Yue Li is a photographer, photographic materials conservator and PhD researcher at the University of Westminster’s Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM). Her doctoral project, “The Shan Shui Allegories: Politics, Desire, and Identity in Chinese Photography”, explores allegory in contemporary shan shui photography. Her research examines the relationship between photography and Chinese painting, alongside questions of cultural identity, politics and desire. She holds a BA and an MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography, as well as an MA in Conservation and Curating , from the University of the Arts London. She is also the founder of the Female Photography Foundation, which supports women in photography through grants, mentorship, research and public programmes.