old shanghai...

Posted by hugo poon (hong kong, Hong Kong) on 15 November 2008 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

On a relaxing Saturday afternoon.

Ji 'an Road, Luwan District, Shanghai, China

Another shot from my recent business trip to Shanghai. Weather wasn't good at all and my schedule pretty tight, yet I found the life around so vivid and the environment ("harmonious contrast" between old and new) so exciting that I couldn't help taking as many shots as possible... I somehow felt like a child looking at a new world for the first time.:-)

I do not regard myself as a photographer. I'm merely a guy who enjoys capturing all the memorable scenes that I encounter in my everyday life. Perhaps, it's like a traveller hoping to record his memorable journey, but in my case, it's the journey of my life ... If I can record my encounters in such a way that they leave an image on the mind of myself and other viewers, it's a tremendous joy and some accomplishment...
In terms of photography, I'm trying to preserve the moments as my eyes see "something" and my heart feels it too. As such, I seldom feel interested in planned, arranged or manipulated photographs...

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