One in a Million
A difficult dichotomy.This image is about the search and struggle for identity of the individual, and of the Chinese Nation as a whole. Having (relatively recently) opened their doors to the world, and seemingly having embraced western notions of capitalism and individualism in an attempt to ‘modernise’, still maintain a staunch communist political idealism, with demanding expectations placed upon those living under it’s rule.
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Candid Photography ( 1/24 ) , Street Photography and Photojournalism and The Urban Environment Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Jean M. Laffitau
Fabulous capture!
Mark Hayward replied
thanks Jean
docophoto
Great feel, she looks like she has the weight of the world on her shoulders.
Mark Hayward replied
thankyou docophoto…appreciate the comment
Geir Floede
Great title to this pic. yes we are all of us individual. Great reminder of that you presented here.
Mark Hayward replied
cheers Geir, thankyou very much
Forest Friends...
very nice life shot Mark!
Mark Hayward replied
Ta FF
Maxhamish
Mark, you have a real good eye for really great shots. Keep them coming…...........
Mark Hayward replied
Mr Max…your work is really good mate
halftone
A very difficult problem, I like the way you’ve illustrated it here. Very evocative!
Mark Hayward replied
thankyou for your great comment halftone.
elliewinds
great image. perfect title.
Mark Hayward replied
Thankyo elliewinds. Yes the title here is certainly meant to be a play on the usual expression. cheers
juliettesteen
i really enjoy this, great work
such a good shot
Mark Hayward replied
thankyou so much Juliette
SkyFox
Great work, amazing how you were able to set her apart from all the madness going on! Very well done!
Mark Hayward replied
Thankyou Sky Fox
stephani
Awesome work, really like the way you captured the emotion in this shot, great explanation to go with it too.
Mark Hayward replied
cheers steph
Zachary Morrison
I like this shot. I probably would have opened up my aperture a bit just to blur the background a bit more. But that may not have been an option on the lens.
I like your work. I wish I had the money to travel right now.
Mark Hayward replied
Appreciate the feedback Zachary – your spot on, the lens was 18-135mm which max’s out at f5.6. Although I could have exaggerated the blur in p.s, I did want to have the background ‘throng’ clearly identifiable but not so much so that they fight for importance. Cheers mate.
Filipe Goucha
Love this one, great concept.
Jonicool
Fantastic image!
Mark Hayward replied
Thankyou Jonicool
Paul Vanzella
wonderfully captured and presented back to the viewer! Great impact!
juljules
nice shot, she seems inward. – within her own thoughts.. I also enjoyed reading your description of the image.
Mark Hayward replied
thanks so much for stopping to look juljules…and good to hear from you! cheers. Mark.
ed wong
fantastic & real; very very nice photograph
Mark Hayward replied
thankyou allegedfilm
Zaldy Infante
a sombre examination of the chinese culture. the two red traffic lights looks like eyes staring at it’s people. the hope to move forward is captured in the blurred figure in olive green in the middle of the frame. he is in my opinion the ‘one in a million’ in this capture! amazing visual..
Jennifer Woodward
A really amazing shot… you have a talent! :-)
Jennifer Woodward
That was MEANT to read, ‘you have such a talent! :-D
Glen Sun
great shot! I like it.
Keryn Alexander
Love this, the colour, the moment…well done!