Jiwei Han is a former computer scientist turned photographer based out of Beijing China. He received his MA in Documentary Photography from University of Wales, UK. These photos are from an untitled work in progress which attempts to capture the culture and atmosphere of China's capital city Beijing.
In the first photograph it looks like an older gentlemen is about to take a dip into a polluted river. I love the reddish glow of light on his skin and how the shot is angled from above him so it is as if you are about to jump into the water with him. In the second photo you see a women in a sort of worried and resigned emotional state. The lighting on her face and figure cast a spotlight on her and makes her the central focus of the scene. Her pink sweater provides an interesting contrast to the grey backdrop of the cityscape and the man she is holding on too. Lastly the contrast of colors make for an interesting image in the last picture. The purple outfit of the exhausted women, probably some sort of professional, pops against the white chair and the other women wearing white passing through the scene.
China is a country that is undergoing profound cultural and economic changes. . Though I'm familiar with some facts, history, and the political and economic environment of modern China I have very little reference to the way life in China actual is. Therefore I found it of great interest to see a photographer attempt to capture the vibrant atmosphere of life in a Chinese city.
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