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A few of the top with attached cigar case, shows the brushed metal that is the hallmark of this detail. Shot with limited light to get the most out of the item. The Double Happiness, with detached case for three cigars, has the build of a tank and the lightness of Okoume wood. The outside is a formidable round shape, the light wraps around it and plays on its features. The shot shows the inside, shot through the half open lid. As in all of Genco's humidores, the interior is of light-colored wood, whereas the exterior is not giving away any hints as to what lies beneath. Vanishing into the dark, only the cigar provides a hint to the viewer. The powerful curves and industrial blue, form a great contrast to the light interior of this great humidor by Genco Berk. Crafted from the finest wood, the blue exterior contrasts with the light color of the wood to produce an powerful interplay. Pouring a bowl of congee, the owner of this well assorted breakfast place by the market in Heshun, looks out on the center of the market every day. Serving congee, you tiao, and spicy noodles, the place is a favorite with the locals. Under the shade of a large temple two monks are studying, well, one is actually sleeping. Right next to them were a few small chairs and a blackboard setup, so the children of the village can also study. Throughout Asia, this is fairly typical, monks teaching the children, while they are studying themselves. On a market in Heshun, a man in hat with really funny teeth smiles at into the camera, while the butcher cuts his meat for him. The setting was just too funny and the smile to engaging to pass up. The meat on the market has, like nearly everywhere else, never seen the inside of a cooler or fridge. Fortunately it is ont too hot, this high up in the mountains. Out West in Yunnan, close to Ruili, near the border with Myanmar, an old woman haggles over the price for a bag full of vegetables. Her drawn face shows just how bitter her days have become, and many people in this area are not much better off. The market itself is a ramshackle affair for local villagers, with the raw meat under the sun attracting it's share of flies and the severed head of a pig a bargain not be be passed. The waterfall in Cherry Valley in Yunnan is cascading down the rocks to meet the muddy brown river below. In this black and white picture, I wanted to capture the dreamy nature of the waterfall. Throughout the valley clear, hot springs emerge from the rocks to gather in pools. A clear spring may run right next to a surface water, flowing cold and laden with particles from the rich soil. Shot in film, this works quite well for me. Rice bags with neat labels made from thin slices of wood, denoting the type and origin form a simple composition of circles and diagonals. This stall was by far the cleanest and best arranged in the entire market and its Japanese proprietor proud, but also camera shy. A white tile counter, dark hands holding a wipe and dressed out chicken combine in this photo from a market in Shanghai. Neatly lined up, a black chicken lies between the white ones and their legs seem to point like fingers at the man selling them. I like the contrast and starkness, but also the implied neatness geometry of the photo.

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A few of the top with attached cigar case, shows the brushed metal that is the hallmark of this detail. Shot with limited light to get the most out of the item.

Double Happiness Humidore Top, Shanghai

A few of the top with attached cigar case, shows the brushed metal that is the hallmark of this detail.
Shot with limited light to get the most out of the item.

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