“我用镜头讲述重庆故事”丹麦摄影师眼中的山城

□文/本刊记者　李静

“我用镜头讲述重庆故事”丹麦摄影师眼中的山城

□文/本刊记者李静

摄影：吴岸

值中丹两国建交65周年暨丹麦驻重庆总领事馆建馆10周年之际，“2065-摄影家眼中的中丹城市”也于5月31日举行。此次活动由丹麦格兰富公司组织，历时半年多，邀请中国和丹麦摄影师彼此互访，用图像描述他们对城市的理解和感受。在现场展出的57幅摄影作品中，有17幅是来自丹麦的摄影师孔彦森Jens Schott Knudsen的作品，展现了一位外国摄影师眼中的重庆。孔彦森的作品引起了许多重庆市民的关注和共鸣，忙碌之余，他接受了本刊记者专访，向我们讲述了他和他的相机与重庆的故事。

谈到摄影，孔彦森说，其实他并不是一名专职摄影师，“我的真正职业是一名律师，现在在北京一家律师事务所工作。”看着眼前这位笑容可掬的外国友人，我很难把严谨的律师形象与摄影师的洒脱自由在他身上联系起来，两种角色的巨大反差让我对他接触摄影的初衷更加好奇。他表示，自己最初对摄影产生兴趣是在10年前，那个时候，他总喜欢带上一部相机，在每天上下班的路上，拍摄一些自己遇见的有趣的场景，有时候是当天的天气，或者一朵花；有时候是人们的活动。久而久之，他渐渐地将这项业余爱好转变成了专职喜好，而且技术掌握得越来越好。“摄影于我来说是一项充满创造性的工作，它可以捕捉我所看到的，将眼前的画面清晰地描绘在我眼前，我可以将它们分享给大众。每一个人，看到每一张照片，都会因为他们的经历不同而感受到不一样的信息。”孔彦森饶有兴致地说着。

从丹麦到美国求学深造、工作，1996年，孔彦森第一次来到中国，便对这个国家产生了浓厚的兴趣，开始学习中文，之后辗转反侧，2011年，他又再次回来，到了上海。孔彦森认为，一定的人生阅历是可以为自己的摄影水平画龙点睛的。今年3月底，孔彦森受到丹麦格兰富公司的邀请，作为中丹摄影师团队的其中一员，来到中国重庆，进行了为期4天的拍摄交流。这一次的拍摄行程令孔彦森激动不已，受益匪浅。

说到与重庆的缘分，孔彦森表示，其实远不只这一次的机缘巧合。原来，孔彦森的家人也和重庆有着割不断的联系。孔彦森的曾表叔是一名铁路工程师，因为工作关系，他带着家人，于1917年前后受邀来到重庆，住在偏远的煤矿区，期间他还促成了北碚农村城镇模式的布局和古代四川都江堰灌溉系统的科学测量。在这之后，他没有离开四川，于78岁逝于重庆丰都。这一段家族历史更让孔彦森对重庆产生了浓厚的兴趣。

在重庆采风拍摄的四天时间里，孔彦森走街串巷，用他的镜头记录下了眼中的山城印象。因为目前在北京工作，他不禁会把重庆与北京作比较。“进入重庆就可以闻到空气中弥漫的麻辣的气味，还有热闹的城市景象，山高起伏，江水环绕，不像北京一马平川，两座城市有着强烈的对比感。”在孔彦森眼中，重庆是一座新旧融合的，有性格的城市，这里的人热情友好，让他印象深刻。他发现，在繁华的解放碑商圈背后，还隐藏着像鲁祖庙花市这样的充满地方特色的老街；他去过磁器口、鹅岭公园，坐缆车、爬南山。居高拍摄时，还意外发现许多重庆的老房子屋顶上都搭有一个很有特色的屋顶花园，人们喜欢在绿荫下闭目养神，时不时地摆弄下花草，呷一口茶，“从他们悠闲自在的姿态，我可以感受到他们对生活的享受与热爱，这让我深有感触。”孔彦森笑着说到。

谈到拍摄中记忆犹新的片段，孔彦森说，重庆天气多阴，有时候雾大，去磁器口拍摄那天，他选择了清晨，而这正给了他一个惊喜。通常外地摄影师来到这里拍摄时都是在下午或者晚上，那个时候游客非常多，很拥挤，而在清晨拍摄时，他恰好拍到了一副不一样的景象。孔彦森一边指着他的一副作品：一个年轻女士穿着一身正装，脚踩高跟鞋，踏着青石板路，正匆匆赶往上班的路上，一边向我讲述当时的拍摄情景：“这个时候你可以看到住在这里的当地人真正的生活片段，和平时作为旅游景点的磁器口不一样，这张照片反映的是一个非常真实的，生活在磁器口的人们的日常。”孔彦森感慨万分。

不仅如此，作为一个外国人，虽然在拍摄的时候会有语言障碍，但也有一定的优势，“因为重庆人很热情、友好，每当我征得他们的同意拍照时，他们都很乐意地配合我，满脸堆笑，这让我非常感动。”孔彦森说到。

谈到未来的计划，孔彦森表示，与重庆的缘分远远不会结束，下一步将计划拍摄这里的城市景观和当地人文特色，“除了像大礼堂、三峡博物馆这样的具有重庆特色的建筑以为，我希望能寻找、拍摄到更多的不知名的却非常有特色的重庆建筑，将这座城市隐藏的魅力展现出来，用我的镜头向人们讲述这座城市的一切！”

Photoed by Wu 'an

The activity of “2065- Chinese and Danish Cities in the Eyes of Photographers” was held on May 31 on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Danish Consulate General in Chongqing. It was organized by Grundfos and lasted for more than half a year，in which both Chinese and Danish photographers were invited to visit each other and describe their understandings and feelings about cities with photos. among 57 photography works exhibited on the spot，17 of them were created by a Danish photographer Jens Schott Knudsen （Kong Yansen in Chinese），showing the city of Chongqing in the eyes of a foreign photographer. as his works have aroused attention and resonance from many Chongqing residents，Jens Schott Knudsen，taking time from his busy schedule，accepted the interview of our correspondent and told us the story between him，his camera and Chongqing.

When it came to photography，Jens Schott Knudsen said he was actually not a professional photographer. “In fact，I am a lawyer，and now I work for a law fi rm in Beijing.” Looking at the smiling foreign friend，I found it hard to associate him with the lawyer’s solemnity and the photographer’s free and easy character，and the striking contrast in the two roles made me more curious about his original intention to be an amateur photographer. He said it was ten years ago that he fi rst became interested in photography when he always carried a camera with him for capturing interesting scenes （sometimes the weather of that day，or a fl ower； sometimes people’s activities）on the way to and from work every day. Over time，he gradually turned this hobby into a full time preference，and held it much better. “For me，photography is a creative job，and it can capture what I see and clearly present scenes before me sothat I can share them with all people. Everyone who has different experiences may get different information from a picture.” said Jens Schott Knudsen with great interest.

after going to america for further study and getting a job there，he came to China in 1996 for the first time and developed a keen interest in this country and began to learn Chinese. In 2011，he came back to Shanghai for some reasons. Jens Schott Knudsen thought that certain life experience can do great help for his photography. at the end of March this year，Jens Schott Knudsen was invited by Grundfos to come to Chongqing as a member of Sino-Denmark Photographers Team for a four-day exchange in photo taking. He was very excited about this journey and benefi ted a lot from it.

When asked about his connections with Chongqing，Jens Schott Knudsen said it was not accidental，for his family was once closely linked with Chongqing. around 1917，his greatgranduncle，a railway engineer，was invited to come to Chongqing with his family because of the job and lived in a remote coal mining area，during which he made contribution to the layout of rural-urban mode in Beibei District and the scientifi c measurement of the ancient Dujiangyan Irrigation System in Sichuan. Since then，he never left Sichuan until he passed away in Fengdu，Chongqing when he was 78 years old. This very family history aroused Jens Schott Knudsen’s great interest in this city.

During the four-day field shooting，Jens Schott Knudsen walked through the streets to record the scenes of Chongqing，the mountain city，with his camera. Working in Beijing now，he unintentionally makes a contrast between them: “There are striking differences between the two cities: instead of a wide expanse of flat land in Beijing，Chongqing is surrounded by high mountains and rivers with lively city scenes and spicy smell pervasive in the air.” For Jens Schott Knudsen，Chongqing is a unique city combining old with new elements. Its enthusiastic and friendly people left a deep impression on him. He found some old streets like the Flower Market in Luzu Temple，hidden behind the bustling Jiefangbei Business District but full of local features； he once visited the old town Ciqikou，Eling Park，rode cable car and climbed the Nanshan Mountain. Photographing at a high point，he was surprised to see some old houses with a distinctive roof garden where people like sitting in repose with their eyes closed under verdant green shade，now and then taking care of grass and fl owers or sipping a cup of tea. “I can feel their enjoyment and enthusiasm for life from their leisurely gestures.” smiled Jens Schott Knudsen.

Speaking of what remained fresh in his memory when taking pictures，he said that the foggy morning to Ciqikou gave him a big surprise in such a cloudy city. a strange photographer usually comes here to shoot in the afternoon or evening when there are many tourists packed like sardines，but he captured different scenes in that morning. Pointing to his photography work，depicting a young lady in formal clothes hurried on her way to work and wearing high-heeled shoes on the fl agstone road，he told me the shooting scene at that time: “You can get real episodes of their local life，which is quite different from the scene as a tourist attraction. This photo reflects the true daily life of people living there.” When saying this，Jens Schott Knudsen was full of emotional thoughts.

Moreover，a foreign photographer may meet some language barriers in shooting but fortunately may hold certain advantages. “Characterized by enthusiasm and kindness，Chongqing natives are glad to pose for me with full smiles if I ask for taking photos for them，which moved me a lot.”said Jens Schott Knudsen.

as for the plan in the future，Jens Schott Knudsen believes that his connections with Chongqing will never end and his next step will focus on the urban landscape and local humanity.“apart from some architectures of Chongqing style like the auditorium and the Three Gorges Museum，I hope I can seek and capture more Chongqing buildings unknown but distinctive so as to present the city’s hidden beauty and tell everything about this city to people with my camera！”

Translated by Cui Fangyan

“Chongqing in My Camera”—The City of Mountain in the Eyes of a Danish Photographer

□Written by Li Jing