TITLE= Shanghai-Photography Solo-Howard French
PHOTOGRAPHER= Ethan Tang
COPYRIGHT= TANGADION PHOTOS
LOCATION= Gallery m97, Shanghai
DATE= Feb. 16, 2008
CAMERA=Nikon D300
SHANGHAI(BdS)- Solo Photography Exhibition "Disappearing Shanghai" by Howard French, The New York Times Shanghai bureau chief.
As quoted in the New York Times, Howard says “ Over and over again, I have been asked by the people of these neighborhoods what is my purpose in taking pictures of these lives? Am I trying to show a bad side of China? To make fun of poor people? I have no trouble answering, and my reply is effective more often than not because it is sincere. ‘I take pictures in your neighborhood because there is something very beautiful about the lifestyle you have,’ I say. ‘Things may not be perfect, but there is a very special kind of community you have, and soon places like this will all be gone.’”
