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M. James Thompson supported through Four Stars Two Bars Abroad

One Fine Adventure, LLC 2014

Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

Lens: Canon 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5

Body: Canon 5D MKII

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Behind the Wall: A Visual Story of China's Disappearing Villages

This series of photographs focuses on the Chinese governments attempts to hide the undesirable reality that modernity is destroying the ancestral homes of many indigenous people in developing cities. Billboards, stone walls and sometimes piles of rubble have been used to shield the view of these homes from passing traffic. Modern roads meet dirt streets at the entrances into neighborhoods that are still buzzing with a lifestyle that is intensely different from the urban landscape beyond the walls.

The walls around the villages in Chinese cities have evolved into large metal and canvas billboards that are used to advertise the upcoming developments that will take the place of ancestral villages. These billboards are nearly two stories high and make it almost impossible to see the people living behind them. They also cut off the village from the street and make getting out to the area on the other side very difficult.
Image size
2400x3600px 5.05 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shutter Speed
1/664 second
Aperture
F/6.3
Focal Length
35 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Jan 20, 2014, 10:52:47 AM
Sensor Size
15mm
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