TAIPEI — In January, a photography exhibition titled A Gentle Breeze: Aura and Inspiration in Photography and Literature opened at the National Centre of Photography and Images (NCPI). Curated by Tsai Wen-Shiang, A Gentle Breeze dives into the centre’s archive, displaying a wide selection of historic images that bear witness to Taiwan’s transition to modernity in the first half of the 20th century.
Photography emerged in Taiwan during the Japanese Colonial Period, and photography studios thrived in post 1920s as commercial portraiture became popular among high-status people.