Taiwanese photography is deeply rooted in the country's unique and rapidly changing history.
[1] Much of the pre-Japanese era photography was conducted by foreign missionaries (such as Scottish Presbyterian minister John Thomson)[2] and merchants.
Chang Tsai (張才),[3][4] Deng Nan-guang (鄧南光) and Lee Ming-diao (李鳴鵰), collectively known as the "three swordsmen", are among the best known of the Taiwanese photographers who were active in the 1930s to 1950s.
The lifting of martial law opened Taiwan's art scene, including its photography.
Photographer Chang Tsang-tsang has said "the lifting of martial law and the repealing of bans on the establishment of newspapers and political parties in the late 1980s stimulated the domestic art scene and supported the diversification of photography in Taiwan.
The magazine profiled key Taiwanese photographers such as Chang Yung-Chieh (張詠捷), Wu Chung-Wei (吳忠維), Hsieh Chun-Teh, (謝春德), Ho Ching-Tai (何經泰), Chuang Ling (莊靈), Liu Chen-Shan (劉振祥) and editor Juan I-Jong (阮義忠) in an issue called "Taiwan Vision".
Another well-known Taiwanese photographer is Taiwan-born Chien-Chi Chang (張乾琦), a member of the Magnum Photos agency.
[9] The outfits that the brides wear are much more diverse and plentiful than the classic white wedding dress.
[9] The couple will display their large photographs at their wedding banquet and also will carry the albums of photos around so that all of their friends may look through them.
[9] They are a symbol of her youth and freedom that will soon disappear once she becomes a wife and starts living a married life style.