PENG ZHIHUI founder of AgiBot photographer for TIME magazine
For TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year cover, I was commissioned to photograph Peng Zhihui in a portrait session at Agibot’s headquarters in Shanghai.
36 hours in Shanghai for The New York Times
Earlier last month I was asked to photograph some key places in Shanghai for the New York Times Travel section. here some images.
China’s second-largest city continues to transform rapidly. Beyond luxury megastores and virtual-reality experiences, Shanghai is repurposing what’s left of its unique architectural heritage into cultural and dining destinations, creating a new dynamism. A major transition to electric vehicles has helped quiet the streets, while expanded high-speed rail and metro services have made the city more accessible. Daily life in Shanghai runs almost entirely through apps — for bookings, payments and transport — which offer incredible convenience, but come with a learning curve for travelers. What is easier, however: A new 10-day visa-free transit option for visitors from dozens of countries, including the United States, is one way China is laying out the welcome mat after its border closures during the pandemic
Text by Erin Vivid Riley
Syngenta X Getty Images
Photographed for Syngenta X Getty Images, this project documents the company’s efforts to support rice farmers in Anhui province, one of China’s key grain-producing regions.
This highlights the traditional practice of rice transplantation and how improved farming methods, hands-on training, and sustainable technologies are helping smallholder farmers boost yields, adapt to climate challenges, and strengthen their livelihoods.
Nestle X Getty Images
New project shot for Nestle x Getty Images in Qingdao, China documenting dairy farmers and farms as well as multi-crop field farms, committed to sustainable practices.
"Chengdu, an oasis of freedom in the Middle Kingdom" photographed for M le Magazine du Monde
Chengdu, known for its relaxed atmosphere, has become a hub for youth culture and creative industries, drawing young people away from China’s more pressured megacities like Beijing and Shanghai.
Despite increasing government control over cultural events, Chengdu retains its reputation for tolerance and laid-back living, making it a unique cultural center in China. I spent some days in the city try to capture that.
Qingtian - Chinese Overseas Town published on Internazionale
My project about Qingtian on the Italian magazine Internazionale
My interview on the last issue of Lufthansa's inflight magazine StopOver
My interview on Lufthansa’s inflight magazine StopOver
Shanghai scenes of Lufthansa's inflight magazine StopOver
For the last number of Lufthansa’s inflight magazine i’ve been asked to photograph the food blogger Rachel Gouk in some of her favorite places in Shanghai.
Wu Minxia photographed for L'Equipe in Shanghai, China
On assignment for L’Equipe I have photographed Wu Minxia, Chinese springboard diver and the most medals winning Chinese athlete in Shanghai, China
Kinmen-Xiamen Crossing Swimming Race photographed for Die Zeit
Kinmen-Xiamen crossing swimming contest photographed for Die Zeit
The annual race between Taiwan’s Kinmen islands and China’s Xiamen involves participants from both side of the Taiwan Strait.
Assignment for The Washington Post in Shanghai, China
The Washington Post assigned me to photograph Xu Bosun, an aspiring actor who was kidnapped in southern China. There, he was beaten and sold to a criminal group running cyber scams that targeted victims with fake investment schemes and online romance scams. He was forced to spend three months duping people out of their money until his family paid a ransom for his release in October.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/22/myanmar-cyberscams-china-trafficking/
FAO Assignment in Mongolia
I have been assigned by FAO to follow and photograph the FAO Director-General DR, QU Dongyu during his trip in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, here some images:
Solar panels factory in China for Le Monde
On assignment for Le Monde I photographed Eco Green Energy, a solar panels factory Co-owned by a French business man in Nantong, about 2 hours away from Shanghai, China.
Dalibor Nikolovski, President and Funder of Eco Green Energy photographed in Nantong, China, on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
Shanghai photographer Raul Ariano Blog
Photographer based in Shanghai, China.