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Kal Khogali | all galleries >> Beyond The Seen - Book Preview >> BEYOND THE SEEN >> Transformation > Phoenix Rising, Shanghai 2006

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12-FEB-2006

Phoenix Rising, Shanghai 2006

Canon EOS 20D
1/50s f/2.8 at 34.0mm iso1600 full exif

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Barri Olson		13-Aug-2006 06:23
Very much impact in it's visual and metaphorical contrast.

Phil Douglis		18-Feb-2006 06:25
A frequent Khogalian theme: the symbols of affluence and power juxtaposed with the realities of poverty and urban chaos and decay. Beautifully drawn. By night the contrasts are even more dramatic because there are fewer distractions.

Ana Carloto O'Shea		15-Feb-2006 19:00
This is one of those shots that I love. When you bring to life those China contrasts it's always a lesson and not only in photography ;) I like it, for this and for a lot more.

Guest		15-Feb-2006 08:28
Great contrast indeed! As Marisa notice it, the cyclist, as the other bodys, seem to escape from this sharp modernity and make the picture so stronger. Excellent, Kal!

Guest		15-Feb-2006 00:50
Love the story-telling aspect to the photo (old and new), and great composition. The image is a little dark though.

KimKong		15-Feb-2006 00:03
Great contrast of 2 worlds! It really feels like the new world is rising bright and high. Great capture Kal!

Guest		14-Feb-2006 20:49
real life here... a strong/powerful/real street picture... bravo Kal ciao asche

Marisa Livet		14-Feb-2006 17:28
The "Pearl Tower" reminds me of a top of a gigantic Christmas tree,out of place... A starship ready to take off toward a technological future, while human beings, too slow to follow, choose voluntarily to run away to the opposite direction... Once again you gave us so many elements to invent our own story to read in your image. Marisa

Guest		14-Feb-2006 16:59
Great street scene with the cyclist, the presence of the tower and the contrast with the old city adds a lot to it.

Guest		14-Feb-2006 15:22
A quill hovering over ink.That liquid darkness which runs with a thousand ants.Their infinite shadowed footsteps dripping in between the fractured lines.As mistaken punctuation to be erased.The black bloodstains cleansed by modern fate and fortune. ~V!~

Guest		14-Feb-2006 14:34
the tower... so close, so far... in the middle of there... bt another world compared to there... bravo Kal.

Ray Rebortira		14-Feb-2006 12:38
The old city is doomed to die but Shanghai has had many rebirths and, like the phoenix, this is not the last. The cyclist has the insouciant expression of one who has seen this all before. The question, it seems, is why WE perceive it as a threat.

david procter		14-Feb-2006 12:33
Apologies to all in Shanghai for my architectural ignorance ..spike is a bit derogatory. Great cultural contrasts here..

Guest		14-Feb-2006 12:14
That tower looks like a threat. As if it will attack any second, and the cyclist is not aware of anything.

Kal Khogali		14-Feb-2006 11:47
The "Pearl Tower" David...symbol of Shanghai and economic progress....

david procter		14-Feb-2006 11:18
That spike (sorry i am unaware of the Shanghai skyline) rises like a malevolent eye over this street, catching the fleeing cyclist in its gaze. H G Wells would have approved!