Lucas Schifres (from Paris, France) is an editorial, corporate, and portrait photographer specialized in China. A Chinese speaker, he has a master's degree in journalism.

Lucas Schifres received the National Headliner Award for Feature Photography from the Press Club of Atlantic City in 2007. His photos were shown at Perpignan's photo festival, Visa pour l'Image, in 2010.

As a photojournalist, Lucas has traveled to more than 40 countries. He covered Shanghai World Expo in 2010, Beijing Olympics in 2008, the political unrest in Tibet in 2008, and many more news stories. His photos have been published in the world's leading media including Time, Newsweek, New York Times, L’Express, Le Monde, Paris-Match, Figaro Magazine, and VSD. He has had photo exhibitions in Paris, Shanghai, and Prague.

Lucas Schifres resided in China from 2006 to 2011. Now based in Paris, he travels back to China several times a year. He accepts assignments in China, Asia and Europe.

Pictobank.com is Lucas' online photo gallery of more than 10,000 keyworded high-resolution photos immediately available for purchase and download.

Contact : lucas@pictobank.com

Other Featured Galleries

• Li Yan asks for Euthanasia law in China

• A typical Chinese Family

• Industry in China

• Shanghai in 50 photos

• Beijing 2008 Olympics

• Shanghai World Expo 2010

• Angkor Temples

• Red Australia

• A glimpse of China

• Xinjiang, China's Far West

• Macao Casinos

• Japan

• Wheat harvest in Shanxi, China

• China's Poor Farmers

• China-North Korea border