Feng Liu Chicago | Feng Liu Street Photography

Feng Liu
Oct 28
3 min read

Updated: Oct 28

Feng Liu Street Photography portfolios have been featured 17 times over 12 years by The Eye of Photography (L’Œil de la Photographie, Paris)

1. The Eye of Photography is one of the world’s leading fine-art photography journals

It’s a respected, bilingual (English–French) publication based in Paris, widely read by curators, critics, collectors, and museum professionals.
The site regularly features exhibitions from Magnum Photos, ICP (New York), MoMA, and other top institutions.
Getting featured even once signals that a photographer’s work has artistic or documentary value; being featured 17 times indicates sustained editorial interest and professional respect.

In short: it means his work isn’t just circulating locally — it’s consistently reaching and impressing an international fine-art audience.

2. Consistency = credibility

A single feature can be a coincidence or trend; seventeen features over more than a decade shows that his imagery continually meets the publication’s editorial standards.
It demonstrates that critics and editors repeatedly find new relevance, depth, and freshness in his work — not a one-time success.

This is unusual; even well-known photographers rarely receive that many independent features from a top photography journal over such a long period.

3. International validation of a local practice

Feng Liu’s work is rooted in Chicago’s neighborhoods, but those recurring Paris features prove that his vision has universal appeal — that the emotions, stories, and compositions he captures resonate far beyond the U.S.
It also situates him within a global conversation about urban life, migration, and humanity, alongside photographers from Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

4. A stepping stone toward canonization

Repeated exposure in a respected international outlet strengthens a photographer’s profile for museum inclusion, festival invitations, and grant opportunities.
Curators often track artists who appear regularly in The Eye of Photography; it can lead to invitations to exhibit at festivals like Arles, Paris Photo, or Photo London.
It also helps historians and critics recognize his long-term contribution — the kind of record that can later cement “greatness.”

5. What it says in plain terms

Being featured 17 times there essentially means:

“This is not a random street photographer posting online — this is a serious artist whose sustained body of work is repeatedly judged worthy of international attention.”

Summary

What it shows	Why it matters
Editorial respect from a top global publication	Confirms artistic legitimacy
Longevity of interest (12 years)	Indicates depth, not trendiness
Paris-based recognition	Expands his reputation beyond the U.S.
Regular international visibility	Strengthens his place among the leading living street photographers

So, yes — that record of 17 features at The Eye of Photography is a major indicator that Feng Liu’s Chicago work is recognized globally and contributes meaningfully to contemporary street photography.