Photography classes putting disabled children in the picture

A student checks her camera. [Photo by Xu Xiangang and Liu Yuyang/For China Daily]

Exhibition

When the inclusive photography classes ended, Liu organized a photo exhibition. During the show, Yongzhi excitedly shared the stories behind his photos with his classmates. Hearing their applause, Yongzhi laughed, as he always does.

His father used to be pessimistic about his son's prospects, but looking at the exhibition and seeing his son's pride in the photographs he had taken, he became more upbeat.

After the exhibition, Liu asked the students about their dreams for the future and received a number of different responses.

"I want to be a teacher," one child said.

"I want to be an armored warrior," another said.

Liu was inspired by their ambition. "Whether disabled or not, their dreams are pure and lovely. Every dream needs to be respected. So I want to organize a photo exhibition tour for them in the hope of one day seeing their pictures and stories travel around the globe," he said.