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Assignment for The Washington Post in Shanghai, China

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The Washington Post assigned me to photograph Xu Bosun, an aspiring actor who was kidnapped in southern China. There, he was beaten and sold to a criminal group running cyber scams that targeted victims with fake investment schemes and online romance scams. He was forced to spend three months duping people out of their money until his family paid a ransom for his release in October.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/22/myanmar-cyberscams-china-trafficking/

"Dragon Baby" photographed for Helsingin Sanomat

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As the birth rate in China continues to decline, there is growing speculation that the symbolic "Year of the Dragon" could potentially have a reversing effect. Referred to as "Drago Babies," the cultural connotations associated with this auspicious zodiac sign may serve as a powerful motivator for individuals aspiring to start families, potentially impacting the prevailing demographic trend.

I was asked to. photograph Hua Ying, 30 years old, whose decided to have a “Dragon Baby” in Wenzhou, near Shanghai for the Helsingin Sanomat

Tibetan Horse Race photographed in Yushu earlier last month

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Earlier last month I have traveled to Yushu, in Qinghai to photograph the Tibetan Horse Race, here some outtakes.

Docking and maintenance of Busan and Venetia vessels for Peter Dohle in Shanghai and Zhoushan port

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Earlier last May, I had the privilege of working with Peter Dohler, a renowned German seaborne shipping company, on an exciting photography project. They commissioned me to capture images of two of their remarkable vessels, named Busan and Venetia. Here some photograph taken between Shanghai Port and Zhoushan Port.



Shanghai Lockdown remote portraits

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During the lockdown in Shanghai that lasted 2 month I have photographed friends and acquaintances thru video call as they, as myself, were under a mandatory isolation required by the Chinese government.

Meanwhile the rest of the world have decided to open up China is. one of. the last place left where the strict no covid policy measure are in place.

Portraits of Shanghai's Lockdown published on Washington Post

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“Letters from Shanghai”, my project in which I photographed people remotely during the lockdown in Shanghai, has been published on Washington Post.

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Link: http://washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/shanghai-lockdown-portraits/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F36f0cb2%2F628fa3cd956121755a91cf52%2F5ed70f9aade4e276b3c2aa14%2F26%2F72%2F628fa3cd956121755a91cf52

Shanghai Lockdown 2022

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Street scenes in Shanghai, China on May 18th, 2022.

As Shanghai is undergoing a total lockdown the city has lift some restriction for some few people althought streets that connect different districts are shut and checkpoints have being installed.

Fences are raised in order to divide different districts and prevent people to cross in Shanghai, China on May 18th 2022

My series "Letters from Shanghai" published on Liberation

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As Shanghai has been locked down I have started to photograph friends of mine and other people that I have never met, remotely using a video-call. The absurdity of this project is that we all live in the same city, Shanghai and yet we are not able to meet in real life because of the harsh lockdown that Shanghai is undergoing.

I have asked to all my subject to share their thoughts written in a paper or a piece of their diary, here some part of the portfolio published on Liberation

Shanghai remote portrait