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Sidney D. Gamble: His Life and Work

Sidney Gamble’s photography of China, shot over three trips between 1917 and 1932, represents an extraordinary contribution to the visual archive for an important period in Chinese history from which few images survive today. As an amateur photographer and trained sociologist, Gamble worked as secretary for the Beijing YMCA, helping to coordinate educational and social reform projects. Through the access these activities granted him to wide ranging elements of Chinese society, Gamble built a deep relationship with China and its people, an closeness reflected in the intimacy of his photographs.

西德尼﹒甘博 的生平与工作

西德尼·甘博1917年到1932年间三次来到中国拍摄了大量的照片,为中国这一重要历史时期留下了珍贵的影像档案。甘博是北京基督教青年会的干事,负责社会调查和教育改革方面的工作。甘博是位优秀的业余摄影师和社会学家,他的镜头记录了中国的社会、中国老百姓的方方面面,这样珍贵的画面如今存世已不多。

 

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