Photos of the worst air pollution I’ve ever seen in Beijing.
Entries Tagged as 'photo'
Dreams of a natural life
October 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · China, Photography
Tags:Beijing·environment·photo·pollution
Photos in Point Carbon magazine spread
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · China, Photography
Some of my photos have been printed in a Point Carbon magazine report on carbon credits. No cash, but it;s nice to see them in print and apparently they went down well at Point Carbon HQ so who knows, maybe a photo assignment might come through in the future… Point Carbon – China Crisis?
Tags:carbon·China·environment·photo
First day of Spring
February 19th, 2010 · No Comments · China, Photography
8 degrees centigrade today, sunshine – first day of spring. Photos taken in Ritan Park and surrounds.
Spring is coming
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · China, Photography, Uncategorized
Got back from a quick tofu lunch today to find a group of workmen putting up the red and yellow diamond-shaped decorations for Chinese Spring Festival outside my block. I thought it would make a good photo but by the time I got back with my camera they had left. Still, the light was good, [...]
Tags:Beijing·photo·spring festival
Street scene in Sanlitun, Beijing
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · China, Photography
Just a fun scene on Nan Sanlitun Lu… View Nan Sanlitun Lu in a larger map
Shanghai photo featured on ChinaDigitalTimes
January 21st, 2010 · No Comments · China, Photography
Pic from a recent trip to Shanghai featured here…
“Coming of age” day in Japan
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Photography, Rest of Asia
A few pictures from my Demotix photostory on “Coming of Age” day in Japan, which basically sees a lot of 20-year-old Japanese girls parading around in traditional kimonos (and guys in suits) to celebrate their passage to adulthood. It obviously makes for a great spectacle. Demotix is a citizen-journalism website and photo agency that takes [...]
Tags:Coming of Age·culture·Japan·kimono·photo
3 days in Shanghai
January 1st, 2010 · No Comments · China, Photography
My second visit to Shanghai – highlights included: dinner with someone in China’s top-level elite, a real adventurer with an action-packed background including a stint on death row and some great stories; a brilliant lunch at a bistro in the French Concession; and a visit to the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Centre, a small privately-run [...]
Christmas in Beijing
December 25th, 2009 · No Comments · China, Photography
There’s been a huge amount of syrupy Xmas music playing in shopping malls, sales assistants wearing antlers and santa hats etc, but when it comes down to it, Christmas is just another day here. Pic of evening rush hour taken with Nokia mobile phone. View Untitled in a larger map
Welcome to the site
December 24th, 2009 · No Comments · China, Photography
Hi – welcome to the website of Tom Spender, freelance journalist and photographer. I’ll be posting up my work in this blog as well as thoughts and musings on life, freelance journalism, travel, China, Asia and the Middle East. There’s more about me and my work at the About link, a list of some of [...]
Tags:China·Global Times·Miyun·photo·website
