Jun Cheng, photographer. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Jun Cheng doesn't sink much money into the most advanced cameras.

"Technology develops so fast. There's no end to catching up with it," he explains.

"What really matters is to find a theme and consistently follow it. Photography is about expressing thought, not collecting social-media likes."

Contact the writer at wangkaihao@chinadaily.com.cn

If you go

L'Est Eveille, L'Ouest Emerveille (The Awaken East, The Enthralled West): Sino-French Exposition of Contemporary Art

9 am-5 pm, through March 28. Chinese Fine Art Center, affiliated to China National Art Gallery, 3rd floor, Hall One, Beijing International Exhibition Center, 6 East Road, Northern Third Ring (Beisanhuan Donglu), Chaoyang district, Beijing.