Portrait shot for Le Monde of migrant worker in Shanghai and the restrictions to travel during Chinese New Year as Covid pandemic still ongoing

Last week I work on a story about migrant workers in Shanghai affected by the traveling restriction due to the covid outbreak, shot in Shanghai for Le Monde

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My recent publication in 51, the Bayern Munich magazine photographed in Shanghai

Earlier last month 51, the FC Bayern Munich official magazine, asked me to photograph the Bayern office in Shanghai here some images.

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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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My project "Spring Hasn't Come Yet" has been selected as winner by Photo Annual Award 2020

Happy to be awarded by Photo Annual Award (ex PDN annual) for my project Spring Hasn’t Come Yet photographed during the beginning of the cover pandemic earlier this year in Shanghai.

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Recent assignment for the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism Photographed in Yangzhou, China

Some portraits and view photographed in Yangzhou, which was one of the wealthiest cities in China and rich of culture and history heritage on assignment for Jiangsu Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism.

I’ve spent three days photographing the city which is located about 300 km from Shanghai.

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"Wuhan Mon Amour" awarded by National Geographic during the Eddie Adams Workshop

I have been spend last months in Wuhan photographing a new series that I have started in September during the prestigious Eddie Adams Workshop, which has been awarded as National Geographic Assignment.

Here part of the series.

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Durex 2019 campaign photographed by me in Shanghai, China is out

New Durex China sex toys campaign photographed by me is finally out.

Here some photos taken in Shanghai that I like most:

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Commercial photographer based in Shanghai, China.

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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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Assignment for IKEA in Mumbai

Some months ago I was assigned to photograph for IKEA a project about privacy and how people cope with that in Mumbai. I have spent a day photographing Junaid and the neighbourhood where he lives.

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Raul Ariano is a Shanghai based photographer available worldwide for assignment.

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Recent assignment for The Wall Street Journal in Nanning, China

My last assignment for The Wall Street Journal shot in Nanning while on assignment covering a story about the African Swine fever for The Wall Street Journal, here some of my favorite shots:

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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.