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Shanghai Lockdown photographed for Die Zeit

As the city of Shanghai is experiencing a harsh lockdown I was asked to photograph what is going on for Die Zeit, here some outtakes of my assignment

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Portrait assignment for Bloomberg Businessweek in Shanghai

For a story regarding about employment and youth around the world, I photographed Sun Xiaowen in Shanghai, China, for Bloomberg Businessweek.

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Modernization of agriculture in China photographed for Liberation

A story I shot in Kunming last month for Liberation about modernization of agriculture in China

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Assignment for The Wall Street Journal photographed in Shanghai

I have photographed Trista Sun, the CEO of HSBC Pinnacle China for the Wall Street Journal

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Bloomberg Markets assignment photographed in Shanghai, Hangzhou and Shenzhen

My recent assignment for Bloomberg Markets, which I portrayed 3 former employees of Ant (Alibabab group) in 3 different cities in China: Shanghai, Hangzhou and Shenzhen where they currently living and started their own business.

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Jhin, photographed in Shanghai

Jhin photographed in Shanghai, from my series about China’s Generation Z.

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My project "Spring Hasn't Come Yet" featured in L'Oeil De La Photographie

L’oeil De la Photographie published my ongoing project “Spring Hasn’t Come Yet” Here the link: https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/raul-ariano-ww/ about the Coronavirus time in Shanghai, China that I have been photographing in the last months

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Blog of Raul Ariano, a Shanghai based photographer

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My recent assignment in Shanghai for The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal asked me to photograph Lucas Britto in Shanghai for their story about Millennials and investments.

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Photographed the cover story for the Danish magazine Journalisten

Earlier this month I was assigned to photograph in Shanghai the cover story of Journalisten about the only Danish journalist in China, Philip Khokhar, here some shots.

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The Wall Street Journal

Tear-sheet of my assignment for The Wall Street Journal about Starbucks in China.

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RAUL ARIANO FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

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The Globe and Mail assignment

Last week I was assigned by The Globe and Mail to make a portrait done of Raefer Wallis, a Canadian former architect is the CEO and creator of "Reset", a platform that monitors real time indoor health data in buildings.

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Raul Ariano is a photographer based in Shanghai, China and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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Photographer based in Shanghai, China.