Decided to die

• Photographer
  Huage Shang, China

Huang Enyu determined to die in May 2018.

She is 15 years old. She doesn't want to burden heavily indebted family any more. She decided to give up treatment for leukemia which returned after a bone marrow transplant. She convinced her parents to respect her final decision. They went home, and waited for death.

I met Enyu on July 25, 2018. After 24 days, she died on August 17. Five hours before the last moment, She told her parents with shudder, “Dad, I'm ok! Mom, Don't worry!”.

There's no chemo in heaven. Enyu, you are free now. I am happy for you.

Freelance photographer based in Xiamen, China. Former photo director of YiDU Media in Beijing.

Awards 2012 SONY World Photography Award, shortlisted photographer
2012 &2013&2016&2017&2018 Taihai press photography contest, Bronze award, exhibition
2017 Taipei Art Photo contest, Jury Award winner, solo exhibition
2017 Taipei International Photography Festival, Shortlisted photographer, solo exhibition
2018 SONY Youth Photographer of China
2019 Taihai press photography contest, Gold award, exhibition
2019 The 7th HOU DENGKE Documentary Photography Award, shortlisted photographer, exhibition
2021 vivo VISION+ Mobile Photo Award 1st Place of News-Events Category
2021 Fujifilm street fighter photography awards, Judges' Choice Award
2021 Vision China 500PX BEST 10 Photographer of the Year