Goddess of the Sea

Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Huizhou,

September & October 2009

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Shenzhen_PingPongLOWQ-1The future of Ping Pong!

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Shenzhen_LuggageLOWQThe future of Ping Pong!

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35mmPatrikWallner_HongKong_Ben5050ExposedLOWQBen 50-50

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MediumFormatPatrikWallner_HongKong_GerardBlueBankFlipToFakieLOWQGerard from Switzerland came over to the East!

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35mmPatrikWallner_Huizhou_CarAccidentLOWQOn the way to Huizhou, woke up to the bus making a speedy stop. A Truck got out of control and slid out…

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35mmPatrikWallner_Huizhou_OwenAndTempletLOWQLOWOwen came out to Huizhou as well!

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MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Huizhou_CanSpeakFishermanClapLOWQHappy Fisherman who whistled Mozart’s symphony!

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MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Gongguan_UntouchedFallenMushroomsLOWQEveryone goes to skate Shenzhen, but no one really looks outside of town. Took a bus over to Dongguan to find spots and pagodas.

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MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Gongguan_EnglishContestManLOWQIt was only a couple days away till the big event!

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_HongKong_YellowLinesLOWQI woke up in Hong Kong on the first of October and its noisy outside of my Window!

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_HongKong_60YearsChinaThreeLOWQ60 Years of People’s Republic of China!

35mmPatrikWallner_HongKong_60YearsChinaLOWQAnd surprisingly even Hong Kong is celebrating!

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Macau_SpeedBoatToMacauLOWQGerard and I took a speed boat over to Macau!

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Macau_BestBuildingLOWQFor those who don’t know, Macau is a Country which is located in the Guangdong Province of China. Its only an hour boat ride away from Hong Kong, and it borders China in the north. Macau has a difference currency, as well as different laws and of course Portugal influence. And everyone knows Macau for its gambling!

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Macau_ColorfulDomeLOWQAt night, the city is lighten with many volts!

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Macau_MacauLostGerardLOWQWe skated some of the famous spots and also found some new stuff!

35mmPatrikWallner_HongKong_YoungSecurityLOWQBack in Hong Kong, 14 year old kids can apparently become Security Guards at Malls!

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Lantau_BuddhaLookUpLOWQOn the last day for Gerard in China, I showed him the Big Buddha on Lantau Island!

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MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Shanwei_ChinaFlagOnBoatLOWQOwen and I continued the search for new spots in different cities in the Guangdong Province. Shanwei was our next stop.

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Shanwei_GodessofTheSeaLOWQShanwei is located on the coastline.

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35mmPatrikWallner_Shanwei_BWWatermelonsLOWQ800PI thought I had Black and White film in my 35mm camera…

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35mmPatrikWallner_Shanwei_CardPlayingLOWQ800PMoments before he got angry for disturbing the gamble!

35mmPatrikWallner_Shanwei_SecondTryLOWQI am in China, gotta take some pictures of Dragons!

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Shenzhen_OwenWineLOWQOwen works in the Wine Industry!

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Qingyuan_SpotsInDesertTownLOWQSince we didn’t find any really good spots in Shanwei, I bussed over to Qingyuan, which is a city north of Guangzhou. Altogether took a 6 hours bus ride there and back. But I saw some really interesting stuff out there so it was worth it.

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35mmPatrikWallner_Qingyuan_HeavyLoadLOWQ800pAfter looking for some spots, I walked a bunch of stairs up the hill of Qingyuan to check out some Temples… I thought I had it bad walking up there, the guy in front of me carried up bottled water in boxes…

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35mmPatrikWallner_Qingyuan_CheapChickenLOWQ800p7 RMB’s (Chinese currency) equal a US Dollar… you do the math!

MediumFormatPatrikWallner_Qingyuan_MajorityLOWQOfficially one of my favorite portraits I took in China! This man portraits the hard working chinese class.