Shanghai: version 2009 (The Unnoticed)

This is the second installment of my summer 2009 travel photography.

As a continuation of my last article, these photos were also shot in Shanghai. As a result of the rapid economic development, Shanghai’s littered with abandoned buildings waiting to be renovated. This gives an interesting opportunity to capture some intriguing shots of things often missed by unaware passers-by.

I’m particularly fond of the shot with an old bicycle stashed away on a staircase of an abandoned building. The soft side-lighting, together with the red pipe and fire hose cabinet really make the photo pops. If you can’t read the Chinese on the last photo, the character on the yellow traffic sign means “slow down” – a bit of an irony for the fast-paced Shanghai city life, don’t you think?