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I've had this photo for quite some time, often feeling reluctant to post it, feeling in some way that I as the photographer was benefitting from this one mans misfortune.
However, today I saw a wonderful picture here of the karst mountains along the Li River in South West China which sent me down memory lane.
Having spent 7 months in the beautiful town of Yangshou in the past year, I've never in all of my travels been so homesick for one particular place. It inspired me, moved me, tocuhed me, frustrated me and held me in a very special way.
This picture is just one of the many aspects and faces of China. Along with elegance, composure, a deep sense of history and respect, there is also the harsh reality of poverty and brutality as seen from from a Western cultural perspective.
I hope this one face of China speaks to you in some way, as it did to me. - Jonathan
| Camera: | Canon 400D |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Title: | A Face of China |
| Username: | 
jonathanbp |
| Uploaded: | 4 Nov 2008 - 12:11 AM |
| Tags: | Beggar, Black & white, China, Faces, Mono, People, Photo journalism, Portraits / people, Poverty |
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| Votes: | 28 |
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what a shot, it says so much, makes you stop and thank your lucky stars. Great capture.
Brilliant capture the picture says so much be interesting to see more of your faces of China work, Lee
Quote: What a shot, it says so much, makes you stop and thank your lucky stars. Great capture.
nicely done
Thanks everyone, I'm really glad I posted it now. Took me a while to make that decision. All of your positive comments and votes are a real encouragement for a beginner like myself who has only recently discovered a love for photography in the past few months. One of my travelling companions in China bought me my Canon as a present, I nearly fell over backwards! However, he did admit to being fed up of me borrowing his 
- Jonathan
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