FITNESS IN CHINA

I want to start a new series and the picture above is the first one of it. About the idea: small and simple. Many people in the west wonder how chinese people can have such a long life. We mostly think about their food and chinese tea. Also chinese medicine is definetely a good reason for their high age. Who has been to China already, noticed people do the strangest thing where ever they are: Lifting Arms, circle their knees, dance, walk the stairs up and down and so on. In chinese cities you’ll find exercise places with many different kinds of equipment. Its free to use and people at any age are found at those places. This photo series will show the different kind of people who do their work out and introduces the equipment you’ll find.

to nirvana | Varanasi

A new selection of picture is on my website. However, I want to show some pictures here as well to explain a couple of things, mainly about the process of how people are sending their relatives to Nirvana in Varanasi. Its not allowed not to take pictures at all, since the family wants to spend the last minutes with their relatives alone. I could manage somehow though. Read the rest of this entry »

back and forward, but more forward & published for the first time.

Hello to all the people who read my entries about life, love and photography. I am back in Seattle and with my girlfriend Shawnee. So last time I have been in Seattle i was gay, now I am straight again. haha, nature. I am trying to work on photography reports, but also try to join my first competition (sorry, its in German). I think its definitely time to get into it. My thought is getting a job in Germany before I arrive. Well, I know what you think, but at least I can try.

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I got published in a magazine called MAP as I told you, so here are the single shots, if you wanna see them: Basically I wanted to show that a class society in China is rising, especially in big cities like Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing and other big cities. Even though the thought of everybody is equal exists in most minds of Chinese people, the future in China looks different. Influenced more and more by western society, its very interesting to observe how those two different cultures are getting along with each other.

01. david
Since English is a must for every child to learn in more developed parts in China, everybody goes to an English class. David, the boy with the basketball, was one of my students and wants to become a professor for chemistry.

02. neighbors
These two Ladies are neighbors in an old neighborhood in south of Nanjing. They hope to stay longer in their homes since the major of Nanjing decides to pull the houses down to build new apartments. This process of resettle people actually happens a lot in China. Especially in big cities.

03. students
Since education is very important and young people have to study hard, I went to the university of Nanjing to photograph the living space of students. Four to eight people live in dormitories together and share kitchen, bathroom, sleeping room and a room to study.

04. dentist
Since their is not only a middle and and a lower class in Nanjing, I went to visit David Lue, a dentist in Nanjing who was born and raised in Nanjing. He is definitely one of the upper class and enjoys a convenient life. Not to forget that he worked really hard to be there where he is right now.

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Well, thanks for showing interest in those things and I hope you have a good day and wonderful night. Enjoy yourself.

Florian, xxx