Graeme Kennedy is a Canadian photographer and videographer based in Shanghai, focusing on documenting the extraordinary everyday life of people across China and the economies that bring them together.

You can check out some of his photo essays and a new video series he made for RADII in partnership with Peddler’s Gin for Chinese New Year at www.radiichina.com.

Show notes:

3:00 Leaving his home country of Canada at the age of 18

9:00 First impressions of China

11:40 The solution to pollution

13:30 Breaking away from the expat community and transitioning into photography

17:30 Making gin in China

25:20 The concept or made in China

28:00 Western products like whiskey wine and beer produced locally

35:35 Differences in Chinese baijiu and its potential internationally

41:40 Travelling to more remote areas of China

54:00 How growing up in nature keeps him focused on environmental issues in his travel and photography

59:00 Sustainability in city life in China

1:08:00 Learning about locally grown Chinese chocolate