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Food and Life on the Streets
of Shanghai
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| by Gena Falzon
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Shanghai, not unlike the rest of urban Asia, is steeped in the tradition
of daily life conducted on the street. Shanghai's street life tradition
is, for now, alive and well in the remaining pockets of laocheng, however
most of these neighborhoods are slated for demolition within the next
3 or 4 years to make room for modernization.
With photography, I have spent the last few years documenting life in
traditional Shanghai neighborhoods. My camera and I have spent many hours
in the laocheng (especially Hongkou and south of the Bund), capturing
daily scenes, portraiture of residents, architecture, domiciles, food
and commerce.
This photo story is of Shanghai's traditional food offerings, from preparation
to sale to ready-to-eat. My aim is to give people a close-up view of some
familiar food scenes in the Old City, and perhaps offer a new perspective
of the beauty of this particular part of street life.
Only minimal exposure edits have been made to the digital files. All
photos were shot with a Canon 300D SLR system and 50mm/f1.4 USM lens.
Enjoy!
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