Leshan 3: Family Portrait

A family takes time for a group photo to commemorate their day out at Leshan.

Leshan 2: The Thinker

Others along the trail posed willingly for photographs.  This one reminds me a little of Rodin’s “Thinker.”

Reading 3: Snow White

Each day in class, we read one page of this storybook, with painstaking slowness.  Already knowing the story doesn’t help as much as I expected.

Bubble Blowers

In the early evening, a boy and his friend dance with bubbles.

Families 3: Mother and Son

This mother worked hard to keep her son amused as they waited in a long line.  It looks like she is doing a good job!

Families 2: Mother and Baby

So happy to be photographed with her sweet baby, this woman could be one of my sisters!

Families 1: Baby in a Basket

In the center of a vegetable market, a grandmother cares for her grandchild.  He is sitting in a basket backpack lined with blankets.  These are very typical here.

Ping Pong at Recess

After poking my camera lens through the school fence to photograph of these middle school students playing ping pong at recess, I wondered what would happen to me if I did the same thing in the United States.  I am thankful for the freedom to photograph without someone questioning my motives; but I do prefer to capture images of people only after I’ve asked them for permission. I try to make sure that I only ever publish photographs that are positive and encouraging, which helps me feel justified in posting some I’ve taken on the sly.

School Mottoes

Every school in China seems to have lofty mottoes, encouraging students to live up to ideals.  Here’s one middle school’s mottoes posted beside its main gate:  Be Practical, Discuss Principles, Emphasize Civility, Make Progress.

Too Cute 2

This young girl happily danced through the Metro tunnel holding hands with her mother and her auntie.