Photo: School Assembly
– Tomek Pienicki‘s photo stream offers up some extreme captures from China. Tomek has a real knack for allowing the image to speak for itself. Be sure to check them out. Read More »
Photo: Chicken Dinner
– This mouth-watering shot from the Gaoqiao market in Ningbo is by Mark Hobbs, a talented photographer and cultural studies teacher based out of Ningbo, Zhejiang. Check out Mark’s photostream for more great shots. Read More »
Photo: Kunming side-street fashion show
– Lost Laowai blogger Matt Muller is traveling around Kunming and working his way south to Laos for the Golden Week (smart guy getting out of China for the week). He grabbed this shot in Kunming. From Matt: “It is a random ‘lingerie show’ showcased by a Chinese model on a side street in Kunming and … Read More »
Photo: Fenghuang Morning
– This beautiful photo is part of a larger set of Hunan photos by Shanghai-based French engineer Yves Andre, who’s also quite handy with a camera. Read More »
Photo: When Kindergarten is Over
– As explained by the photographer, Dan Mueller: “After returning home after school, many children are expected to take care of themselves as their parents work in the fields. Older children in primary school will do house work and take care of the babies. It is a lot of responsibility at a young age.” Read More »
Photo: Farmers at the Gate
– Another great photo from Beijing-based photographer Zhao Hua Xi Shi, previously “Elephant on a Bicycle”. I encourage everyone to browse through this talented self-taught photographer’s photostream. The photos do an amazing job of telling intricate and intriguing stories that show the complex mosaic of modern China. Read More »
Where to watch the PRC’s 60th Anniversary Celebration?
– eChinaCities has a good rundown of what we can expect from tomorrow’s massive 60th anniversary celebration marking the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It can be watched online in English via CCTV9 starting first thing in the morning. Like most China-centric sites, you may have troubles loading the players in anything other than … Read More »
Photo: Dancing in the Rain
– It’s been a while since we’ve featured one of Douglas M. Paine’s images as the Featured Photo here on Lost Laowai – but it’s certainly not for a lack of choice (we just like to spread the love around a bit). Better known as Alphafish on Flickr, Douglas’ shots are nothing short of inspiring. This … Read More »
Photo: White Tigers in Perfect Yin / Yang Harmony
– This excellently timed capture of two white tigers in a playful-yet-deadly yin-yang pose is one of many great photos from the Flickr stream of Mark, aka China Lost and Found. Read More »
Twitter users help free Chinese blogger
– If you read nothing else today, read this: “How Did I Break [out of] Jail?“. The incredible first-hand account of how Chinese blogger Peter Guo (Guo Baofeng), better known as Amoiist, was arrested but managed to get an SOS message out via his Twitter, which then turned into an international campaign to see him released. … Read More »
Photo: To Be Destroyed
– Having just returned from Beijing myself, this image of a Beijing Hutong marked with “拆“, which essentially means “to destroy” was especially poignant. Yet another great capture from regular Lost Laowai Flickr pool submitter Elephantonabicycle. Read More »
Photo: After the Harvest
– A stunning photo from Longsheng, Guangxi, by Swiss photographer Peter Luginbuehl. I don’t often select portrait-aspects for the Featured Photos section for the simple reason that they don’t fit right in the display (lame, I know) – but I couldn’t resist this one. The composition’s three distinct layers give it a great perspective. Read More »
