Photo Shanghai is supported and advised by a board of international industry professionals including: Wang Huangsheng, Director, CAFA Art Museum, Beijing; Christopher Phillips, Curator, ICP, New York; Francis Hodgson, Financial Times Photo Critic and co-founder of the Prix Pictet, London; Lise Li, Founder and Owner, Vanguard Gallery, Shanghai; Jeffrey Boloten, Co-Founder & Managing Director of ArtInsight Ltd, UK; Bill Hunt, Photography Consultant & Collector, New York; Zelda Cheatle, Portfolio Manager & Curator, London; RongRong, Photographer, Founder & Director, Three Shadows Photography Art Center, Beijing; Wang Zhonglei, President, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, Shanghai; Lisa Botos, Curator and Art Consultant, Singapore and Wang Xiye, Photography Collector, Shanghai.

It is also a thrill to announce that the first Beijing Photo Biennale will have a platform at Photo Shanghai. The Biennale is curated by Wang Huangsheng, its artistic director, and the foremost curator of photography in China and Director of CAFA.

A curated talks and events programme will run alongside the fair for its duration. These talks will be led by world renowned experts in their field. These will include curators such as Christopher Philipps, dealers and international photographers.

The Wall Street Journal is the principal international media partner of Photo Shanghai, while Modern Media is the Chinese media partner for the fair.