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February 2010

Solitude In Beijing

This photo is from the first snowfall in Beijing during winter 2009-10, which came on the uncharacteristically early date of November 1. The Old Summer Palace that morning was mostly empty except for a handful of Beijingers looking to savor the quiet beauty of the snow. It may be one of the only places in this city of 20 million to be alone, as this man is. He is in another world here, perhaps in a fairytale, and in another time. That is, except for the umbrella.

Nikon D40, 18-55 mm 3.5:5.6

Beijing Old Summer Palace

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Andrew Scheineson

By trade, if you can call it that, I am an American researcher in China. By creed, I am a hopeless romantic. By allegiance, I am a Nikon.

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