Lang Jing-Shan was born in Jangsu, China in 1892, died in 1995 at the age of 103. In 1928, together with others, including Hu Bo-Xiang and Ding Song, founded the Chinese Photography Society. Three years later, while working at the Times in Shanghai, he held his first solo photographic exhibition, with one piece being accepted for the 5th International Photography Salon in Japan, Lang’s first such selection.
During the 1930s, he experimented with new approaches, such as stitching together portions of multiple negatives, or adding brushwork to negatives. He strove to reproduce Chinese landscape painting into photographic form. Later he also integrated the landscape painting “Principle of the Three Depths," creating complex compositions with a sense of overlapping space across three depths – near, middle-distance, and far.
In 1953, the Chinese Photography Society was reformed in Taiwan, with Lang appointed chair. In 1966, he initiated the Federation of Asian Photographic Art. After this point, he worked hard to promote the societies activities, including bringing in the International Photography Salon and holding exhibitions around the world. During this time, he established mainstream photographic style in Taiwan.