Rural Village (2010)
Photography

This photograph shows a row of old shop houses in front of the central pond of a rural village. An old man is pulling a cart along the pavement in front of these shop houses. It was taken at Hongcun Village in Huangshan city, China.

This photograph shows the humble ways of the villagers in this village, which has now become one of the countries’ cultural heritage sites. It depicts the traditional Chinese houses in the background as well as the central pond in the foreground, which is used by the villagers for their daily activities. The man pulling the cart is also a good example of how the villagers still retain their traditional practices that were used in the past by their ancestors despite the rapidly changing world around them. Till today, no cars are allowed to drive into the village and the villagers depend on horses or very often only their own two feet to ferry them around.

Photography

3648 x 2736

Remember those days when you're walking in a park when it's all quiet, and you're looking into the water and you see the reflection of the clear blue sky. Just when you were thinking: It looks beautiful, something crashes into the water, causing a disturbance, and that image you were once marvelling at suddenly shatters.

Then, you look closer, and you realise. The ripples are dividing themselves continuously, at times clashing softly into the other ripples in the water. With the ripples in the water it looks even more beautiful. Isn't it simply a blessing in disguise?

My purpose of taking this picture was to was paint out a scenery that seems to move slowly with time as the viewer takes it all in. In this picture, I also exploited the amazing quality of the water to be able to reflect an image, to compare it to a mirror, something broken rather easily, like how the "something" crashed into the water, breaking apart the peaceful image before.