China post-pandemic

Recording a city can go beyond your standard photos of landmark buildings.

Image Credit: Abbey Yu

I want to document post-pandemic China through my lens. These photos were taken around Hong Kong, Chongqing, and Leshan. I travelled around the time of Chinese New Year, which was the first time in three years that China completely lifted all pandemic restrictions. You can observe people's retaliatory consumption, as they line the streets while remaining cautious about COVID; the chic woman dressed in all white, the lady making fairy floss with gloves and eye protection. Since I started street photography, I realised that recording a city can go beyond your standard photos of landmark buildings. Pressing the shutter on those quiet alleys or bustling city blocks is an intentional act to appreciate a city's minute details.