Wing Young Huie
Mr. Huie is the selected photographic artist for 2018 McKnight Distinguished Artist Award.
After graduating from University of Minnesota with a journalism degree, Mr Huie planned to work as a journalist.
However, after taking one-week lesson with Garry Winogrand, the renowned American street photographer, Mr Huie loved it and started to teach himself street photography.
He worked as a bartender plus freelance photojournalist and commercial photographer for several years for a living.
Meanwhile, he applied for grants to create photography projects he was passionate about. These projects include:
• Frogtown: This project recorded the diverse daily lives of people in the oldest town in St. Paul from 1993 to 1995.
• Lake Street USA: This project recorded the spots from the poor to the rich areas on the six-mile long Lake street from 1997 to 2000.
• University Ave: This project recorded the community life on the University Ave in St. Paul from 2007 to 2010.
Mr Huie recently published his third book, Chinese-ness, in which he interviewed and took photos for people all over USA and China.
In this book, he shared his memoir of childhood and journey of seeking self-image and identity.
With a passion for helping young people to pursue their life-meaning, Mr Huie has been creating several photographic projects to dialogue with people about exploring who they are and what they want to be.
Mr Huie’s websites:
http://www.wdys.blog/testimonials/
https://www.wingyounghuie.com/