Vanishing beauty

The most beautiful part of Shanghai is its former French Concession, with its early XX Century architecture, its labyrinthine lanes and tiled roofs.

The saddest part of Shanghai is that all that beauty is being destroyed and replaced with inconsequential towers. What will people love about Shanghai when the entire city becomes a skyscraper jungle?

Bird's eye view

I wonder whether this is how birds see Shanghai when they fly over Xin Tian Di?

Simple pleasures

I  usually roam the streets with my camera searching for interesting things happening. But sometimes I find beauty where nothing is happening... A caged bird, a cactus by a window... Simple pleasures!

Cactus and window

Bird and shadows

Signs that summer is over

Shanghai temperatures have dropped 15 or 20°C in the past couple of days leaving everyone complaining about the cold and scrambling for closed shoes and long-sleeved tops. But the writing was on the wall... No better sign that the summer is over than the appearance of water chestnuts and hairy crabs - which I spotted in Zhujiajiao a few days ago.

Shanghai hairy crab

Water chestnuts

Naptime

There is no place like Shanghai to spot people sleeping on the street... sometimes in the most unconventional positions, if you ask me!

The neighbour's break

The junk collector's break

Late summer games

Shanghai goes dormant in the afternoon during the torrid summer. But as soon as the temperature drops, life returns in full force. This was the first Saturday when the temperature dropped below 25°C.

Mahjong in the lane

Card game under the overpass

Fashion Show

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot a fashion show for Shanghai University's graduating class of fashion designers. It's taken a long time to edit the 3000+ shots, but I've finally shipped the best 500 images to the people involved. These are my favourite.