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Dai Jiancheng, at the age of 61, has gone through his fair share of ordeals leading up to an exhibition of his photos at the National Art Museum of China late last year.

去年年底，61岁戴建成的摄影展在中国艺术界的最高殿堂——中国美术馆展出，受到各界盛赞。

Held in November, the solo show, called “Black-and-White South Pole”, presented 18 of his photos capturing icebergs, penguins and the footprints of explorers selected from more than 10,000 of his photos.

他的以《黑白南极》命名的摄影展在在11月举行。戴建成拍摄了1万多张壮丽冰山、极地动物、探索者足迹等充满南极风情的图片。他反反复复挑选出18幅作品，在中国美术馆展出。

Robert Pledge, president of Contact Press Images, said Dai’s black-and-white photographs enable viewers to enter his mysterious scenes unconsciously and appreciate his astonishing discoveries.

“看了戴先生精美绝伦的黑白照片之后，我们不知不觉地进入了期待而神秘的景色之中，欣赏到令人惊叹的发现和奇迹。”美国联系图片社总裁罗伯特•普雷基这样说。

“His works are magnificent, of great momentum and of very strong visual impact,” said documentary photographer Wang Fuchun.

“他的作品很壮丽，很伟岸，具有很强的视觉冲击，”纪实摄影家王福春说。

“The greatest temptation that ‘Black-and-White South Pole’ creates is that the ice and snow in the pictures are not the evidence of great scenery, but the clues to pursue the kingdom of poetry,” said photographer Li Shaobai.

著名摄影家李少白对他亦有这样的评价，“戴建成先生的《黑白南极》对我最大的诱惑就是画面中的南极冰雪并不是伟大风景的明证，而是追寻诗意王国的线索”。



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戴建成的摄影作品，选自他的摄影展《黑白南极》18幅作品之一

Born in Nantong, Jiangsu, in 1954, Dai became interested in photography more than 40 years ago while serving as a publicity officer in the military.

戴建成1954年出生于江苏南通，40多年前他在部队做宣传工作时对摄影产生兴趣。

He said he appreciated the 20-year hardship and training, which gave him courage and strength.

戴建成说，自己有20多年的军旅阅历，部队的摔打历练，使他不惧危险。

In 1992, he was moved to a civilian post in an infrastructure building company and worked there until he retired. Over the decades, he practiced photography, creating a unique style, publishing more than 100 photos and receiving accolades.

1992年，戴建成转业到南通五建建设工程有限公司工作，直到他退休。过去几十年里，他苦心练习，创造出属于自己的独特风格，他有上百幅作品发表在各级报刊并获奖。

After retirement and with the newfound freedom to travel, he began exploring the country and beyond to further his love for photography.

退休后，戴建成带着相机，奔走全国各地捕捉美景，进一步发展他对摄影的热爱。

In 2013, Dai went to the Sahara in southern Algeria for a 10-day trip.

2013年，戴建成驾车去了阿尔及利亚南部的撒哈拉沙漠，展开了一场为期十天的旅行。

“I drove more than 6,000 kilometers so that I could shoot some heart-rending moments,” he said. “But they didn’t turn out as good as I expected. At that moment, I made a seemingly crazy decision to go to the South Pole.”

“我驱车6000多千米，这样我可以拍摄一些令人心醉的时刻，”他说。“但还是觉得作品的分量不够。当时我萌生了一个更加疯狂的念头，去南极！”

His preparation for the South Pole trip included daily swimming sessions for seven months. He also read up on the southernmost point on Earth, including its geographic features and ecosystems, and researched how to take photos in the harsh environment.

定下目标后，戴建成做了大量功课，包括七个月的日常游泳训练，他还查阅有关南极的地理资料、人文图片、影视作品等等，熟悉南极的拍摄环境。

In November 2013, after seven months of preparations, he set out for the South Pole with 78 others, mostly photographers.

2013年11月，7个月的准备工作后，南极探险成行。船上78名船员，基本上都是摄影爱好者。

When the ship entered the Drake Passage, the body of water between Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica, the weather turned for the worse, engulfing the ship in gales. Everyone, including Dai, suffered from seasickness and were bedridden with headaches and stomach cramps.

在穿越“魔鬼海峡”德雷克海峡时，天昏地暗，风浪巨大，伴随着狂风巨浪，乌斯怀亚号探险船上下左右全方位颠簸，全行摄友包括戴建成都晕船，遭受着头疼和胃痉挛，卧床不起。

“But I said to myself ‘This might be the only chance for me to see what’s happening and I cannot miss this opportunity’,” he recalled.

“但是，我这一辈子，也许就到南极一次，记录德雷克海峡的狂风巨浪和它带来的震撼感受，机不可失。”他回忆说。

He staggered out of his cabin and waited on deck until dawn broke.

抱着这样的想法，只要天空一放亮，他就背着相机上甲板，开始拍摄。

Gripping the deck railings tight and moving a step at a time, Dai tied his belt “to a ship pillar in order to keep my balance and put on the raincoat over my face as a shield”.

每一次，戴建成都是双手紧紧地扶着栏杆，一步步挪动到船舷边，解下自己的腰带，捆在船上的柱子上。风浪巨大，他就用防雨衣把头蒙起来。

“I pressed the shutter constantly with the camera above my head.”

“我手举着相机不停地拍。”

His grittiness helped him capture photos of the ship plowing through heavy waves. The show included some of these photos.

他的勇敢帮他抓拍到一张船穿越巨浪前行的照片，此次摄影展收录了其中不少。

In the South Pole, with the summer temperatures at average -20 C, Dai said he steadied his camera with only his hands because the thick ice made it hard to set up his tripod.

“当时，南极是夏天，但正常的气温都在摄氏零下20度以下。”所有作品都是他手持完成的。“南极气温低、冰雪厚，三脚架容易结冰，打开非常不便。

He said he often lay in the snow to capture the awkward movements of penguins.

他说，他经常躺在雪地里抓拍企鹅的滑稽动作。

“I saw a lot of the South Pole in color. But I believe the dominating hues of the place are white and black. Any more color would become a burden,” he said.

去南极之前，戴建成看到的南极摄影作品全部都是彩色的。但真正到了南极，他发现，“那里的颜色很单纯，一切色彩在这儿都显得多余。”

Five months after returning to China, Dai was diagnosed with cancer.

五个月后回到中国, 戴建成被诊断出患了癌症。

“I felt it in the South Pole. My health was not good then, but I did not realize how serious it was.”

“其实在去南极时，我的身体已经是警报状态，只是我不知道而已。”

Dai received treatment and his health has improved.

经过治疗后，戴建成的身体已经好转。

Coinciding with the show, the China Photographic Publishing House has published a photography book titled Black-and- White South Pole, featuring 200 works selected from Dai’s South Pole collection.

与展出同时，《黑白南极》大型画册由中国摄影出版社正式出版。这部200余页的作品集淋漓尽致地表现了南极的奇异景观。

Dai is currently preparing for a fall trip to the North Pole.

最近这段时间，他正在做准备，打算今年秋后，开始北极之行。

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