导读:第三届影像艺术博览会于9月9日至11日在上海展览中心拉开序幕。
(CNN)The third annual PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai exhibition -- one of Asia’s largest photography showcases -- opens today in Shanghai, China.
（CNN）今天（9月9日）第三届影像艺术博览会——亚洲最大的摄影艺术展览之一——在中国上海开幕。
about half of the 50 galleries featured are Asia-based, while the others hail from across Europe, the Middle East and the United States, with galleries from 15 countries present in total.
参展的50个画廊分别来自15个国家，约有一半来自亚洲，其他的作品则来自欧洲、中东和美国等地。
"The photography market in Asia has seen an unprecedented burst of activity in recent years," says Christopher Phillips, curator at the International Center of Photography, in New York.
纽约国际摄影国际中心策展人Christopher Phillips评价说：“亚洲的摄影市场在近几年内出现了前所未见的井喷。“
PHOTOFAIRS Shanghai, held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, was created in response to the rising collectors market in Asia, and celebrates both the works of upcoming Chinese and Asian artists, as well as more established names including Steve McCurry, Daido Moriyama, Martin Parr and Patrick Demarchelier.
影像上海艺术博览会在上海展览中心盛大开幕，它的创办是为了响应亚洲地区日益增长的摄影收藏市场，祝贺中国及亚洲不断涌现的艺术新星，以及更多像史蒂夫.麦柯里、森山大道、马丁.帕尔和帕特里克.德马舍利耶这样耳熟能详的摄影艺术家。
"We want to bring the best of Asian photography to Shanghai and position it next to more established and iconic works from the West that have been collected for a long time," says Photofairs artistic director, Alexander Montague-Spraley.
影像上海艺术博览会艺术总监Alexander Montague-Sparey表示，“我们希望能将亚洲最好的摄影艺术带到上海，和已经被长久收藏过的西方的更成熟更具标志性的作品放在一起。”
