In China, there is an old saying, “Write for your thoughts, paint your emotion.” For me, painting and photography are alike, both visual arts, therefore share some similarities. What am I up to when enjoying taking picture? Is it for pure beauty or just to satisfy myself with novelty, to use color or composition to strike applause and smile? As a Chinese, I share most my countryman’s practicism, plus I really am not gifted to have such creativity and skills. So with that saying, there are no hard feelings, grudge or whatsoever if I chose differently.

So when I took a picture, I always want to say something, maybe just the trivials in everyday life, or the cold stand-by. Actually I love the local tastes or social custom of different places, with the toppings of a little bit Chinese paintings’ spiritual sense, then nothing could make me happier than its peacefulness and closeness. Maybe from time to time, I may have a little bit sarcasm, in that case, I could just be over-bored, and yes, I could just become the typical kind of person who thinks that no one else is more correct than him. Yet, sometimes I found what I want is much harder and much more demanding, that I am far less gifted even to think about it, the acuteness and thoughtful minds required.

Anyway, it supposes to be a self introduction yet I just slobbering away aimlessly, so that’s about as accurate a description of my talent or myself. And shamelessly enough, I’m here to brag about it, maybe that’s another way to earn a smile or laugh? I don't know, yet in my heart, I love clowns, admiring, indeed. However I just couldn’t become one, with little such talents as fact.

So this is my pictures in text

在中国有句古话，书以言志，画以寄情。对我来说，摄影与绘画很像，都是是视觉上的艺术。那作为艺术就有很多共同点。我喜欢摄影，想表达什么呢？美景？还是猎奇？用色彩或者构图的震撼，博得掌声，换取微笑吗？作为中国人，就有国人的功利，加上自己自愧也没有这样的技术和才华，事先申明，倒也算不得弃之有味，至少没有酸味。

所以，我拍照，总想说个什么事。抑或市井的琐碎，抑或大家凑热闹看杀头般的热情。其实我最喜欢每个地方的风俗风物，如果能在有点中国画般的意境，可能也就很满足了，因为很亲切，很平和。或者有时会愤个世嫉个俗什么的，可能是活得不耐烦了，而且我也是出了名的，只会说别人错，自己干净无比的那种。不过往往我发现，想用照片说什么，这比猎奇，逗乐，更难，我更缺少所需的敏锐和才智。

说来说去，也不知道自己在说些什么，所以很可以知道自己是何等的庸才了。不过天下就偏有这样自大又厚脸皮的庸才，或许，露丑丢脸，也是博取微笑的一种？其实我是非常佩服小丑这种角色的，只是一直做不来。

一言以蔽之，这就是我的看图说话。