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The Moment The Fire Started
Photo Credits : “Unknown local residents”. Originally found here
The Mandarin Hotel, part of the yet-to-finished CCTV complex in Beijing, burns after being hit by fireworks celebrating the end of the Spring Festival. 9th February 2009
2008 In Photographs [Boston Globe]
- Lightning bolts appear above and around the Chaiten volcano as seen from Chana, some 30 kms (19 miles) north of the volcano, as it began its first eruption in thousands of years, in southern Chile May 2, 2008. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists differ on what causes them. Picture taken May 2, 2008. (Carlos Gutierrez)
- Samuel Peter from Nigeria receives a punch from Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine during their WBC heavyweight boxing world championship fight in Berlin, Germany on Oct. 11, 2008. Klitschko won the fight after round nine due to technical knock out. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)
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Bamboo Scaffolding
Bamboo scaffolding on a seven story building in the French Concession, Shanghai – Nov ‘08
Fake Books
A fake book cart in the French Concession, Shanghai – Nov ‘08
Crudely bound, yet functional copies of English language texts
Service Industry Pep Talks
Before a shift starts in most Chinese service companies, the staff will be lined up on the pavement infront of their place of work and given motivating pep talks by their bosses. Not a bad idea in terms of focusing a team, although occasionally this is taken to bizarre lengths. The beauty parlour by my building has their stylists doing full-on techno dance workouts at 9am every morning, ready for a day spent crimping hair and gossiping. The photo below sees a line-up of kitchen staff on the famous Gui Jie food street ahead of their insanely busy evening shift.
Post-Olympic Pollution
These photos were taken in Gulou, Beijing on a warm September night a couple of weeks after the Olympics. After living here for a while you can forget about the air quality. Every now and again though, on nights like this, it makes you stop and stare. Strangely beautiful.
Photo Credits : Dominic Johnson-Hill
