The 7th Shenzhen International Photography Exhibition opened at OCT-LOFT in Nanshan District on April 25. On display are 59 documentary photos and 58 artistic photos submitted by photographers from 18 countries.

A man walks past photographic works on display at the 7th Shenzhen International Photography Exhibition that opened at OCT-LOFT in Nanshan District on April 25.  Photos by Liu Xudong

This year’s exhibition, themed “City·Beat,” is organized into six major sections: a thematic exhibition, an exhibition of collected works, an exhibition on mobile phone photography, a photography-related enterprise exhibition, a parallel exhibition in subvenues, and a thematic academic seminar.

Nathan Jones (R) from the U.K. admires exhibits.

The thematic exhibition includes documentary and artistic works collected from around the world. A total of nearly 30,000 works were submitted from China and 48 other countries, and 117 works by photographers from 18 countries were selected as exhibits.

The national-level international photography exhibition, which will last until May 9, is organized by the Shenzhen Photographers Association and co-hosted by the China Photographers Association and the Shenzhen Federation of Literary and Art Circles.