Photography

Light, places and people, slowly collected.

Chapter 01

Wuhan University

The campus I walk through every day — old roofs, new buildings, and a spring that belongs to everyone.

The Old Library of Wuhan University under a clear sky — The Old Library · Wuhan University
Nearly a century old and still the heart of the campus. I stood square to it and let the symmetry speak.

A branch of cherry blossom against a blue sky — Cherry Blossom I · Wuhan University

Cherry blossoms in soft light — Cherry Blossom II · Wuhan University

Glazed roof tiles at a corner of Sakura Top — A Corner of Sakura Top
Wuhan University
Green glazed tiles and old brick. Sometimes a single corner says more about a building than the whole of it.

The facade of the main library of Wuhan University — The Main Library · Wuhan University

The stone facade of the Wanlin Art Museum against the sky — Wanlin Art Museum · Wuhan University

An airplane crossing burning sunset clouds — Sunset Clouds and a Lone Bird · Lingbo Gate, Wuhan University
Wang Bo wrote of sunset clouds flying with a lone wild duck. By East Lake at Lingbo Gate, my lone bird was an airplane.

Chapter 02

Cities

Wuhan along the Yangtze — a city of rivers and cranes, always half-finished, always rising.

The Wuchang skyline across the river under summer clouds — Wuchang Skyline · Wuchang Riverside, Wuhan

Two towers under construction with cranes against clouds — Building the Riverside · Wuchang Riverside, Wuhan

A tower under construction beside a finished skyscraper — Towers Rising · Wuchang Riverside, Wuhan

People under a blue umbrella on a riverside bench, with towers behind — A Scene at Hankou Riverside
Hankou Riverside, Wuhan
Two people share an umbrella on a bench; a third lifts a camera to the river. Everyone is looking at something different.

Chapter 03

Travel

Mountains in Yunnan, water in Jiangsu — and the small things you only notice when you slow down.

Jagged ridges of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain under heavy cloud — Jade Dragon Snow Mountain · Lijiang, Yunnan
The summit stayed in cloud. The ridges below carried the light instead.

A small cairn of balanced stones on a rock — Stacked Stones · Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Yunnan

A squirrel on a mossy rock — A Squirrel on the Mountain · Yunnan

Two folding chairs in front of a red wall with a golden window — Red Wall by Green Lake
Green Lake, Kunming
Two empty chairs against a red wall — an invitation to stay a little longer.

A woman in a sun visor looking out over Erhai Lake — By Erhai Lake · Dali, Yunnan
By Erhai Lake — the most beautiful girlfriend in the world.

Two people on a curved footbridge at dusk beside a lit tower — Thoughts at Shuidukou
Huai'an, Jiangsu
Dusk on a footbridge. Two people stop at the railing while the tower behind them lights up, floor by floor.

A waxing gibbous moon in a black sky — The Moon, Optics Only · Jiangsu
Captured through the lens alone — no digital zoom.