Shanghai’s Future Real Estate Developers?
The boys were on a mission. Focused and resolute, the objective was to build a faux irrigation ditch to channel the trickling stream of water cutting across the…
Shanghai
15-16 April: Photographer Xi Zi (席子) and Director Zhou Hongbo (周洪波) on Disappearing Dongjiadu
I’m still recovering from Wednesday’s Shanghai Photographer Night at Dada Bar. Thanks to everyone who showed up and making the show a raving success! This Friday evening, I’m…
A look at zaijietou.com (Part 2): 8th Shanghai Photographer Night
[imagebrowser id=33] Street photographers are of the mind that their genre of work is often underappreciated and hence less commercially viable than other forms of photography (fine arts,…
A look at zaijietou.com (Part 1): 8th Shanghai Photographer Night
In addition to Tang Ying and Eric Leleu, another major showcase we have lined up for the Shanghai Photographer Night next Wed (13 April), is a collection from…
A look at Eric Leleu: 8th Shanghai Photographer Night
Yesterday, we had an insight into Shanghai-born street photographer Tang Ying who will debut her new work from Cologne, Germany at the 8th Shanghai Photographers Night next Wed (13 April,…
A Look at Tang Ying: 8th Shanghai Photographer Night
Have you marked the upcoming 8th Shanghai Photographer’s Night in your calender? It’s 13 April, 8pm at Dada Bar where Shanghai’s best street photographers will be featuring their…
13 April: 8th Shanghai Photographer Night
This and early next week is all about street photography. Come next Wednesday, April 13th, I will be part of a street photography show at Dada Bar in…
A little scrap story
While I am not one for following major scrap stories like some folks, it is nevertheless amusing to hear the backstories of what, why and how involving “DIY…
If a Tree Falls in a Forest*
A purposeful pathway slices through Wuding Lu (武定路）(formerly known as Wuting Road) and Kangding Lu （康定路）(formerly Conaught Road), parallel to Xikang Lu (西康路) (formerly Ferry Road). On the…
The Shikumen Obituaries, Greater Shanghai Map and Reporting on Japan
— Ever wonder what an ongoing obituary for Shanghai’s old shikumen and houses looks like? Xi Zi (席子) has been compiling an ever-expanding photographic list of before and…