Haiqiang Lyu
Portrait Photographer
Portrait Photographer
Haiqiang Lyu is a New York-based portrait photographer and visual artist whose work explores people, character, and contemporary culture. Working across editorial photography, commercial campaigns, and independent projects, he brings a humanistic approach to images that bridge Eastern and Western perspectives.
He began his photography career in Beijing in 2008 and has photographed more than 300 artists, cultural figures, athletes, and public figures, including Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Ai Weiwei, Lang Lang, Yuan Longping, Yao Ming, Michael Phelps, Tony Blair, and Dominique de Villepin. His commercial clients have included Intel, H&M, Adidas, BMW, Breitling, and Under Armour.
His photographs have appeared in GQ, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, and the Chinese edition of Better Homes & Gardens. In 2011, he published Portraits, a photography collection documenting contemporary Chinese society.
His recognition includes China’s 2022 Top Ten Portrait Photographers Award and a 2019 Bronze Pencil at The One Show for a project with Intel and WWF using AI to support Siberian tiger conservation. His work has been presented at Beijing Minsheng Art Museum, Yuan Museum, and the Poly Auction Art & Design Special preview.
Alongside his photographic practice, he has served as a visiting professor at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera and has given lectures at Xiamen University and other institutions. He founded One Person, One Photo, an independent portrait project that brings individual lives and stories into a wider cultural conversation.
Since relocating to New York in 2024, he has continued to develop cross-cultural portrait projects and undertake photography and film assignments. His approach centers on presence, trust, collaboration, and refined lighting—creating space for each person’s character and story to emerge.
Career and Publications
Selected Experience
Nov 2025 | Photographer, Videographer & Field Producer — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, NY
Manhattan, NY
Sep 2025 | Producer — CHESS Association & HMTC
Long Island, NY
Long Island, NY
Aug 2025 | Art Reproduction & Portrait Photographer — MOSAIC Art Space
Manhattan, NY
Manhattan, NY
Aug 2025 | Producer — HLG School
Manhattan, NY
Manhattan, NY
Aug 2025 | Photographer / Videographer — AIMER CHUANG
Javits Center, NY
Javits Center, NY
Jul 2025 | Lead Photographer — The Restaurateur Magazine
Manhattan, NY
Manhattan, NY
Jul 2025 | Producer — WTF.US
Nasdaq MarketSite, NY
Nasdaq MarketSite, NY
Feb 2019 | Lead Photographer — Intel × WWF (World Wildlife Fund)
Northeast China
Northeast China
Apr 2018 | Lead Photographer & Product Endorser — Intel Optane Technology
Shanghai, China
Shanghai, China
Sep 2017 | Visiting Professor — New Media Department, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera
Beijing, China
Beijing, China
Aug 2016 | Lead Photographer — Tencent
Beijing, China
Beijing, China
2016 | Visiting Professor & Lecturer, “When I Pick Up the Camera” — Xiamen University, Zhengzhou Normal University, Guangxi Arts Institute & others
China
China
Dec 2015 | Lead Photographer — H&M × TBWA
Shanghai, China
Shanghai, China
2012 – 2015 | Lead Photographer — TRENDSHEALTH Magazine
Beijing, China
Beijing, China
Oct 2013 | Lead Photographer — Under Armour
Beijing, China
Beijing, China
2007 – 2010 | Design Director — Better Homes & Gardens
Beijing, China
Beijing, China
Exhibitions and Art Presentations
Sep 2020 | “My Motherland and Me” — Group Exhibition, Beijing Minsheng Art Museum
Beijing, China
Beijing, China
2019 | Special Exhibition — Yuan Museum, Da Qian Art Space
China
China
2014 | Preview, Poly Autumn Auction Art & Design Special — Beijing Agriculture Exhibition Center
Beijing, China
Beijing, China
Awards
Jul 2022 | Tenth National Top Ten Portrait Photographers Award
China
China
Oct 2019 | Bronze Pencil Award, ONE SHOW International Creative Awards — “AI Assisting the Northeast Tiger” with Intel × WWF
International
International
Book
2011 | Portraits — Photography Collection, Shanghai Sanlian Publishing House
Shanghai, China
Shanghai, China
Selected Editorial Publications 2022
Jun. 2022 | Lu Nei: Goodbye to All That | Wall Street Journal Magazine China
Selected Editorial Publications 2021
Dec. 2021 | Magical History | Marie Claire
Jun. 2021 | Yuppie Ma Yue: Live with History | Better Homes and Gardens
Spring 2021 | Zhao Bandi: Flee Once | Better Homes & Gardens
Selected Editorial Publications 2020
Oct. 2020 | Yang Kaisheng: He Walks to the Interior of Hearts | Better Homes & Gardens
Selected Editorial Publications 2019
Aug. 2019 | Wang Wei: The Wanderer of Finance Settles in Museums | Better Homes & Gardens
Jul. 2019 | A Woman We Love, Nadine Labaki: I Choose Bravery | Esquire
May 2019 | Bittersweet | Cosmopolitan
Selected Editorial Publications 2018
Dec. 2018 | Zhou Yanqi: Atypical Affluent 2ND Generation | Better Homes & Gardens
Oct. 2018 | Chu Lanlan : Arrives the New Era of Peking Opera | Better Homes & Gardens
Jun. 2018 | Tang Ning: CEO on Air | Better Homes & Gardens
Aug. 2018 | Jean Jacques Devileppan: My Family Story | Better Homes & Gardens
Apr. 2018 | Feature: Reading Changes Life | Harper’s Bazaar
Selected Editorial Publications 2017
Oct. 2017 | Merxat Yalkun: Actors are Chameleons | Esquire
May 2017 | Zhang Qiang: My Talent Lies in My Appreciation and Judgment of Music | Esquire
Apr. 2017 | Shin: Fast Songs, Slow Songs | Esquire
Mar. 2017 | Kenji Wu: Music Album is a Lonely Art | Esquire
Mar. 2017 | Joseph Chang: To Give is to Grow | Esquire
Jan. 2017 | Dong Chengpeng: New Beginning | Esquire
Selected Editorial Publications 2016
Dec. 2016 | Zhang Yi: I Don't Live a Luxury Life | Esquire
Dec. 2016 | Fan Wei: Difficult Comedy | Esquire
Nov. 2016 | Zhang Yishan: I Didn't Want to Become a Star | Esquire
Oct. 2016 | Gu Li: New Traveler | GQ
Oct. 2016 | Yang Lan: A Woman Like Her | ELLE
Oct. 2016 | October Art Issue | Vogue
Sep. 2016 | Cao Baoping : Directors are the most lonely | Esquire
Aug. 2016 | The Olympic Issue | Cosmopolitan
Jun. 2016 | Wu Jing: I Cannot Tell You My Experience | Esquire
May 2016 | The Influencer Issue | Cosmopolitan
Apr. 2016 | Wang Yuheng: Power Brain and Free Heart | GQ
Mar. 2016 | Li Sisi: The CNY Gala | Harper's Bazaar
Feb. 2016 | Yang Muhai: Call of the Fate | Robb Report
Jan. 2016 | Li Dongxue: Derailed | FHM
Selected Editorial Publications 2015
Dec. 2015 | Tang Zijia: Lincoln Navigator | GQ
Nov. 2015 | Wu Xinhong: Trial and Error | Bazaar Men's Style
Oct. 2015 | Love Story Modern Movie: Lovelance | Harper's Bazaar
Oct. 2015 | Xu Longsen: Breakthrough | Robb Report
Oct. 2015 | H&M Fall&Wlnter Special | GQ
Oct. 2015 | Wong Cho-Lam: Looking for Happiness | Esquire
Sep. 2015 | Wang Wei: The Great Turn | GQ
Sep. 2015 | Wang Qianyuan: To Win the Title of Best Actor is Like Eating Lollipop | Esquire
Aug. 2015 | Sun Yuchen: The Outstanding Boy | GQ
Aug. 2015 | Richi Jen: I Do What Wows | Esquire
Aug. 2015 | Feng Tang: Time Brings Us These Mature Men | Cosmopolitan
Jul. 2015 | Kristian Lupa: The Warrior Who Defeated Lies | Harper’s Bazaar
Jul. 2015 | Zheng Jun: Why Paying for Others' Whims | Esquire
Jul. 2015 | Sissy Chen: Prosperity in a Corner | Harper's Bazaar
Jun. 2015 | Wu Chun: Walk in Sunshine | Cosmopolitan
May 2015 | Li Jian: Man at 40 | Esquire
May 2015 | Li Yunfei: Inheritance and Sharing | ELLE Decoration
May 2015 | Feng Tang: Hairy Monster's Tuft of War | Cosmopolitan
Apr. 2015 | Zhang Xiangdong: Entrepreneurship is Like a Flight | Harper's Bazaar
Mar. 2015 | Guo Xiaodong: Meaning of Life; Break the Comfort Zone | Esquire
Feb. 2015 | Dark Eyes (Portraits of Blind People) | Esquire
Jan. 2015 | Louis XIII (Portraits of a group of Modern Artists) | GQ
Jan. 2015 | Cai Guoqiang: Four Love Letters | Harper's Bazaar
Selected Editorial Publications 2014
Dec. 2014 | Yu Dong: The Youngest Mastermind of Blockbusters | Harper's Bazaar
Oct. 2014 | Ni Ni , Zhang Yibai: A Fleeting Year | Harper's Bazaar
Oct. 2014 | Lin Gengxin: Carnival in the Manor on the Border | Bazaar Men's Style
Oct. 2014 | Cao Ge: Partner in Love | Cosmopolitan
Sep. 2014 | Born in 1984 | GQ
Sep. 2014 | Zhao Baogang: Construct Chinese Love | Harper's Bazaar
Sep. 2014 | Jiang Wu, An Hu: Relationship Between Men | Esquire
Sep. 2014 | Huang Lei: Not Boasting about What's Not There | Esquire
Sep. 2014 | Zhang Jiajia: I am Responsible Only Who Likes Me | Cosmopolitan
Aug. 2014 | Tobias Rehberger: Manufacturing the World | Robb Report
Aug. 2014 | Chen Wenhui: A Rational Life | GQ
Aug. 2014 | Tian Liang: Pure Blue, Tender Waters | TRENDSHEALTH
Aug. 2014 | Uli Sigg: Promote Chinese Artists Internationally | Bazaar Men's Style
Jun. 2014 | Lou Yixiao: Beautiful Jokes | Esquire
Apr. 2014 | Pan Gongkai : My Life is My Work | Robb Report
Mar. 2014 | Lei Jun: Major Change | Portrait (People)
Mar. 2014 | Ding Ding : I will give my number to who I like | FHM
Feb. 2014 | Tu Weiming: Meaning of Life | Esquire
Jan. 2014 | Colin Chou: Martial Arts that Weather It All | Esquire
Jan. 2014 | Teng Huatao : Super Backstage | Esquire
Jan. 2014 | Wang Qianyuan: Young and Promising | FHM
Selected Editorial Publications 2013
Dec. 2013 | Michael Phelps: The Bearded Flying Fish | Esquire
Nov. 2013 | The Perfect Jealousy | JALOUSE
Nov. 2013 | Winston Chao: That Guy is Back | JALOUSE
Nov. 2013 | 2013 Men of the Year | Bazaar Men's Style
Nov. 2013 | Ding Lei: Fate | Portrait (People)
Oct. 2013 | Love Story Modern Movie: Outing | Harper's Bazaar
Oct. 2013 | Zhang Liang: Little Prince of Mont Blanc | GQ
Oct. 2013 | Luigi Colani: Good Design is the Combination of Philosophy, Art, and Technology | Esquire
Sep. 2013 | Stories from the Cancer Ward | Esquire
Aug. 2013 | Zhang Xiaogang: The Age I Remember | Robb Report
Aug. 2013 | Yuan Longping: People's Scientist | Portrait
Aug. 2013 | Zhang Yaqin, Zhang Xiangdong, Deng Hongbo: Jeep | FHM
May 2013 | Zhao Yingying: No Promise in Life | Robb Report
Apr. 2013 | Yue Minjun: Premeditation | Robb Report
Mar. 2013 | Wang Guangyi: Artists Have One Piece of Work in Life | Robb Report
Mar. 2013 | Most Important Thing I Learned in 2013 | Esquire
Mar. 2013 | Xu Zheng: God of Embarrassment | Esquire
Feb. 2013 | Duan Yihong: Characters and Fate Create Each Other | FHM
Feb. 2013 | Wen Huaisha : Life Lessons of a Warrior | Esquire
Jan. 2013 | Jacky Chan: His Movies and His Home | Better Homes & Gardens
Jan. 2013 | Aviation and Dreams | Bazaar Men's Style
Jan. 2013 | Fotile Father and Son: Management of Modern Family Business | Bazaar Men's Style
Selected Editorial Publications 2012
Dec. 2012 | Looking for Lord of the Rings: Tour New Zealand with Xia Yu | Harper’s Bazaar
Dec. 2012 | Shawn Yue: Life is a Melodious Music Chapter | Bazaar Men's Style
Nov. 2012 | Liu Xiaodong: Meaning of Art | Harper's Bazaar Art
Oct. 2012 | Du Chun, Zhang Li: Like Two Ghosts | Harper’s Bazaar
Sep. 2012 | Cui Jian: How Long Is a Man's Adolescence | Cosmopolitan
Sep. 2012 | Fashion Milano: Fall's Fashion | Bazaar Men's Style
Aug. 2012 | Stephen Fung: Life is a Breakout | Harper's Bazaar
Aug. 2012 | Fan Bingbing: Three Days in Cannes | Harper's Bazaar
Jul. 2012 | Liu Xiaoqing: I Keep Going Forward | Esquire
Jun. 2012 | Wu Shixian: I Am Never a Genius | FIGARO
Jun. 2012 | Star Baby: Letters Home from Celebrities | Harper's Bazaar
Jun. 2012 | Declaration of the Time from Beijing Youths | Harper's Bazaar
May 2012 | Liu Xiaodong: I Fold Two Paralleled Space | FHM
May 2012 | Chopstick Brothers: Truth and Dare | FHM
May 2012 | Men's Special | Cosmopolitan
Apr. 2012 | Zhang Jiayi: The Puzzle of a Man's Growth | Harper's Bazaar
Apr. 2012 | Meaning of Life: Albert Leung, Xu Xing, Ning Hao, Lang Lang , Feng Lun, etc. | Esquire
Apr. 2012 | Women's Special | Cosmopolitan
Mar. 2012 | Declaration of BFFs: Qin Lan, Huo Sixiang, Xiong Naijin | Harper's Bazaar
Mar. 2012 | Jeans' Annual | Esquire
Feb. 2012 | Missing: A-Yi, Liu Xiaodong, Zhang Wang, Hao Jie | FHM
Feb. 2012 | Liu Ye: Good to be Wild | FHM
Feb. 2012 | Charming Gentlemen: Wang Zhonglei , Doze Niu | Harper’s Bazaar
Jan. 2012 | Zhang Xingsheng: Who is Protecting the Earth | Bazaar Men's Style