Shanghai is one of those cities that absolutely comes alive at night, just so amazingly vibrant. During the day though and especially when there is a storm or mist in the mornings it has an entirely different feel.
Here’s another of those images I stumbled across yesterday. This one is maybe from China. I don’t actually remember taking it, so maybe it’s somewhere completely different! If you recognize it, you know where the comments are. 🙂
This library holds more secrets than I am willing to share. The secrets are so good, in fact, they would absolutely ruin the photo if you knew them. This is the dangerous nature of secrets, right? I suggest you don’t try to discover them to save yourself the disappointment. – Tianjin, China
From Series 2 of my fine art prints. Available in a limited edition at 1.5 meters by 0.85 meters. More info at TreyRatcliff.com.
Hong Kong is one of the fifty cities featured in my “Beautiful Cities of the World” NFT drop on OpenSea. There are locations from every continent in that collection and there are a bunch of them from Asia, especially the night shots, which really stand out for me. Oh, and some of them are animated which is really fun. Check them out via OpenSea or find out more on my fine art website.
I was over at one of my fine art print collector’s houses recently doing some filming for an upcoming project which I hope you’ll get to hear about this week. He owns one of these limited-edition prints of China from Series 1 which are 3meters across and 1.5m tall. It was great to see it up on the wall. We print them at the master printer, Grieger, in Germany who produce them to museum/archival quality. Then the fun part of getting something this size shipped to the other side of the world begins! Find out more about all of that over on my fine art website.
One of my favorite shots from Series 2 of my Fine Art prints collection. It’s called Little Boxes Made of Ticky-Tacky and was taken in Kowloon. A collector in the US just took delivery of one edition of this print (1.15 x 1.50m) and I’m looking forward to seeing a pic of it installed in their home. 🙂 You can see more of the Series 2 collection over here.
Here’s a scene from Beijing from back in 2013. Sometimes the temptation is to not go out in less than average weather but as this shot shows, it can add a lot more interest to a scene.
Each time I’ve visited China one of the highlights has been to head out and wander randomly. On this day I found myself in some sort of park where there were little bits of cool architecture dotted around. I particularly loved the green and red mix under the sun as I passed by this building.
I think photographers often spend time setting up shots to be as symmetrical as possible… i certainly do. Then you get back and notice that some administrator has put a big sign in the area… hey, administrators, can you not just add a second? If the architect a few hundred years ago can do all the hard work, you can order a 2nd sign! 😉
When I wasn’t getting arrested in Beijing, I spent some time exploring some of the taller buildings looking for interesting views. Here is a little chunk of the city that I found one night… not sure where it was… maybe I should look for clues in the image…
