Elysy（Lei Minyi） is a visual artist and photographer who is skilled at photography in fashion, portrait and lifestyle. Currently based in Shanghai. She was entitled one of the 4500 qualified photographers by notable Getty Images China and embarked on her professional career since then.
Born in a literary family, Elysy was encouraged by her mother to study art at a very young age. She started her studies in calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting when she was five years old, and received many national awards for her merits. Later she became fascinated by line drawing and color as seen in Western painting. Elysy used to sketch outdoors during long winter hours. It was her mother again who gave her as a gift her first digital point-and-shoot camera. She then turned to photography as a means of recording her life and of keeping her memories alive. Photography also allowed her to channel her thoughts and creativity.
When she was at the fifth grade of primary school, Elysy won the first prize of Olympic mathematics competition in China. Her innate passion for mathematics prompted her to enter the financial industry after graduating from college in 2009. However, after spending some years in the bank industry, she discovered that financial work lacked the creativity she was seeking. She decided to quit and fully dedicate herself to her real vocation: photography.
Deeply influenced by the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, she pursued further education in photography in Spain and attained MA degree in Photography and Design at ELISAVA Barcelona School of Design and Engineering of Universidad Pompeu Fabra. Her creative medium spans photography, space, installation, illustration, home and other fields. Good at trending color mixing and impact visual art. Titled “the memory photographer”,she conveys the objects’ authentic meaning with a touch of natural poetry through visual language.
A born traveler. Elysy has been to over forty countries around the world. Her travel photography has been featured on National Geographic Traveler China. And as the first Chinese female photographer on the “Lens” column. Her works have been exhibited around Europe, while intimately collaborated with global brands including Cartier and Bosch. In 2017，Elysy was awarded as influential photographer by Sony China.
