All Blog Posts Tagged 'guangzhou' (30)

Well, a "dude," and not the "dude," "el duderino," and the such. Now I'm sure I pissing in the wind here, but I just had to vent! So bowling's kind of meditative for me, I typically go alone to toss my frustrations along in the form of a 15 pound ball at a bunch of unsuspecting pins and chuckle when they go…

The Bamboo Stiletto is the personal blog of an expat wife in Guangzhou. Get a glimpse of her gweipor life by visiting http://bamboostiletto.wordpress.com. VPN on to access, please :-)

Spotted in the city over the weekend - please pay attention to #3:…

The above quote by Deepak Chokra perfectly captures our deep sense of gratitude today and how, as we remain open in a state of thankfulness, we also leave ourselves open to appreciating and harnessing our world's ability to awaken the power, wisdom and creativity within us. Bring it,…

who the hell took my lighter and didn't return it? at the party i mean, i'm the new kid on the block, who would do something like this to an innocent, clueless newcomer? i'm so appalled at the lack of something here. morals probably. i even had to ask average guys to light my cigarette. cute ones seemed to be non smokers, spoken for or emasculated. the worst part is that i missed a lot of punchline while looking for a damn lighter. the whole thing was humiliating. i want…

Hi

is there any one in guangzhou ,that intersted in playing pingpong or badminton??

or climbing hill???

and discover guangzhou by metro?

any one intersted?

Emily

111 Faces 013:: Joyce [China]

Funny fact: I saw Joyce the first day I came to China my first time in April. Although the +24 hours of trip (bus-plane-train) and the Tsingtao beer made my memory of that evening foggy, and remembered her perfectly so it was a no brainer to shoot her for the project. I'm sure my friend David Llada still remembers that night.…

111 Faces 011:: Owen Zuo [China]

This young man works in the technology industry. The city of Senzhen is known by everyone to be an strategical point in new technology production (apple for instance) and Owen is part of it, not as a worker but as a business man. What I first thought was a shy guy became really confident in front of the camera and we were able to create a couple of good shots of him quick enough. Shot taken in Zhujiang New Town (珠江新城),…

111 Faces 012:: Irina [Ukraine]

Irina is a lovely ukranian woman currently living in Guangzhou. She has been in the city for around 4 years already and she is working as a model for multiple events in the city. Working with local and foreign brands for both China and international campaigns. She has an incredibly interesting family story (with one of her sister working professionally in a circus) that got my mouth opened more than once. Unfortunately, I'm…

111 Faces 010:: Irene [China]

Former english student, Irene is one of the nicest girl I’ve had the chance to meet in Guangzhou. She is currently living in ZhuJiang New Town (one of the most beautiful places of the city) although, ironically enough, she is planning to move to Barcelona, Spain, because of a job offer. Despite the +35ºC in the streets, she managed to pose for the camera graciously. Shot taken in ZhuJiang New Town (珠江新城), Guangzhou (广州) in a…

111 Faces 009:: Julia Bigler [Russia]

This russian-style Mona Lisa has been living in Guangzhou for a few years already. Enough time to master the language to a point that her speaking skills are almost native-like. Not surprising though since previously she studied Arabic language too. She uses her language skills in her job, working as a translator and interpreter for a Russian company. She was lovely enough to agree to do the portrait in a day that was…

111 Faces 008:: Anita [Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China]

Born in Baotou, Anita is currently coursing her Vet studies in Foshan (where Bruce Lee's Kung Fu master taught). She's currently in her summer break improving her english and spanish.  She loves to dance. I had the chance to see her dancing and you can trust me when I say that she has a natural sense of rhythm. Her state of…

111 Faces 007:: Jeff Mendoza [Canada]

This Canadian freelance Journalist has worked as a model in Korea, china and other asian countries. In fact, he is planning to move to Singapore to give a more serious try to his modeling career. He's a total pro, the day I met him, he was totally prepared for the shooting even though I told him this was more an informal shooting than a real photo session. Besides freelancing for magazines, he also writes for his…

111 Faces 005:: Kanwal [India]

Kanwal is an hindu woman currently coursing her internship in general medicine in Guangzhou. She's been studying in the city for 4 years. She is vegetarian and, honestly, I have no idea of how she does to survive in a city full of people that eat every single part of almost any animal, but she does. Shot taken in Martyr's Park, Guangzhou, with Fuji  NPS 160 in a Mamiya C33.…

111 Faces 004:: 蔡文华 [China]

Born in China, working as a manager on a hairdresser salon in Guangwai university area. He was kind enough to let me shoot him in his workspace. Shot made inside of the salon in Guangwai (with two friends handholding some lightbulbs to get the 160 ISO to work). Taken with Kodak Portra NC 160 in a Mamiya C33.

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111F 003:: Vett [U.S.A]

Vett has a Caribbean origin although he has lived most of his life in New York (almost in every district) and he has a incredibly cool New Yorkian accent. He has been living in Guangzhou for a couple of years and he's currently doing business in the city and working as a part time english teacher. Shot taken in the East Railway Station, Guangzhou (广州) with Kodak Portra NC 160 in a Mamiya C33.…

I like to undertake personal projects. I like it a lot in fact. Sometimes is just me and my camera, sometimes they imply more people, although I've always liked to keep them pretty intimate. Anyway, I consider personal projects as a way to keep creating work, not stoping, feeding your creativity and pushing your boundaries. And this time I'm pushing quite a few. I've always loved street photography, in fact, my early influences were Magnun street photographer such as Cartier Bresson or Bruce…