Absurdity, Allegory and China

Early morning Tianjin, May 5, 2009. Fisherman and the curious, watching. This is one of my favorite photos. So many hands behind so many backs, watching guys gut fish. This is Tianjin: men with fish and others watching beside the river. There is a story here in the shadows of the Jingang Bridge, though it is one I’m not kitted out to tell. But it’s always worth a closer look, a flip through the pages. Jewels like these always fall out.

Here are a few more from the same morning, same area, the Jingang Bridge.

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And here’s one more from the Harry Lime Tribute file. Harry could have done well, at least for awhile, in this brave, new China. I could imagine him as a silent Sanlu partner.

For more photos along the Haihe go here.