I took forks for granted. I tried to practice using chopsticks before I left America, but usually gave up quickly. When I arrived in China, I became accustomed to waitresses, friends, and even fellow foreigners laughing at my frustrated facial expressions as I tried to trap a piece of slippery eggplant with two pointy bamboo [...]
The Xiangjiang river has a severe shortage of water thanks to a drought. The poor farmers on the banks have started to rely on run off sewage to water their plants. I am going to keep going down there and hopefully get some more shots, but I hope it rains soon for their sake.
There are so many kids in this city. They walk around in their funny looking school uniforms, take buses home all by themselves, and are always naturally curious about awkward white girls (aka me). Last week I went to an amusement park while many elementary schools were on a field trip. I walked around a [...]
I usually avoid passerby pictures of disabled or disadvantaged people. It’s a pet peeve of mine, photographers showing pain in photos without getting to know the subjects or their stories. It’s an easy way to emotionally tug viewers. But I couldn’t avoid taking this photo. I was walking around near my dorm room just absorbing [...]