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Caverns of Culture: Leisure and Spirituality in China’s Karst Caves | Photo Story
Photographer Cai Shanhai captures life and leisure of southwest China’s “cave dwellers.”
China’s Forgotten Tulou Buildings and Their Last Residents
Life in Guangdong’s ancient, neglected, and crumbling “Earth Buildings”
Marketplace of Memories
Capturing Shandong’s market culture as it evolves with the times
Glimpse Inside China’s Vanishing Garment Hub
As the garment industry of Guangzhou’s Kanglu area winds down to its last days, TWOC captures life in for the 100,000 workers and factory bosses in its urban villages
Fading Trades: Photographing China’s Disappearing Professions
Once common sights on sidewalks, many old professions are giving way to online apps and urbanization. Photographer Huang Ruide captures these fading trades on camera before they’re gone for good.
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Work to Live, Live to Work: Capturing Workers’ Moments of Joy
Photographer Xin Ting captures workers at their happiest
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Snap Judgment: Photographing Ethnic Groups, Sans Stereotype
No headdresses, no vacant stares: How young artists challenge the parameters of “ethnic” photography
How to Take Authentic Photos of Life in China
From developing film in the shower in the 80s, to assisting in one of China’s earliest TV documentaries, a judge from our “Most China” photo contest reflects on what humanistic photography means to him
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TWOC’s new photo contest is open for submissions
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