This Beijing newsstand is ready to roll at any time. It was the incongruity of its
transient, impermanent nature that drew me to this scene. The large yellow column acts as a beacon of color, leading us directly down into the papers, which are squeezed into the narrow space between that column and another. Space is a premium in Beijing, and this method of selling papers makes the most of the space available. The salesman, meanwhile, has free reading material and takes advantage of it when he has the time to do so.