Tower of Power
Beijing, China
2016
These towers are part of the remnants of an industrial complex in Beijing that has been re-purposed into the 798 Art District, a community of art galleries, studios, and artists’ residences. Whether or not these are actually exhaust stacks from a power plant I don’t know, but I chose to think of them that way as it makes this image title quite appropriate.
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Workingman’s Blues
Beijing, China
2016
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The Perception of Beauty
Huanghuacheng, China
2016
It’s not just what you see but also what you know that determines whether a scene appears attractive or not. If I told you this was a photo of fog in the mountains, you might say “how beautiful.” If I told you the truth, that it is smog, you’d likely have a much more negative reaction. Context is everything.
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All Along the Watchtower
Huanghuacheng, China
2016
It’s hard not to post a series of photos of the Great Wall without invoking Dylan’s song, and of course Jimi’s cover of it. As nasty as the smog was, it sure gave a deep, mysteriously impenetrable look to the far range of mountains.
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Watcher on the Walls
Huanghuacheng, China
2016
This is definitely not the best photo of a raven I’ve ever taken nor the best photo of the Great Wall of China. But when I saw this raven land in the tree next to the wall I immediately thought of Game of Thrones and the oath of the Night’s Watch:
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