Our Photo of the Day series this week shares street shots from photographer Shuo Cheng.
I was out with my 50mm lens that day, exploring the streets of Shanghai. I found this little alley. It was about an hour before sunset, and the light and shadows were doing their magic. I waited there to capture a few moments, and this one of the biker passing through was my favorite.
Shuo Cheng works as an art director, but lives as a photographer, chasing the light and shadow in his spare time, always fascinated by the streets of Shanghai.
Our Photo of the Day series this week shares street shots from photographer Shuo Cheng.
A waiter was taking a break, resting on the driveway. He was so tired that he totally ignored me taking a photo of him.
Shuo Cheng works as an art director, but lives as a photographer, chasing the light and shadow in his spare time, always fascinated by the streets of Shanghai.
Our Photo of the Day series this week shares street shots from photographer Shuo Cheng.
Taken at East Nanjing Road (Shanghai) I saw the good lighting and decided to wait for this mom to pass by, finally getting the perfect moment and took the shot.
Shuo Cheng works as an art director, but lives as a photographer, chasing the light and shadow in his spare time, and always fascinated by the streets of Shanghai.
Sifting through China-related tweets to bring you some interesting Twitter tidbits, we came across this remarkable clip from the BBC:
#OnThisDay 1976: The Water Margin was first broadcast on BBC Two. Here’s how a Japanese TV epic, based on a Chinese Classic, was dubbed into English by a writer who understood neither Chinese nor Japanese. pic.twitter.com/0kuOO4q1Yv
The Water Margin, also known as All Men Are Brothers, is a Robin Hood-like bandit story based on oral retellings and legends; the first full text version was recorded in the 16th century, but the tales within it go back much further — and the nature by which it was passed down means there are some wildly different versions. But even with that context, the way this BBC version was made is still pretty incredible, in its own way.
A short video clip of a different sort also caught our attention recently, courtesy of Tong Bingxue. Tong’s Twitter account is a real treasure trove of fascinating historical images and video from China over the years. We’ve reposted from the Beijing-based historian and collector’s feed before, in fact, after he shared this video of “Princess” Der Ling:
Now, Tong has a new book out (in Chinese), which centers around the life of Ye Jinglv. Don’t worry if you’ve never heard that name before, the significant thing about Ye is that he took a self-portrait every year from 1907 to 1968, and the book is about those photos and the mission to piece them all together. Which is all very interesting, but if your Chinese reading ability isn’t quite up to diving into such a story, then check out the video posted by Tong below, which whips through the 62 photos in just over a minute:
Here is a video clip of the 62 portraits, from a documentary produced by China Central Television. pic.twitter.com/Uxa3WY4nc8
Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, rolled through Hong Kong this weekend. Immediately, WeChat moments, Weibo, and other social media were overtaken by stunning videos of the storm.
Clips circulating show high-rise towers swaying back and forth in the wind, documents being ripped out of office buildings, and people being flung across the ground like dolls. One viral Weibo post from Shenzhen even showed a 100 Hong Kong Dollar bill that had apparently blown over to Mainland China.
Wind speeds reached 107mph, with gust speeds maxing out at 138mph. Miraculously, there haven’t been any fatalities reported. After the storm hit Hong Kong, Mainland China evacuated over three million residents from its southern cities. Videos captured on smartphones show the full extent of the storm’s strength, with many of the most widely-shared videos having been gathered in a Twitter thread by @jenzhuscott:
An office tower in Hung Hom. As I’m posting my own building is moving. The storm is screaming outside. I’m never this terrified. Hope everyone stay safe. ?? #TyphoonManghkut#HKpic.twitter.com/fHkFpoqScD
Seriously though, with Florence battering the US and Mangkhut hitting southern China, wherever you are if you’re being affected by a major weather event right now we hope you’re staying safe.
Our Photo of the Day series this week shares works from photographer Pavel Dvorak. Of this shot, he says:
The Ancient Tea and Horse Road [trading route] went from South China to Tibet and back. One of its paths also went through Cangshan mountain range in Yunnan Province. Today, these paths are still being used by local nomads of the Bai people. I went with them to see those places, where history was written. The local people there are super friendly and so they invited me to this small cottage. It doesn’t belong to anybody. Whoever is passing by and needs shelter can go inside. So we did. Two brothers, Feihu and Guohu, were just preparing a delicious, simple dinner.
Pavel is a Slovak content creator based in Shanghai. He moved to China in 2009 after receiving a double major in Chinese culture-language in Czech Republic. He organizes cross-cultural business events and recently began taking his business clients beyond the big cities and out to off-the-beaten-path adventures. Pavel’s works have been published in various media internationally, and awarded at the International Movie Festival Karlovy Vary. You can check out Pavel’s website here.
If you’d like to take over RADII’s Photo of the Day series for a week with your shots, please get in touch with us here.
