Photo of the day: The Cat Returns

This week’s photo takeover is “RIP Laoximen” — a collection of photos by Shanghai street photographer Qian Yang capturing life in the rapidly-disappearing neighborhood.

After the sun went down, and the shopkeeper went back inside his store, a cat suddenly jumped up onto the windowsill. The contrast of the orange store and the blue sky gave it a special quality.

For more about Laoximen:

Photos: Inside the Disappearing Alleyways of Shanghai’s Laoximen

Article May 21, 2018