May 12, 2008, in China's Sichuan province suffered Richter 8 earthquake, 88,000 people dead or missing, 500 million people lost their homes. According to Chinese government statistics, the disaster caused a direct economic loss of 124 billion U.S. dollars, reconstruction work will take many years, the reconstruction costs may more than 245 billion U.S. dollars.
Chen Qiang, freelance photographer, now living in Hefei, China
Awards July 2009 Photography project "China Wenchuan earthquakes" was Awarded Third Prize in the PX3 2009 Competition.
May 2011 Photographic series, "Mount_huangshan" won The Czech Republic Photo Annual Awards 3rd Prize at category Oceans Series.
June 2011 Photographic series "Running Sheep" won the 2011 PX3 Award for professional Fine art Bronze
In January 2025, the "Huaihe River" series (China) won the 2024 Tokyo International Photography Award Humanities Gold Award