It's not in hand yet, but I'm excited to have the new book Phantom Shanghai on order. The book is a record of Shanghai's vanishing historic architecture by Canadian photographer Greg Girard who has lived in the city for almost a decade. Magenta Magazine has a nice piece on the project which is available as a pdf download. From what I've seen so far, the images are imbued with a palpable melancholic beauty. Can't wait to see the rest of the book
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You probably already know this book, but if not look for3030 New Photography in China. 30 Chinese photographers under 30.
didn't know about 3030... thanks for the heads up, I'll check it out.
Greg Girard's business partner Fritz Hoffman, also a Shanghai resident, has plenty of interesting pictures from the city and elsewhere in China on his site. Striking arrangements and colours. Worth a look.
Fritz Hoffman
"I'm excited to have the new book Phantom Shanghai on order"...
Me too actually !
I saw this giant book for the first time two weeks ago and... Wow.
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Wow. These are things no one sees when they go to Shanghai. The tours tend to skip those things.
Some stunning and haunting images. There is a CBC slideshow and naration of Mr. Girard's book at http://www.cbc.ca/arts/slideshows/Greg_Girard_Phantom_Shanghai/
fantastic link. Thanks!
Check out more samples of Greg's photography, including spreads from the book "Phantom Shanghai," on his personal site -
www.greggirard.com
increíble y emotivo trabajo, felicidades por tan grande viaje y poder registrar la china de aquellos años, un abrazo de otro fotografo del extremo sur de sudamerica
Pedro