Sha Fei

Sha Fei
Sha circa 1944, photographed by his student Gu Di
Born	Situ Chuan (司徒传) (1912-05-05)May 5, 1912 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Died	March 4, 1950(1950-03-04) (aged 37) Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Resting place	Hebei Hero and Martyr Memorial Park, Shijiazhuang
Occupation	Photojournalist
Alma mater	Shanghai Fine Arts Academy
Spouse	Wang Hui (1933–1937; 1945–1950, his death)[1]
Children	Situ Fei (Wang Dali) Situ Ying (Wang Xiaoli) Wang Yan Wang Yiqiang Wang Shaojun [1]
Website
www.shafei.cn

Sha Fei (simplified Chinese: 沙飞; traditional Chinese: 沙飛; May 5, 1912 – March 4, 1950) was a Chinese photojournalist and war photographer best known for his work with the Chinese Communist Party during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–45). Born Situ Chuan (司徒传), he took the pseudonym Sha Fei (flying sand), that is, a grain of sand in the sky of his country.^[2] He has been called "one of the most admired Leftist photographers in China during the wartime years of 1937–1949", and "one of the most influential photographers of his generation". His "warm, dramatic, and ideologically-charged photographic presentations were emulated for decades thereafter".^{[attribution needed][3]}