photo-essay ②

A vendor by the sea

Qingdao is a coastal city in China and the most economically developed city in Shandong Province. People live a happy life, but everyone has a different understanding of happiness. In this filming mission, I mainly want to focus on the lives of grassroots people in society, capture and experience their daily lives.

run into

A faint light lit up the road by the seaside, and an uncle was selling jewelry. There were many types of jewelry, including traditional Chinese beads and some necklaces, many of which were simply processed using natural materials. The weather is very cold and there is still a sea breeze by the sea, which makes Uncle shiver

Cheap but meticulously crafted jewelry

Various types of jewelry were placed on a yellow cloth, including cedar wood, plastic, jade, and walnuts, which are held in the hand to exercise fingers

A gentle person

He seemed very afraid to look at the camera. Although this gentle and approachable man agreed to take the shot, he never looked directly at the camera. Every time I lifted the camera, he would check if his clothes were organized and pay attention to his posture, as if he was cooperating with my shooting

A lonely person

He never actively promotes his products and rarely speaks to others. In his spare time, his favorite thing is to look at the lights of distant buildings, but the lively atmosphere seems to form a sharp contrast with his lonely figure

Hiding and Escaping

Sometimes, city managers will come to drive them away because it is illegal to have no business license and set up stalls at will because this man often sells things here, so he also has the risk of things being confiscated. Once confiscated, he can only redeem his things by paying a ransom. (The man in the picture saw that the city management was preparing to escape)

faint light
A hardworking man

When there are customers every time, even if he doesn't say much, he still tries his best to promote his products. Similarly, after finishing his sales, he will immediately take on another part-time job - a security guard

Merchant "Alliance"

He also has many vendors and friends, and every time the city management arrives, they will notify each other to avoid the city management

End the stall and move on to the next job

After 5 hours of setting up a stall, he ended it at 9:30 pm.
It's too cold today. We'll have work to finish soon, so let's finish it earlier, "the man said.
He put away his belongings and prepared to continue working. Her busyness also contrasted with the leisurely people watching the sea behind him