A picture of determination
China DailyZheng Longhua on his way to a photography assignment. Over the past few months, the man in his 60s has been sorting through tens of thousands of photos he has taken over the past two decades, and cherry-picked 100 images featuring para athletes. The photos cover thrilling moments from various competitions, including the fifth to eighth National Games for Persons with Disabilities, as well as the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai. One of the photos chosen, Defying Broken Wings to Fly, depicts a group of passionate and radiant para athletes, leaping over hurdles, overcoming their physiological limits with incredible determination. In June, Zheng's documentary photography collection featuring moments of 50 people with physical challenges won the Golden Statue Award for China Photography, which was hosted by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Chinese Photographers Association, and which is the top national individual achievement in the field of artistic photography.