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Old Shanghai

by timvan on Aug.18, 2010, under Night ★, Photography, Smörgåsbord

A stroll through the streets of Old Shanghai…

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The Great Firewall of China

by timvan on Dec.14, 2009, under Rant/Diatribe, Smörgåsbord

As feared, my whole website has been blocked here in China amidst a recent massive crackdown on… uhm, beautiful photography? Who knows, but who cares, it is just ridiculous how the government blocks blocks blocks.

I am accessing this now via proxy, and was going to offer a link for fellow people stuck up the same creek, but considering you now need the software to even get here, it would be pointless. In the upcoming weeks I will be researching various alternatives… Freedur, VPN, etc.

Damn you Great Firewall of China!

“Proper Management of Internet Brings About Harmony”
[ChinaDaily.com.cn - 2009-12-01]

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Jing’an Temple & Century Park

by timvan on Nov.07, 2009, under Day, Night ★, Smörgåsbord

For Tanley’s day-off we visited Jing’an Temple by day and then took the Line 2 subway (sorry for the bad pic, but someone was really asking what they looked like) over to Pudong and hit up Century Park by night…

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Hello world!

by timvan on Sep.21, 2009, under Smörgåsbord

Welcome!

This blog will begin shortly… images, stories, and general nonsense about a lonely Belgian-American photographer-extraordinaire and his relocation from Brooklyn to Shanghai.

Till soon.

… online and comin’ to you live from …