I don’t usually pick the newest submission to the Lost Laowai Flickr Group as the photo of the week, as there’s always a backlog of great photos I like to pull from – however I couldn’t resist this stunning shot of a small inhabited island in Hunan by Douglas M. Paine/AlphafishRead More
Only two days until the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics and with all the cynicism floating around – we here at Lost Laowai needed a little somethin’ somethin’ to … ahem… raise our Olympic spirits. Thanks to ChineseTools.eu for helping us out. Observant readers will remember we featured these girls previously as well.Read More
There are a few things that no matter how long I’m in China will always bring a pleasant smile to my face – the elderly practicing taiqi, dancing or just walking backwards in parks is one of them. The above photo is by Shanghai-based photographer Stephane Ferrero.Read More
Some humorous Chinglish from Life in Nanning (blog). In the photographer’s own words: “A Fast Food Chain in Nanning has a strange English translation. The problem is, the local people say the Chinese name (Duo Mei Li – meaning ‘how beautiful’) doesn’t really make sense to them either. They thought it was a bad translation …Read More
This great photo by photographer Jaune d’eau is the perfect visual pairing for the news this week that China has overtaken the US as the world’s leading producer of climate-warming gasses. Submit Your Photos Every week(ish) we’ll feature an interesting, funny, beautiful or otherwise noteworthy photo here. If you have a photo you think might …Read More
In the words of the photographer: This motorcycle taxi man was intently giving me the look, as we foreigners often refer to the intense stares we inevitably receive here. This fellow was more bold than most, continuing his gaze even after I raised the camera (that usually stops the staring). Every week(ish) we’ll feature an …Read More
It’s the close of a week that will go into China’s history as one of the toughest and most harrowing. And though the rescue operations are still underway and the rebuilding is just beginning, with all the horrific images I’ve been exposed to this week, I wanted to post a photo of the week that …Read More
Well, it’s been a while since our Photo of the Week section was added to – but I thought I’d break the silence with this interesting photo by Bruno Porto. Every week(ish) we’ll feature an interesting, funny, beautiful or otherwise noteworthy photo here. If you have a photo you think might make a good Photo …Read More
With the Year of the Rat just about to arrive, I can’t imagine a better image than this for our Photo of the Week. Every week(ish) we’ll feature an interesting, funny, beautiful or otherwise noteworthy photo here. If you have a photo you think might make a good Photo of the Week, throw it in …Read More
We return to the expressive photography of Shelby Karns for this weeks Photo of the Week. With Spring Festival only a couple weeks away, I thought this shot might be a good reminder for all of us to find some cottonwads before it’s too late. Every week we’ll feature an interesting, funny, beautiful or otherwise …Read More
The final Photo of the Week of 2007 comes from photographer Tom Saunders. As I’m in Canada right now celebrating NYE, I’m somewhat inclined to go out in a rye-induced graffiti binge spreading these numbers across the True North Strong and Free. Every week we’ll feature an interesting, funny, beautiful or otherwise noteworthy photo here. …Read More
Our Photo of the Week is a beautiful shot of the very picturesque Jiuzhai Valley (ä¹å¯¨æ²Ÿ) in Sichuan. The photo is one of a collection of equally beautiful images by Ben Kong. Every week we’ll feature a funny, interesting or otherwise noteworthy photo here. If you have a photo you think might make a good …Read More
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