Mosaic-tiled public service posters in Ruihua Lane
I wasn’t quite sure how I landed in Ruihua Lane (瑞华坊) which is nestled between Fuxing Middle Lu (复兴中路) and Hefei Lu (合肥路). It wasn’t the most direct…
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The Roving Exhibit: Dongjiadu
“Oei, boy!” The uncle motioned for the boy of about 10 who had the attention span of a gnat. “Didn’t you go to school with this kid?” The boy…
A review of 2010 (part four)
I trust everyone had a nice weekend? This is the last installment of my review of 2010. Posting slowed down a tad in those few months due to…
New year greetings! And a 2010 review (part one)
I trust you had an exciting New Year eve’s celebration? May 2011 bring you good tidings and happiness, and for all my photography friends, a productive and inspiring year!…
Introducing The Roving Exhibit
It has been more than a month and a half since I embarked on what I have titled Shanghai Street Stories: The Roving Exhibit. I have refrained from…
Laundry
On a brilliant and sunny Saturday along Wangjiamatou Lu (王家码头路). A photog friend once said to me that she never liked photographing old houses on the weekends. “Too…
Farming in the city
How much land does a man need? Leo Tolstoy had posed and answered the question in a 1886 short story about a greedy Russian peasant Pakhom, intent on…
Barrel roll a yo-yo
He rolled his eyes and sighed. I had proven to be an utter disappointment, having failed to master the yo-yo. Scowling, I slapped the toy into his open…
Fruits and vegetables
Each time I go to the market, I see the same vendors sitting in the same spots, only marked by different clothing and wares. Each season, the fruits…
Haircare
I found him standing by the pavement, staring into the distance. He was wrapped in a large plastic sheet with a giant plastic clip cinched near his neck. His hair…