Lu Guang is an award-winning Chinese photojournalist.
Guang was born in the city of Yongkang in Zhejiang province. At age nineteen, in 1980, he encountered photography while working in a silk factory in Yongkang. In 1987, he ran his own photo studio for six years up until 1993. Later, he studied photography at The Fine Arts Academy of Beijing's Tsinghua University from 1993 to 1995 and has since worked as a freelance photographer. His work is focused on social, environmental, and economic issues.
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