯卯进行跨界摄影绘画衍生品合作
2012 连州国际摄影年度策展人
2012 “Thinkplus2012大声思考”活动演讲者
2012 获《Vista看天下》图片大赏(2011)年度大奖
2011 获侯登科纪实摄影奖
2010 获大理国际影会最佳新锐摄影师奖
2010 获2010法国“才华摄影基金”中国区比赛纪实类冠军
2019 Published photography essays collection Wrinkled Child
2015 Published photography essays collection Country of Ambition
2015 Mentor of university students in a photography workshop hosted by Sina
2014 Published first collection of essays on photography, A Once in a Lifetime Moment
2014 Mentor for 2014 Annual Top ten Contest of xitek.com
2013 Judge of Top20-2013 China New Talent Contemporary Photography Competition
2013 Boundary crossing collaboration with the cartoonist Wang Mama
2012 Curator of Lianzhou International Film Festival
2012 “Thinkplus 2012” speaker
2012 Winner of 2011 Annual Picture Awards in Vista magazine
2011 Winner of 2011 Hou Dengke Documentary Photograph Award
2010 Best New Artist at the Dali International Photography Exhibition
2010 Winner of the First Talent China Award in the category of reportage, photographie.com, France
著作 / Literature
严明:《我爱这哭不出来的浪漫》,桂林:广西师范大学出版社,2014.7.1
严明:《大国志》,桂林:广西师范大学出版社,2015.11
严明:《大国志(画册)》,桂林:广西师范大学出版社,2015.11
严明:《长皱了的小孩》,桂林:广西师范大学出版社,2019.6
严明: 《昨天堂》画册,北京十月文艺出版社,2021.9
Yan Ming, A Once in a Lifetime Moment, Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press Group, 2014.7.1
Yan Ming, Country of Ambition, Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press Group, 2015.11
Yan Ming, Country of Ambition (Album), Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press Group, 2015.11
Yan Ming, Wrinkled Child, Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press Group, 2019.6
Yan Ming, Land of Bygone (Album), Beijing October Arts & Literature Publishing House 2021.9