A few more from Shanghai
November 2, 2009

 Crowds walk past sellers at a fake designer goods market in central Shanghai, China.
People exit the Shanghai Railway Station in Shanghai, China.
Construction workers walk past street vendors on a bridge in the Bund area of central Shanghai, China.
Mannequins stand outside a tailor’s shop in Shanghai, China.
People walk past a street vendor selling small houseplants in Shanghai, China.
Elderly people practice tai chi on the boardwalk in Huangpu Park on the waterfront in the Bund in Shanghai, China.
Leafless trees are visible in the reflection of a window in front of mannequins displaying women’s clothing in the Bund area of Shanghai, China.
A cell phone sales clerk stands outside a shop to attract passers-by in the Bund area of Shanghai, China.
A small pane of glass reflects new development in the Bund area of central Shanghai, China.
A work crew installs a new roadsign in the Bund area of central Shanghai, China.
A worker throws away discarded and broken mannequins in an alley of Nanjing East Road in the Bund in Shanghai, China.
People ride in a crowded subway car in Shanghai, China.
Light traffic on a street in Shanghai, China.
Men smoke outside of a fake designer clothing shopping mall in central Shanghai, China.
Wandering the streets of Shanghai while working on my story about China's consumer culture.

Badaling Great Wall
October 13, 2009

 Tourists ascend the Great Wall at Badaling outside of Beijing, China.
Tourists line up at the Deshengmen Gate in Beijing, China, for public buses to the Badaling entrance of the Great Wall.
Tourists and tour groups gather outside the Badaling tourist area of the Great Wall outside Beijing, China.
Tourists pose for pictures on a trail below the Great Wall at Badaling outside of Beijing, China.
A tour group walks through a souvenir market at the Badaling entrance to the Great Wall outside of Beijing, China.
Tourists and tour groups gather outside the Badaling tourist area of the Great Wall outside Beijing, China.
Tourists ascend the Great Wall at Badaling outside of Beijing, China.
Tourists walk along a trail beneath the Great Wall at Badaling outside of Beijing, China.
Tourists ascend the Great Wall at Badaling outside of Beijing, China.
Tourists ascend the Great Wall at Badaling outside of Beijing, China.
Tourists walk along a trail below the Great Wall at Badaling outside of Beijing, China.
Tourists pose for pictures on a trail below the Great Wall at Badaling outside of Beijing, China.
Tourists walk along a trail below the Great Wall at Badaling outside of Beijing, China.
Tourists walk along a trail below the Great Wall at Badaling outside of Beijing, China.
Tourists walk along a trail beneath the Great Wall at Badaling outside of Beijing, China.
The Badaling section of the Great Wall is one of the most heavily touristed sections of the wall. Close proximity to Beijing and easy transportation to the park make for a quick day trip, even for those on a budget. The crowds are intense, and the surrounding area, dried by desertification and climate change, is not responding well.

Details of Western USA
September 15, 2009

 Highschool sports memorabilia fills a window display in Wallace, Idaho, USA.
A clothing advertisement in Pasco, Washington, USA.
A mural in Pasco, Washington, USA.
Empty streets in Pasco, Washington, USA.
Work equipment lays in the back of a Forest Service truck outside Butte, Montana, USA.
A mural in Pasco, Washington, USA.
Children’s clothing for sale in Pasco, Washington, USA.
A taco truck in Pasco, Washington, USA.
Cars parked in Pasco, Washington, USA.
No Trespassing sign in Pasco, Washington, USA.
The menu of a small cafe in Wallace, Idaho, USA.
Empty streets in Pasco, Washington, USA.
A trailer for Where the Wild Things are is displayed on a drive-in movie theater screen in Butte, Montana, USA.

A few from Shanghai
August 5, 2009

 Crowds wait for their trains at the Shanghai Railway Station in Shanghai, China.
People walk along the streets and alleys around Nanjing East Road in central Shanghai, China.
People cross the streets of the Bund area in Shanghai, China.
A man watches a panoramic video about the future of Shanghai inside the Shanghai Urban Planning Museum in Shanghai, China.
A street vendor sells kites near the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in Shanghai, China.
People sleep on a bench in People’s Park in central Shanghai, China.
Elderly people exercise in a small urban park in the Bund in Shanghai, China.
A man sleeps on grass in People’s Park in central Shanghai, China. People’s Park is known as Renmin Park or Renmin Guangchang in Mandarin chinese.
A security guard squats on a sidewalk looking over a street in Shanghai, China.
The Shanghai Urban Planning Museum exhibits a scale model of the Shanghai cityscape in Shanghai, China.
People walk along the streets and alleys around Nanjing East Road in central Shanghai, China.
I frequently find myself in Shanghai for no particular photographic reason (picking someone up at an airport, visiting a consulate, ultimate frisbee) and enjoy walking the streets and shooting in between errands.

Lantern Festival in Haerbin
July 20, 2009

 Crowds gather to watch fireworks and lanterns lift into the sky above the frozen Songhua River during Lantern Festival celebrations in central Haerbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
People congregate around a bull-shaped ice sculpture in Stalin Park in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. 2009 is the year of the ox according to the Chinese zodiac.
Fireworks bounce off highrise apartment buidings during Lantern Festival celebrations in central Haerbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Crowds gather to watch fireworks and lanterns lift into the sky above the frozen Songhua River during Lantern Festival celebrations in central Haerbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Crowds gather to watch fireworks and lanterns lift into the sky above the frozen Songhua River during Lantern Festival celebrations in central Haerbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Crowds gather to watch fireworks and lanterns lift into the sky above the frozen Songhua River during Lantern Festival celebrations in central Haerbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
People light fireworks and sparklers on the ice on the Songhua River during the Lantern Festival celebration at night in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Crowds gather to watch fireworks and lanterns lift into the sky above the frozen Songhua River during Lantern Festival celebrations in central Haerbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
Crowds gather to watch fireworks and lanterns lift into the sky above the frozen Songhua River during Lantern Festival celebrations in central Haerbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
A family lights sparklers and other fireworks in the crowd gathered in Stalin Park on the banks of the Songhua River during Lantern Festival celebrations in central Haerbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
The Lunar New holiday period traditionally ends with the Lantern Festival, a boisterous celebration involving fireworks, bonfires, and paper lanterns going into the air. In Haerbin, the frozen Songhua River (Songhua Jiang) provides a stage for the activity, with fires directly on the ice and thousands of people celebrating.

Streets of Beijing
July 18, 2009

 A young boy plays with an umbrella in the Beijing Ethnic Minority Theme Park in Beijing, China.
Tourists stream into the Tiananmen Gate of the Forbidden City compound in Beijing, China.
Souvenir medals engraved with tourists’ names hang at a souvenir stall in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
Tourists walks around the entrance area of the Forbidden City complex in Beijing, China.
Shandong Province from the train.
A woman and a deformed child beg for change in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
Tourists stream out of the Tiananmen Gate of the Forbidden City compound in Beijing, China.
Cars travel along a roadway in Beijing, China.
Tourists shop for souvenirs outside the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
People exit a subway station in Beijing, China.
Tourists walk around the north end of Tiananmen Square near the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
Men smoke between train cars.
Advertisements display scenes of nature outside a subway train in Beijing, China.
Ethnic minority re-enactors walk among the trails of the Beijing Ethnic Minority Theme Park in Beijing, China. The park features replica architecture and clothing from all of China’s ethnic minorities.
People wait for trains outside the Beijing West Railway Station in Beijing, China.
Playing the tourist in Beijing on a short vacation to the city.

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