Chengdu Journal
One of the perqs of being a university professor is that I occasionally get to travel to exciting places. I just got back from a trip to Chengdu, China. This was my first trip to China, and it was quite an experience. I'll be posting a few of the pictures from my trip in the upcoming days.
Chengdu is not really a tourist destination, so the photos I took were mainly just those of everyday life in the streets of Chengdu. I quickly discovered that the most interesting places were on the small side streets and alley ways, which is where I met this gentleman. Most of the people I met were quite shy of the camera, but this fellow was very open, and I managed to get several shots of him smoking his pipe. He and his buddies had a good laugh afterwords.
I don't speak a word of Chinese...the only word I learned how to say was "thank you".
Part of my Street Portraits Series and Chengdu Journal
Chengdu Journal
One of the perqs of being a university professor is that I occasionally get to travel to exciting places. I just got back from a trip to Chengdu, China. This was my first trip to China, and it was quite an experience. I'll be posting a few of the pictures from my trip in the upcoming days.
Chengdu is not really a tourist destination, so the photos I took were mainly just those of everyday life in the streets of Chengdu. I quickly discovered that the most interesting places were on the small side streets and alley ways, which is where I met this gentleman. Most of the people I met were quite shy of the camera, but this fellow was very open, and I managed to get several shots of him smoking his pipe. He and his buddies had a good laugh afterwords.
I don't speak a word of Chinese...the only word I learned how to say was "thank you".
Part of my Street Portraits Series and Chengdu Journal