Mr. Han Jun is a leading stage art photography master in the field of Chinese classical music. He was once respectfully called “the first person to follow and photograph domestic and foreign music masters” by the media. Mr. Han Jun is a photography journalist of the BTV News Center, a senior photographer of the China Photographers Association, and a member of the Chinese Portrait Photography Association.

Han Jun has been deeply involved in classical music stage photography for more than 30 years. He is a very delicate artist with high perception and unique creativity in both music and photographic art. Since the first Beijing International Music Festival in 1998, he has completely recorded countless precious historical moments of this high-starting point, high-standard, and international art event with his lens. He has captured the wonderful moments of classical musicians from all over the world performing in China, completely recorded the more than 20-year development process of the music festival, captured and witnessed the growth and changes of the music festival with his lens, leaving precious historical image materials.

In thousands of important performances, Han Jun, with his unique perspective and extraordinary artistic attainments, has photographed the elegance of hundreds of world art masters. Whether it is the world’s top conducting maestros such as Abbado, Seiji Ozawa, Muti, Tan Dun, etc., or violin virtuosos Mutter and Perlman, cello virtuosos Yo-Yo Ma and Rostropovich, vocal virtuosos Domingo and Carreras, world-class piano virtuosos Argerich, Zimmerman, Lang Lang, etc., and the wonderful performances of many domestic and foreign performing groups such as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra, and the China Philharmonic Orchestra. He has accumulated more than 100,000 original works. These works are not only astonishing in quantity but also reach an extremely high level in quality and artistry.

Han Jun uses his lens to cross national boundaries and freeze every moving moment of global classical musicians performing in China, perfectly showing the charm of art masters on the stage. His works have extremely high collection value. Among them, the precious images of some late masters have become unreproducible masterpieces, and their historical and artistic values are self-evident. Mr. Han Jun’s works also deeply reflect the glorious process of the vigorous rise of Chinese classical music from tradition and the increasingly close exchanges and integrations with the international music stage. His works have become important visual archives for studying the history of Chinese music culture and provide valuable materials for scholars, musicians, and enthusiasts.

Han Jun’s works are known for their large quantity, high quality, artistry, and extensive influence. They frequently appear on the pages of domestic and foreign magazines and media. His works enjoy a very high reputation in both the domestic and international art and photography circles. The Beijing International Music Festival, the China Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Ballet of China, the China International Ballet Season, and domestic large-scale concerts all invite Han Jun as a special photographer. His works frequently appear on well-known media platforms at home and abroad and are an indispensable and important force in promoting and spreading classical music culture.

Han Jun has created the account “@Han Jun’s Stage Light and Shadow” on Sina Weibo and has 360,000 fans. He regularly releases high-quality photographic works and behind-the-scenes stories in real time. With daily high-quality content output, he has become a disseminator of art and culture. He has fully stimulated the public’s strong interest in classical music and art and attracted the attention and love of a large number of fans. From being familiar with and understanding to loving classical art, he has made an indelible contribution to the inheritance and development of classical music culture.