- 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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Posted by Ed Peto at 1:49 pm on January 4th, 2009.
Categories: Images. Tags: amazing, boxing, lightning, photos.
Posted by Ed Peto at 1:46 pm on December 14th, 2008.
Categories: Images. Tags: jinmao tower, shanghai, skyline, view.
Bamboo scaffolding on a seven story building in the French Concession, Shanghai - Nov ‘08
Posted by Ed Peto at 1:43 am on November 13th, 2008.
Categories: Images. Tags: bamboo, construction, shanghai.
A fake book cart in the French Concession, Shanghai - Nov ‘08
Crudely bound, yet functional copies of English language texts
Posted by Ed Peto at 8:38 pm on November 12th, 2008.
Categories: Images. Tags: fake books, Piracy, shanghai.
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.
Posted by Ed Peto at 11:47 am on October 25th, 2008.
Categories: Images. Tags: gui jie, restaurants, service industry.
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
Posted by Ed Peto at 4:20 am on October 23rd, 2008.
Categories: Images. Tags: beijing, china, gulou, pollution.
