My six-week trip turned into an “indefinite” length trip because of COVID-19 related issues (closed borders, lack of flights, lockdowns, etc.). I had plenty of opportunities to work on my photo project in the village and travel around China to capture analog photos on my Mamiya 6 and Hasselblad 500 C/M. Most of these photos were taken using Portra 400 film.

The construction adjacent to the village I’m documenting has proceeded at a blazing pace. When I arrived in March is was a flat building site.

I’m living in an AirBnB now and have dug-in for the long haul in China. I’ve met some English-speaking local photographers and have extended my reach to downtown Ningbo and Shanghai (where I have found a huge camera mall that is willing to take lots of my money in exchange for vintage camera gear).

The photo below roughly translates to “Stop eating weird stuff”.