June 1, 2007
Greg Girard's Phantom Shanghai
It's not in hand yet, but I'm excited to have the new book Phantom Shanghai on order. The book is a record of Shanghai's vanishing historic architecture by Canadian photographer Greg Girard who has lived in the city for almost a decade. Magenta Magazine has a nice piece on the project which is available as a pdf download. From what I've seen so far, the images are imbued with a palpable melancholic beauty. Can't wait to see the rest of the book
to this site
06/02/07 01:26 AM
lindalu said...
You probably already know this book, but if not look for3030 New Photography in China. 30 Chinese photographers under 30.
06/02/07 07:45 PM
raul said...
didn't know about 3030... thanks for the heads up, I'll check it out.
06/03/07 01:21 AM
iain said...
Greg Girard's business partner Fritz Hoffman, also a Shanghai resident, has plenty of interesting pictures from the city and elsewhere in China on his site. Striking arrangements and colours. Worth a look.
Fritz Hoffman
06/05/07 03:33 AM
g. said...
"I'm excited to have the new book Phantom Shanghai on order"...
Me too actually !
I saw this giant book for the first time two weeks ago and... Wow.
g.
06/05/07 10:39 AM
Jenn said...
Wow. These are things no one sees when they go to Shanghai. The tours tend to skip those things.
09/28/07 05:37 PM
Tom Conway said...
Some stunning and haunting images. There is a CBC slideshow and naration of Mr. Girard's book at http://www.cbc.ca/arts/slideshows/Greg_Girard_Phantom_Shanghai/
09/28/07 06:08 PM
raul said...
fantastic link. Thanks!
10/08/09 12:46 AM
Thomas said...
Check out more samples of Greg's photography, including spreads from the book "Phantom Shanghai," on his personal site -
www.greggirard.com
04/28/20 11:55 AM
pedro lopez said...
increíble y emotivo trabajo, felicidades por tan grande viaje y poder registrar la china de aquellos años, un abrazo de otro fotografo del extremo sur de sudamerica
Pedro